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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 30 - PRIVATE SCHOOL REGISTRATION / LICENSING FOR PRIVATE DEGREE GRANTING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 30-7 - General Registration Requirements for all Institutions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All private degree granting post
				secondary education institutions shall apply annually to the Department for
				registration or renewal of registration in accordance with the statutes, rules
				and regulations and policies of the Department.
(b) The registration granted to a private
				degree granting post secondary education institution shall be valid for a
				period of one (1) year, which will be measured from the first day of July
				preceding the date on which the registration was issued.
(c) Applications and renewals for
				registration with the Department shall be in the manner and form prescribed by
				the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 30 - PRIVATE SCHOOL REGISTRATION / LICENSING FOR PRIVATE DEGREE GRANTING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 30-8 - Registration Requirements for Accredited Institutions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Institutions accredited by an accrediting
				agency recognized by the United States Department of Education shall submit the
				following information or documents to the Department for consideration for
				registration:
(i) Complete and accurate
				registration application in the form and manner prescribed by the
				Department;
(ii) Official
				documentation or other verification of accreditation by an accrediting
				association recognized by the United States Department of Education;
				and
(iii) An annual registration
				fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) in the form of a certified check payable
				to the "Wyoming Department of Education."
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 30 - PRIVATE SCHOOL REGISTRATION / LICENSING FOR PRIVATE DEGREE GRANTING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 30-9 - Registration Requirements for Candidate/Applicant Institutions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Candidate institutions shall submit the
				following information or documents to the Department for consideration for
				registration:
(i) Complete and accurate
				registration application in the form and manner prescribed by the Department of
				Education;
(ii) Official
				verification or proof of acceptance as a candidate or applicant for
				accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency;
(iii) An annual registration fee of one
				thousand dollars ($1000.00) in the form of a certified check payable to the
				"Wyoming Department of Education";
(iv) A performance bond or letter of credit
				in the amount of ten thousand dollar ($10,000) that is approved as to form by
				the Attorney General. The following applies to any performance bond or letter
				of credit obtained for purposes of this subsection:
(A) The performance bond or other form of
				security shall be maintained continuously while registered as a candidate
				institution.
(B) The Department
				shall be the custodian of all bonds and other securities filed under this
				Section and may render administrative, but not legal assistance, to all
				aggrieved persons who may be entitled to relief under the bond.
(C) A finding by the Department that any
				institution practiced fraud, made any fraudulent representation, or violated
				any statute, rule or regulation relating to the application for registration or
				operation of the institution may result in forfeiture of the full amount of the
				bond and loss of registration.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 30 - PRIVATE SCHOOL REGISTRATION / LICENSING FOR PRIVATE DEGREE GRANTING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 30-10 - Registration of Agents

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Prior to
				soliciting business or resident students in any public school within the State,
				an agent shall submit the following documentation and items to the Department
				for consideration for registration as an agent:
(i) Complete and accurate application for
				registration as an agent in the form and manner prescribed by the Department of
				Education;
(ii) An annual
				registration fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) in the form of a certified
				check payable to the "Wyoming Department of Education";
(iii) Copies of any documentation intended
				for distribution;
(iv) Brief
				description of market or school targeted and approach for
				solicitation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 30 - PRIVATE SCHOOL REGISTRATION / LICENSING FOR PRIVATE DEGREE GRANTING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 30-11 - Suspension, Revocation, Non- renewal of Registrations / Licenses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department may suspend, revoke or
				choose not renew the registration or licensure of any private degree granting
				institution subject to the requirements of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure
				Act (Wyo. Stat. §§
									
										16-3-101 through 16-3-117 ).
(b) Suspension, revocation and non-renewal
				proceeding shall be instituted in the following instances:
(i) Loss of accreditation status;
(ii) Loss of accreditation candidacy or
				application status;
(iii) Failure
				to maintain the required bond;
(iv)
				Violation of any rule, regulation or federal or State statute;
(v) Other instances when necessary to protect
				the interests of the State or its citizens.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 30 - PRIVATE SCHOOL REGISTRATION / LICENSING FOR PRIVATE DEGREE GRANTING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 30-12 - Appeal Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The institution
				has forty-five (45) calendar days from the post-marked date on the notice to
				request a contested case hearing regarding the license or registration
				revocation, suspension or non-renewal. Any requests made after the forty-five
				(45) day period will not be granted unless "good cause" had been
				demonstrated.
(b) Contested case
				proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Department's rules and
				regulations and the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (Wyo. Stat. §
									
										16-3-101 et seq.).
(c) License suspension, revocation or
				non-renewal shall become effective upon expiration of the forty-five (45) day
				period or conclusion of a contested case proceeding if the Department finds the
				suspension, revocation or non-renewal is warranted by the substantial weight of
				the evidence.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 30 - PRIVATE SCHOOL REGISTRATION / LICENSING FOR PRIVATE DEGREE GRANTING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 30-13 - Penalties and Prohibitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person
				violating the provisions of Wyo. Stat. §
									
										21-2-401 et seq. is guilty of a misdemeanor
				punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), by
				imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or
				both.
(b) Each solicitation of
				enrollment or each transaction of business without a license, registration
				certificate or without providing notification to the Department constitutes a
				separate offense.
(c) Any person
				violating the provisions of the applicable statutes and rules and regulations
				may also be enjoined from the continuation of the violation by proceedings
				brought by the Attorney General, any district attorney, any school official or
				any aggrieved citizen, regardless of whether criminal proceedings have been
				instituted.
(d) No private degree
				granting post secondary education institution shall file an application for
				registration, nor shall any registration be granted to any institution, where
				the institution has any past or present common ownership, management, marketing
				or other operation of any kind with an institution whose license or
				registration has been suspended, revoked or not renewed under these
				Rules.
(e) No official or employee
				of the Department, any college or university within the State or any school
				district within the State shall permit the school or institution, or proprietor
				or agent thereof, to solicit business in any public school within the State
				and/or provide any list of students or other list of prospects to the school,
				institution or proprietor or agent thereof unless the school or institution, or
				proprietor or its agent is currently licensed, registered or has provided
				notification as required under these rules and regulations
(f) No school or institution licensed,
				registered or providing notification in accordance with these rules shall claim
				or advertise to prospective or enrolled students that it is accredited in the
				United States unless the named accrediting association, commission or other
				entity is approved by the United States Department of Education and the
				institution is registered by the Department in accordance with rule, regulation
				and statute.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 30 - PRIVATE SCHOOL REGISTRATION / LICENSING FOR PRIVATE DEGREE GRANTING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS › Section 30-14 - Exemptions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The following schools and institutions
				are exempt according to statute from the above requirements and registration
				with the Department is not necessary:
(i) Any
				parochial, church or religious school as defined by Wyo. Stat. §
										
											21-4-101(a)(iv) which is
				maintained by a church, religious denomination or religious organization
				comprised of multi-denominational members of the same recognized religion,
				lawfully operating the school or institution pursuant to applicable laws
				governing its organization and the school or institution:
(A) Offers elementary and secondary education
				programs only; or
(B) Operates as a
				degree granting post secondary education institution, provides instruction
				through means
not defined as distance education and
the
				institution:
(I) Issues diplomas or degrees
				restricted to the beliefs and practices of the affiliated church, religious
				denomination or religious organization and includes a statement on the face of
				issued diploma or degrees and course transcripts referencing the theological or
				religious nature of the subject area for which any diploma or degree is
				awarded, clearly reflecting the nature of the diploma title as "Diploma of
				Religious Studies" or "degree title as "Associate of Religious Studies", "
				Associate of Arts of Religious Studies", Bachelor of Religious Studies" or
				"Bachelor of Arts of Religious Studies";
(II) Annually files with the Department
				evidence of nonprofit religious organization status for purposes of federal
				taxation and organization under the laws of Wyoming in the manner and form
				required by the Department;
(C) Any institution not operating on or
				before March 3, 2010, shall report to the Department any degree which the
				institution will award and the religious affiliation that the institution
				maintains in not less than sixty (60) days prior to first issuing any degree or
				diploma as a religious institution in accordance with Section
				13(a)(i) of these Rules.
				This notification shall be in writing and in the manner and form prescribed by
				the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 31 - WYOMING GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 31-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  21-2-304(a)(i) - (iv) and
				  W.S.
				  21-3-110(a)(i) and
				  (xxv).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 31 - WYOMING GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 31-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules and regulations pertain to the minimum
				  requirements for graduation from any public high school within any school
				  district of this state, the required components of each district's assessment
				  system designed to determine student performance levels as aligned to the state
				  standards pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  21-2-304(a)(iv), and the
				  consultation process between the State Board of Education and local school
				  districts on the establishment of Wyoming high school diploma
				  requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 31 - WYOMING GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 31-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(a) "Alignment" means evidence that a
				district assessment system is aligned to the state standards, both in terms of
				content and cognitive complexity.
(b) "Assessment" means an ongoing process
				that includes collecting, synthesizing, and interpreting information about what
				students know (knowledge) and are able to do (skills).
(c) "Cognitive Complexity" means the type and
				level of thinking required to successfully achieve the standard.
(d) "Coursework" means a progression of
				courses aligned to the state standards that provides students with a quality
				education as described under
				W.S.
				21-2-304(a)(ii).
(e) "Department" means Wyoming Department of
				Education.
(f) "District Assessment
				System" means a system that measures various levels of student performance on
				content-specific learning goals that are aligned to the state
				standards.
(g) "Functional
				Equivalent" means a course that is aligned to the state standards and is as
				rigorous as or more rigorous than a college- or career-preparatory course taken
				in high school.
(h) "Graduation
				Requirements," or high school diploma requirements, means successful completion
				of courses required by this chapter, as evidenced by each district's assessment
				system, which is aligned to the state standards, and prescribed by the State
				Board of Education under
				W.S.
				21-2-304(a)(iii).
(i) "Performance Level Descriptor" means a
				statement set by the State Board of Education in Chapter 10 Education Rules
				that describes how well a student must perform at an identified level for every
				course the student takes and completes. The following are the three options for
				performance level descriptors:
(i) Basic. A
				limited display of knowledge and skills that shows student is not approaching
				or approaching, but not yet meeting the standard.
(ii) Proficient. A satisfactory display of
				knowledge and skills that shows student is meeting the standard.
(iii) Advanced. A superior display of
				knowledge and skills that shows student is exceeding the standard.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 31 - WYOMING GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 31-4 - High School Diploma Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Graduation
				requirements for earning a high school diploma from any high school within any
				school district of this state shall include successful completion of the
				following components as evidenced by passing grades or by successful
				performance on competency-based equivalency examinations:
(i) Coursework, including courses taken for
				the attainment of a high school diploma, shall include courses that, taken
				together, signify students are equipped to compete both intellectually and
				economically in society. Coursework for the attainment of a high school diploma
				shall be aligned to the state standards in grades nine (9) through twelve (12)
				and, at a minimum, include the following:
(A)
				Four (4) school years of English;
(B) Three (3) school years of
				mathematics;
(C) Three (3) school
				years of science, one (1) year of which may be a computer science course;
				and
(D) Three (3) school years of
				social studies, including history, American government, and economic systems
				and institutions, provided business instructors may instruct classes on
				economic systems and institutions.
(E) Courses taken before grade nine (9) used
				to satisfy high school diploma requirements shall be aligned to the state
				standards in grades nine (9) through twelve (12).
(F) Courses designated as functional
				equivalents may be used to satisfy the coursework described in this subsection.
				The Department may verify appropriate alignment of the functional equivalents
				to the state standards in grades nine (9) through twelve (12).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 31 - WYOMING GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 31-5 - District Assessment System

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In conjunction
				with district accreditation, a district's assessment system shall be subject to
				review and approval by the State Board of Education at least once every five
				(5) years. A district containing schools that are designated as partially
				meeting expectations or not meeting expectations under
				W.S.
				21-2-204(f)(i) may have its
				district assessment system reviewed more often as deemed appropriate by the
				State Board of Education and in accordance with
				W.S.
				21-2-204(h)(vii).
(b) Pursuant to
				W.S.
				21-3-110(a)(xxiv) and
				(xxxiv), the review shall apply to all ten
				(10) content areas and verify that the district assessment system includes each
				of the following criteria:
(i) Alignment. The
				district has a process in place to ensure its district assessment system is
				aligned to the state standards in both content and cognitive complexity. The
				district assessment system must be aligned to the state standards within three
				(3) full years of the Board approving a standard.
(A) Districts shall ensure that their aligned
				district assessment system produces student performance levels relative to the
				state standards.
(B) Districts
				shall ensure that their aligned district assessment system measures the
				knowledge or skill for the appropriate grade level and content.
(C) Districts shall ensure that their aligned
				district assessment system provides every student with multiple opportunities
				to demonstrate what the student understands, knows, and can do.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 31 - WYOMING GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 31-6 - Consultation with Local School Districts

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Within twelve
				(12) months of the effective date of these rules, each local district shall
				submit to the State Board of Education, through the Department its revised
				policy establishing high school diploma requirements for review and
				consultation. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days of receiving a local
				district's high school diploma requirements, the State Board of Education shall
				identify any areas in which the district does not comply with state-established
				requirements and consult with the district on any findings.
(b) Any modification to a district's high
				school diploma requirements, including a copy of the revised requirements,
				shall be included in the district's November 1 report required under
				W.S.
				21-3-110(xxv) and Section
				5(c) of this chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				"Accreditation requirements" means the criteria defined in Chapter 6 rules
				applicable to all public schools in Wyoming.
(b) "Artifacts'' means data, print documents,
				videos, photographs, digital files, self-ratings, survey results, focus group
				results, research, strategies, plans, reports, or models.
(c) "Assurance" means a statement of
				attestation that the charter school will comply with a specific legal
				requirement or regulation.
(d)
				"Authorizer" means a school district board or the Wyoming Charter School
				Authorizing Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Accreditation
				requirements" means the criteria defined in Chapter 6 rules applicable to all
				public schools in Wyoming.
(b)
				"Artifacts'' means data, print documents, videos, photographs, digital files,
				selfratings, survey results, focus group results, research, strategies, plans,
				reports, or models.
(c) "Assurance"
				means a statement of attestation that the charter school will comply with a
				specific legal requirement or regulation.
(d) "Authorizer" means a school district
				board or the state loan and investment board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-3 - Written Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The written
				application shall meet these requirements:
(i) Twelve (12) point, Calibri
				font.
(ii) Letter size paper with
				one (1) inch margins.
(iii)
				Consistently formatted and easily readable, with pictures, graphics, tables,
				charts, etc. used appropriately throughout the document.
(iv) Includes all supporting documents and
				artifacts.
(v) Includes a table of
				contents and sequential page numbers.
(vi) Submitted electronically in .pdf
				format.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-3 - Written Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The written
				application shall meet these requirements:
(i)
				Twelve (12) point, Calibri font.
(ii) Letter size paper with one (1) inch
				margins.
(iii) Consistently
				formatted and easily readable, with pictures, graphics, tables, charts, etc.
				used appropriately throughout the document.
(iv) Includes all supporting documents and
				artifacts.
(v) Includes a table of
				contents and sequential page numbers.
(vi) Submitted electronically in .pdf
				format.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-4 - In-Person Interview

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				authorizer shall interview all applicants who submitted complete written
				applications.
(b) The authorizer
				shall determine the interview questions and process.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-4 - In-Person Interview

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The authorizer
				shall interview all applicants who submitted complete written
				applications.
(b) The authorizer
				shall determine the interview questions and process.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-6 - Application Timeline

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All
				applications, regardless of the authorizer, shall be submitted to the
				Department. Applicants to the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board shall
				additionally provide a copy of the application to the school district within
				which the charter school will be located.
(b) Each applicant shall use the most current
				application form, which is dated that calendar year.
(c) Charter school applicants shall submit
				applications to the Department from July 1 through July 31.
(d) The Department shall forward the
				application to the intended authorizer.
(e) If Wyoming Charter School Authorizing
				Board is the intended authorizer, the Department shall review the application
				for completeness.
(f) Authorizers
				shall notify applicants within thirty (30) days of submission whether the
				application is complete or incomplete.
(g) If the application is incomplete, the
				applicant shall have 15 days from the date of notification to resubmit a
				completed application. If the resubmitted application is still incomplete, the
				authorizer may deny the application.
(h) The Department shall review written
				applications submitted to the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board and
				submit a written report to the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board within
				30 days after the application is deemed complete. The report shall state
				whether the application shows that the applicant's operations will conform to
				the Department's Chapter 6 accreditation requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-6 - Application Timeline

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All
				applications, regardless of the authorizer, shall be submitted to the
				Department. Applicants to the State Loan and Investment Board shall
				additionally provide a copy of the application to the school district within
				which the charter school will be located.
(b) For charter school applications submitted
				in 2022, the applications may be submitted between July 15 and August 15 or
				thirty (30) days after these rules become effective, whichever is
				later.
(c) Each applicant shall use
				the most current application form, which is dated that calendar year.
(d) Effective 2023 and each subsequent year,
				charter school applicants shall submit applications to the Department between
				June 1 and July 1.
(e) The
				Department shall forward the application to the intended authorizer.
(f) If the State Loan and Investment Board is
				the intended authorizer, the Department shall review the application for
				completeness.
(g) Authorizers shall
				notify applicants within thirty (30) days of submission whether the application
				is complete or incomplete.
(h) If
				the application is incomplete, the applicant shall have 15 days from the date
				of notification to resubmit a completed application. If the resubmitted
				application is still incomplete, the authorizer may deny the
				application.
(i) The Department
				shall review written applications submitted to the State Loan and Investment
				Board and submit a written report to the State Loan and investment Board within
				30 days after the application is deemed complete. The report shall state
				whether the application shows that the applicant's operations will conform to
				the Department's Chapter 6 accreditation requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-7 - Application Submission

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The same
				written application shall be used for all types of charter schools, including
				in-person schools and online-only schools.
(b) Applications shall be submitted through
				an electronic form on the Department website that provides a time and date
				stamp.
(c) The applicant shall
				electronically sign through its authorized representative attesting that the
				information provided is accurate.
(d) Applications shall be reviewed in the
				order in which they are received.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-8 - Application Approval or Denial

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The decision
				to approve or deny the application shall be determined solely by a majority
				vote of the members of the authorizing board in a public meeting.
(b) The approval or denial decision shall be
				based on the written application, the interview, and the public
				hearing.
(c) An authorizer is not
				required to approve any charter school applications, and may require an
				applicant to modify or supplement an application as a condition of approval.
				The authorizer shall incorporate the revised application into the charter
				contract.
(d) If an application has
				been denied, the applicant may not reapply until the next open application
				period.
(e) Charter school
				applicants may apply to only one (1) authorizer at a time.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-8 - Application Approval or Denial

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The decision to
				approve or deny the application shall be determined solely by a majority vote
				of the members of the authorizing board in a public meeting.
(b) The approval or denial decision shall be
				based on the written application, the interview, and the public
				hearing.
(c) An authorizer is not
				required to approve any charter school applications, and may require an
				applicant to modify or supplement an application as a condition of approval.
				The authorizer shall incorporate the revised application into the charter
				contract.
(d) If an application has
				been denied, the applicant may not reapply for twelve (12) months.
(e) Charter school applicants may apply to
				only one (1) authorizer at a time.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-9 - Waivers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If an
				authorizer approves a charter school application that contains a State Board of
				Education waiver of statutory requirements or State Board rules allowed under
				W.S. 21-3-304(g), the applicant shall submit a waiver request to the State
				Board of Education no later than ten (10) days after the application is
				approved.
(b) The State Board shall
				consider the waiver request at its next available regular meeting, but may
				postpone consideration until the following meeting if the next meeting is
				within fifteen (15) days after it receives the waiver request.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-9 - Waivers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If an
				authorizer approves a charter school application that contains a State Board of
				Education waiver of statutory requirements or State Board rules allowed under
				W.S.
				21-3-304(g), the applicant
				shall submit a waiver request to the State Board of Education no later than ten
				(10) days after the application is approved.
(b) The State Board shall consider the waiver
				request at its next available regular meeting, but may postpone consideration
				until the following meeting if the next meeting is within fifteen (15) days
				after it receives the waiver request.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-10 - Renewal Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The renewal
				application prescribed by the Department shall include:
(i) Charter school progress report as
				articulated in W.S. 21-3-309(b)(i).
(ii) Charter school financial statement as articulated in W.S.
				21-3-309(b)(ii).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-10 - Renewal Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The renewal
				application prescribed by the Department shall include:
(i) Charter school progress report as
				articulated in
				W.S.
				21-3-309(b)(i).
(ii) Charter school financial statement as
				articulated in
				W.S.
				21-3-309(b)(ii).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 32 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 32-11 - Disputes over the completeness of an application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Should the
				authorizer and the applicant disagree over the completeness of an application
				and either party refuses to mediate:
(i) Each
				party shall submit to the State Board of Education, through the Department, a
				letter no longer than five (5) pages establishing why they believe the
				application is either complete or not complete; and
(ii) The charter school applicant shall
				submit to the State Board of Education the portion of the application under
				dispute.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 33 - WYOMING BRIDGES SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED DAY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 33-2 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules set forth the grant requirements and application
				  procedures to which districts must adhere in order to be eligible and apply for
				  financial assistance for the provision of intervention and remediation programs
				  to students beyond required student-teacher contact hours. The rules describe
				  minimum programmatic requirements, timeframes for submitting the application,
				  allocation of funds, and provide definitions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 33 - WYOMING BRIDGES SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED DAY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 33-3 - Promulgation, Amendment or Repeal of Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are effective when signed by the Governor and
				  filed with the Secretary of State. Any amendment shall become effective as
				  provided by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (W. S. §
									
										16-3-101 through
				  16-3-115 ).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 33 - WYOMING BRIDGES SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED DAY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 33-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Department" means the Wyoming Department
				of Education.
(b) "Enriched
				learning strategies" are learning opportunities which engage students in
				rigorous higher order thinking through pragmatic and/or real-world application.
				They incorporate learning through manipulative hands-on experiences relevant to
				a student's learning style and shall be provided in conjunction with the
				regularly scheduled school day, whether during summer school or during extended
				day programs operated throughout the traditional school year.
(c) "Extended Day" means the time before or
				after the regularly scheduled school day, or a day not regularly scheduled by a
				district for school to be in session during its approved calendar.
(d) "Guidelines" mean guidance and
				instructions issued by the Department which accompany the application for the
				grant described within these rules.
(e) "Individual Learning Plan for Summer
				School or Extended Day" means the plan developed for each student receiving
				summer school or extended day supplemental instruction through this grant which
				identifies the specific area(s) of proficiency needed to be improved in order
				to meet statewide content and performance standards or to recover credits for
				graduation. The plan shall focus on a limited number of specific goals that can
				reasonably be met within the specified time of the program and can be measured
				in accordance with prescribed guidelines. A clear, concise action plan on how
				instruction will be delivered shall be included. The individual learning plan
				shall be developed by the certified teacher or team referring the student to
				summer school or extended day supplemental instruction.
(f) "Intervention" means the provision of
				additional high quality instruction which supplements instruction provided
				during delivery of the general curriculum that will assist students who are at
				risk of not achieving state learning standards or at risk of not gaining the
				knowledge and skills needed to meet or exceed designated performance levels.
				Intervention strategies:
(i) Are
				challenging;
(ii) Are relevant;
(iii) Match the student's needs
				and learning style;
(iv) Engage the
				learner; and
(v) Change as a
				student responds to a specific strategy.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 33 - WYOMING BRIDGES SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED DAY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 33-5 - General Programmatic Requirements of the Grant

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Application to the Department shall be in a manner and form prescribed by the
				Department. The Department may request additional information prior to awarding
				a grant in order to ascertain programmatic compliance with
				requirements.
(b) K-12 districts
				and K- 8 districts with charter high schools shall have in place or have
				requested funds under this authority for a comprehensive K-12 elementary and
				secondary summer school (or intersession) program targeted to intervention,
				remediation and credit recovery that incorporates enriched learning strategies
				and other remedial methods before it may apply for use of funds to support
				extended day supplemental instruction programs.
(i) Funding shall be reduced for summer
				school programs which are not offered comprehensively to students in grades K
				through 12, according to provisions set forth in Section
				8 of
				these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 33 - WYOMING BRIDGES SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED DAY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 33-6 - Application Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To receive
				grant assistance under these rules, a district shall apply to the Department on
				or before April 15.
(b) The
				Department shall notify districts of, eligibility and the amount of funds for
				which they qualify no. later than 15 days after the date set by the Department
				for submission of grant applications and not later than May 1.
(c) The application for summer school
				programs authorized under these rules shall include:
(i) An estimate of the number of students to
				be enrolled in the intervention and remediation program(s) for which the grant
				is requested, broken down by grade level, with estimates of average elementary
				and secondary class sizes;
(ii) A
				description of program content including subjects offered,. number of days and
				hours of instruction, monitoring methodology, and development of student
				individual learning plans in accordance with Department guidelines;
(iii) A proposed budget allocating
				expenditures as designated in the application which may include itemization of
				specific costs as directed by the Department; and
(iv) Other requirements set forth as needed
				by the Department within application guidelines.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 33 - WYOMING BRIDGES SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED DAY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 33-7 - Summer School and Extended Day Program Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Programs made available to students for summer school and extended day
				instruction under this authority shall meet the following requirements:
(i) At a minimum, remediation, intervention,
				and credit recovery shall be made available in mathematics and reading/language
				arts, dependent upon the student's need as identified in the student's
				individual learning plan;
(ii)
				Intervention strategies used by instructors shall be challenging, relevant,
				match the student's needs and learning style, engage the learner, and be
				dynamic, changing as a student responds to a specific strategy.
(iii) Remedial instruction shall be tailored
				to the individual needs of each student with the goal of mastering identified
				deficiencies to improve the knowledge, competency, and skill of the student.
				Remedial instruction focuses on areas specifically targeted for each student,
				incorporating various and multiple effective education strategies and is
				diagnostic, prescriptive, and intensive.
(iv) To the extent practical and reasonable,
				class size shall be limited to ten (10) students in elementary and to fifteen
				(15) students in junior high/middle and high school classes;
(v) Student individual learning plans must be
				developed, implemented, and evaluated for each student. The learning plan shall
				be prepared by the certified teacher or team referring the student to summer
				school;
(vi) Summer school teachers
				and persons providing extended day instruction shall receive seven (7) clock
				hours of training yearly in research-based instructional strategies that focus
				on individualized instructional approaches for teaching at-risk
				students;
(vii) The school
				principal, district superintendent, or designee with administrative
				certification or any other professional supervising summer school or extended
				day programs shall receive training yearly in research-based instructional
				strategies that focus on individualized instructional approaches for at-risk
				students;
(viii) To assure
				effectiveness of teaching and program quality, instruction delivered shall be
				monitored regularly by a district superintendent, school principal, or designee
				with administrative certification trained in research-based instructional
				strategies that focus on individualized instructional approaches for at-risk
				students;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 33 - WYOMING BRIDGES SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED DAY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 33-8 - Allowable Funding

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Grant amounts
				available under this program are for one (1) year only and shall be determined
				for applicant districts every year utilizing each individual district's average
				teacher compensation as computed by the education resource block grant model
				prior to the issuance of preliminary award letters to districts May 1.
(i) Preliminary grant awards shall be
				calculated using the most current spring data collection available from
				districts at the time of grant calculation immediately prior to May 1. If
				district data is not available or incomplete, the estimated grant award will be
				calculated to be zero and so communicated to the district.
(ii) Final grant award amounts shall be
				recalculated and communicated to districts by June 1 using any updated
				information from the spring data collection submitted by districts. If district
				data is not available or incomplete, the district will forfeit the grant for
				the applicable grant year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 33 - WYOMING BRIDGES SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED DAY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 33-9 - Allocation of Funds

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A district may
				contract with another entity to provide services described herein. Districts
				remain responsible for compliance with all requirements set forth in W. S,
				§
									
										21-13-334 and corresponding rules and
				guidelines,
(b) Funds will be
				distributed to districts after the completion of programs approved under this
				authority and no later than eight weeks after the receipt and acceptance by the
				Department of end of program reports. Dates for submittal of final reports and
				parameters on allowable expenditures under this grant will be detailed in
				Department guidelines.
(i) Reimbursement to
				each district shall be equal to grant funds actually expended by the district
				for programs approved by the Department under this authority, subject to
				maximum allowable grant amounts computed, less any reduction in grant
				allocation due to program non-compliance if applicable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 34 - RULES ON ELEMENTARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM › Section 34-2 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules set forth the requirements and application
				  procedures elementary schools must follow in order to be eligible to
				  participate in the Elementary Foreign Language Instruction Pilot Project. The
				  rules describe minimum programmatic requirements, define timeframes for
				  submitting the application and notification of eligibility, provide
				  definitions, and identify supports to be provided to eligible schools by the
				  Wyoming Department of Education. These rules become effective when filed with
				  the Secretary of State.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 34 - RULES ON ELEMENTARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM › Section 34-3 - Promulgation, Amendment or repeal of Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
Any amend-ment shall become effective as provided by the
				  Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (W.S.
				  16-3-101 through
				  16-3-115 ).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 34 - RULES ON ELEMENTARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM › Section 34-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Department" means the Wyoming Department
				of Education.
(b) "International
				Elementary School" is a public elementary school in the state of Wyoming that
				has applied for and been accepted as a participant in the foreign language
				instruction pilot program.
(c)
				"Language-proficient Person" is a person who meets programmatic requirements
				for proficiency in the Spanish language.
(d) "Foreign Language Paraprofessional" is a
				language-proficient person who has been hired to work with classroom teachers
				in an eligible school to provide language instruction and to reinforce and
				extend technology-supported materials provided by the Department and used in
				the pilot program.
(e) "Pilot
				Program" describes the foreign language materials, structure, procedures, and
				assessments to be used by Wyoming international elementary schools.
(f) "Alternate Pilot Program" is a program
				utilizing alternate materials and staffing patterns found to be promising at
				the kindergarten through grade six level that also meets the requirements for
				instructional time and assessment set forth in these rules and Department
				guidelines for this pilot program. If possible, alter-nate pilot programs will
				involve classroom instruction delivered by teachers certified in foreign
				language instruction.
(g)
				"Guidance" means guidance and instruction issued by the Department which
				accompany the application for the grant described within these rules and
				include instruction on reimbursement.