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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 7 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES › Section 7-9 - General Supervision

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to its
				general supervisory responsibility, WDE shall ensure that the requirements of
				the IDEA and federal regulations are carried out and that each school district
				or public agency implements programs that meet the standards of Wyoming,
				consistent with
				34 C.F.R. §
										300.149 and any formally adopted Wyoming
				policy or procedure.
(b) In
				accordance with W.S. §§
									
										21-2-701(a)(1) and 21-2-763
				the Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Division (Division), is
				assigned responsibility for ensuring the provision of FAPE to preschool
				children with disabilities. Pursuant to W.S. §
									
										21-2-702, the Division shall be deemed an
				intermediate educational unit, and as such, shall function as an educational
				service agency consistent with
				34 C.F.R. §
										300.12(c). [See
				34 C.F.R. §
										300.12 and W.S. §§
									
										21-2-701 through
				21-2-703.]
(c) Monitoring focus. WDE shall enforce the
				requirements of the IDEA and monitor the implementation of these rules by
				school districts and public agencies in accordance with
				34 C.F.R. §§
										300.600 through 300.608 (including the 2008
				Amendment and any subsequent amendments). The primary focus of the monitoring
				activities shall be on:
(i) Improving
				educational results and functional outcomes for all children with disabilities;
				and
(ii) Ensuring that the school
				districts or public agencies meet the program requirements under Part B of the
				IDEA, with a particular emphasis on those requirements that are most closely
				related to improving educational results for children with
				disabilities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  21-2-202(a)(i) and (e);
				  W.S.
				  21-2-203(a);
				  W.S.
				  21-3-314(a);
				  W.S.
				  21-6-219(a); W.S.
				  W.S.
				  21-7-501(f)(iii);
				  W.S.
				  21-13-101(c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-3 - Basis of Accounting

Current through July 13, 2024
With the exception of accounting operations necessary to
				  properly compute a school district's operating balance and cash reserves under
				  W.S.
				  21-13-313(e) and Section
				  14, all school districts shall, for
				  purposes of preparing individual reports within the Foundation Program Report,
				  use the cash basis of accounting. Any exceptions shall have prior approval of
				  the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-4 - School and Operational Days

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each school
				shall meet both the 175-day pupil-teacher contact requirement required by
				W.S.
				21-4-301 or the number of days required under
				an alternative schedule approved by the State Board and the minimum applicable
				number of hours established by State Board rules and regulations.
(b) Each school shall be in operation for at
				least the equivalent of 185 days unless an alternative schedule has been
				approved by the State Board and shall conduct classes for a majority (greater
				than 50 percent) of the school day for at least 175 student days. Days used
				exclusively for registration, professional development, report card
				distribution, teacher/parent conferences, in-service programs, and similar
				activities shall only be counted as days of operation beyond the 175-day
				pupil-teacher contact minimum.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-5 - Reporting a School's Status to the Department

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) School
				districts shall give written notification to the Department within two (2)
				weeks upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) A school closes and students are no
				longer attending classes (this does not apply to replacement schools);
				or
(ii) Emergency conditions such
				as weather, utility failure, or safety conditions requiring the temporary
				closure of one or more schools for a half school day or more.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-6 - School Reconfiguration Reporting for Purposes of Funding

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A school
				district shall file a written report to the Department that it has or intends
				to change a school's grade configuration or open a new school for the next
				school year.
(b) Reports submitted
				under this section indicating the opening of a school or modifying a school's
				grade configuration for the upcoming school year shall be provided to the
				Department no later than June 15 of each year.
(c) The reports submitted under this section
				shall provide documentation verifying compliance with the district's facility
				plan on file with the SFD and with the criteria outlined in
				W.S.
				21-13-309(m)(vi).
(d) Reports submitted under this section will
				be reviewed by the Department and a determination will be rendered to the
				district as soon as practicable following receipt of the report. In some
				instances, a reconfigured school or combined school may result in a new school.
				If a replacement school is built, the school shall not be considered a new
				school.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-7 - Minimum Attendance Taking Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All Wyoming
				public schools shall take and record attendance to verify and ensure accurate
				attendance and membership calculations.
(b) In elementary schools, attendance shall
				be taken a minimum of two (2) times during the school day, once in the morning
				and once in the afternoon.
(c) In
				middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools, attendance shall be
				taken each class period.
(d)
				Virtual education attendance shall be measured by approved participation
				requirements defined by Department rules and regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-8 - Mathematical Calculation of Average Daily Membership (ADM)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				mathematical calculation of ADM is derived by dividing each student's aggregate
				membership days for the period of time under aggregation by the actual number
				of school days over which the aggregation occurred. The resulting calculation
				for each student shall not exceed one (1.000) ADM. Student data used to report
				membership shall be provided by each school's student information system. ADM
				calculations shall be carried out and rounded to three (3) decimal places for
				reporting to the Department. Students enrolled at least eighty percent (80%) of
				a full-time equivalency shall be considered full-time for membership (1.000
				ADM). Students enrolled less than eighty percent (80%) of a full-time
				equivalency shall be counted equal to their part-time membership calculation as
				determined in Section 8(e).
(b)
				Schools shall exclude from their membership students for whom the school
				district is no longer actively or prospectively providing appropriate
				instructional services. Examples include, but are not limited to, students who:
(i) Withdraw from school;
(ii) Are absent more than ten (10)
				consecutive school calendar days;
(iii) Are full-time virtual education
				students not meeting participation requirements for more than ten (10)
				consecutive program days as defined by Department rules and
				regulations;
(iv) Do not attend a
				school in a Wyoming school district;
(v) Transfer from one school to another
				within a district (the sending school shall cease to include the transferred
				student in its membership);
(vi)
				Move out of the area, or are otherwise no longer receiving appropriate district
				instructional services; or
(vii)
				Are enrolled in school and do not actually attend for at least one (1) day
				during the current school year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-9 - Corrections and Changes to the Funding Model

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Technical
				corrections. The Department shall evaluate each suggested technical correction
				in consultation with school finance advisers and state agencies as necessary.
				If the Department determines the suggested technical correction is necessary,
				then it will:
(i) Notify the Legislative
				Service Office and outside school finance consultants;
(ii) Document the correction and the
				calculated fiscal impact;
(iii)
				Send the proposed corrected funding model to outside school finance consultants
				for review;
(iv) Request a letter
				from outside school finance consultants certifying the technical corrections
				made by the Department allocate resources in accordance with Wyoming
				law;
(v) Inform the School Finance
				Data Advisory Committee of the proposed correction;
(vi) Notify all school districts;
				and
(vii) Forward the revised
				funding model to the Secretary of State's office along with the certification
				letter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-10 - Funding Model Operations and Maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				shall annually update necessary operations and maintenance data components in
				the funding model with the following data supplied by the SFD:
(i) District sites and their associated site
				identification number, actual site acreage, and acquired date.
(ii) District school building information,
				including:
(A) Actual educational gross
				square footage;
(B) SFD allowable
				gross square footage;
(C) The year
				built; and
(D) The number of
				classrooms.
(iii) No
				gross square footage created by any district enhancement shall be included
				within the districts educational gross square footage for funding model
				determinations unless the enhancement is included within the statewide adequacy
				standards as determined by the SFD.
(iv) If a single Department school
				identification number contains more than one (1) school building, a weighted
				average of the year built for each building under this section shall be
				calculated for use in the funding model. The weighted average shall be
				calculated by multiplying each building's year built by the proportion of the
				school's total educational gross square feet. The weighted year built amount
				for each building will be summed to equal an adjusted year built.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-11 - Reimbursable Expenditures

Current through July 13, 2024
For all categories of reimbursable school district
				  expenditures, reimbursement shall be limited to incremental costs for which
				  funding is not already directly provided in the funding model. No reimbursement
				  shall be provided for costs previously or simultaneously recovered elsewhere in
				  the Wyoming school finance system.
(a)
				Student Transportation Reimbursement. The following applies to the funding
				model's student transportation reimbursement under
				W.S.
				21-13-320.
(i) Pro rata reimbursement for personnel not
				devoting one hundred percent (100%) of their time to student transportation
				issues and operations shall be supported by clear and continuous
				documentation.
(ii) Personnel
				dealing with pupil transportation issues and operations on a full-time basis
				shall be subject to one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement provided that an
				appropriate position description exists and an affidavit specific to the year
				for which reimbursement is expected, signed by the employee and the district
				superintendent or district superintendent designee, attesting to full-time
				involvement, is on file at the district office. The affidavits shall be renewed
				annually and clearly reference the school year for which reimbursement is
				claimed.
(iii) No reimbursement for
				student transportation facility major maintenance or capital construction shall
				be allowed under this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-12 - Cash Reserves

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A school
				district's committed, assigned and unassigned end-of-year general-fund fund
				balance as reported in the district's audited financial statements will be
				considered to be its operating balance and cash reserves for that
				year.
(b) A school district shall
				not transfer funds or accumulated reserves from its general fund to another
				fund to avoid including the amounts as state revenues under
				W.S.
				21-13-310(a). Any amount
				transferred in violation of this subsection shall be state revenue under
				W.S.
				21-13-310(a).
(c) District revenues received from
				settlements of prior protested twenty-five (25) and six (6) mill tax payments
				may be excluded from the cash reserve calculation for the fiscal year in which
				the payments were received.
(i) A district
				wishing to exclude a tax settlement from the cash reserves calculations shall
				submit a letter to the Department requesting exclusion within thirty (30) days
				after the end of the fiscal year in which the protest payment was
				received.
(ii) The letter shall
				include a certification from the county treasurer on the amount of the tax
				settlement receipt.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-13 - At-Risk Data Used for the Funding Model

Current through July 13, 2024
The data constituting a district's at-risk count shall be the
				  unduplicated count of ELL students, FRL students and mobile students.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-14 - Internal Consistency of Reports and Mathematical Integrity

Current through July 13, 2024
The individual reports making up the foundation program
				  report shall be operationally and mathematically consistent. The Annual
				  District Report shall serve as the hub and master repository of district
				  financial data. The other reports making up the foundation program report
				  shall, where applicable, reconcile with the Annual District Report. Each school
				  district superintendent shall review the individual reports making up the
				  foundation program report for his or her district as appropriate and necessary
				  before they are forwarded to the Department and, based upon his or her review,
				  certify that, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the foundation
				  program report and its subparts are complete, accurate, and conform with all
				  reporting requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-15 - Retention of Foundation Program Reports

Current through July 13, 2024
Each school district shall maintain foundation program
				  reports along with all supporting data in accordance with the retention
				  schedule for school districts on file with the Wyoming State Archives
				  office.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-16 - School Finance Audits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Within the
				thirty (30) days provided by
				W.S.
				9-1-513(c), a school
				district may request the Department review findings identified by the
				Department of Audit. A school district requesting a review shall do so in
				writing to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The request shall contain:
(i) The finding(s) made by the Department of
				Audit the district disputes;
(ii)
				An explanation of why the district disputes the finding(s);
(iii) The legal authority the district relies
				on;
(iv) Changes in the amount the
				Department of Audit has determined should be repaid to the public School
				Foundation Program Account;
(v) Any
				additional facts, information, or documents to support the district's
				position.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-17 - Retention of Foundation Program Reports

Current through July 13, 2024
Each school district shall maintain foundation program
				  reports along with all supporting data in accordance with the retention
				  schedule for school districts on file with the Wyoming State Archives
				  office.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - School Finance › Section 8-18 - School Finance Audits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Within the
				thirty (30) days provided by
				W.S.
				9-1-513(c), a school
				district may request the Department review findings identified by the
				Department of Audit. A school district requesting a review shall do so in
				writing to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The request shall contain:
(i) The finding(s) made by the Department of
				Audit the district disputes;
(ii)
				An explanation of why the district disputes the finding(s);
(iii) The legal authority the district relies
				on;
(iv) Changes in the amount the
				Department of Audit has determined should be repaid to the public School
				Foundation Program Account;
(v) Any
				additional facts, information, or documents to support the district's
				position.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - Wyoming Content and Performance Standards › Section 10-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  21-2-304(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and
				  (c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - Wyoming Content and Performance Standards › Section 10-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Common Core of
				Knowledge" means areas of knowledge each student is expected to acquire at
				levels established by the state board of education.
				W.S.
				21-9-101(b)(i) This includes
				the ten content areas listed in subsection (c) and Humanities and Government
				and Civics.
(b) "Common Core of
				Skills" means skills each student is expected to demonstrate at levels
				established by the state board of education.
				W.S.
				21-9-101(b)(iii). These
				skills may be integrated into the uniform student content and performance
				standards for the Common Core of Knowledge. This includes Problem Solving,
				Interpersonal Communications, Computational Thinking and Computer Applications,
				Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Life Skills, including Personal Financial
				Management Skills.
(c) "Content
				Standards" means the content and skills students are expected to know and be
				able to do by the end-of-the grade level or grade band. These are established
				for the Common Core of Knowledge and Common Core of Skills. W.S.
				W.S.
				21-2-304(a)(iii) The ten
				areas for standards are as follows:
(i)
				English Language Arts (ELA);
(ii)
				Mathematics;
(iii)
				Science;
(iv) Social
				Studies;
(v) Health;
(vi) Physical Education;
(vii) Foreign Language;
(viii) Career & Technical
				Education;
(ix) Fine &
				Performing Arts; and
(x) Computer
				Science.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - Wyoming Content and Performance Standards › Section 10-3 - Uniform Student Content and Performance Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The State Board
				of Education incorporates the Wyoming Content and Performance Standards
				2021-01, revised on December 14, 2021.
(b) The Wyoming Content and Performance
				Standards 2021-01, revised December 14, 2021 are available at the Wyoming
				Department of Education website at edu.wyoming.gov/Ch.10_2021-01 or for public
				inspection at the Wyoming Department of Education, 122 E.
				25th Street, Suite E200, Cheyenne, WY
				82002.
(c) The State Board of
				Education has determined that incorporation of the full text in these rules
				would be cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the
				rules.
(d) The standards
				incorporated by reference in Section 3(a) do not include any amendments to or
				editions of the standards since the effective date of this rule.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 14 - EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVAL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING STATE FUNDS FOR THE EDUCATION COSTS OF STUDENTS › Section 14-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated pursuant to Wyoming
				  Statute
										21-13-315 and
				  W.S.
				  21-13-336.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 14 - EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVAL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING STATE FUNDS FOR THE EDUCATION COSTS OF STUDENTS › Section 14-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Approved
				program" means an education program that has been approved by the Wyoming
				Department of Education and the Wyoming State Board of Education.
(b) "Board" means the Wyoming State Board of
				Education.
(c) "Board of
				Cooperative Educational Services" (BOCES) means entities defined in
				W.S.
				21-20-101 through 111.
(d) "Department" means the Wyoming Department
				of Education.
(e) "Education
				program" means education services including, but not limited to, the course of
				study, curriculum, certified personnel, professional development policies,
				general supervision, compliance with law, and any other education-related
				practices.
(f) "Facility" means any
				Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF), Residential Treatment Center
				(RTC), group home, or BOCES providing educational services to Wyoming
				youth.
(g) "Group home" means
				facilities defined and licensed as a group home by the Wyoming Department of
				Family Services (DFS), Chapter 7, Administrative Rules for Certification of
				Providers of Substitute Care for Children.
(h) "Psychiatric Residential Treatment
				Facility" (PRTF) means a facility defined as a PRTF by the Wyoming Department
				of Health (WDH), Chapter 1, Wyoming Medicaid Rules.
(i) "Resident School District" means, in
				order of priority, the school district designated as the student's school
				district of residence by a court, the school district in which the student's
				custodial parent or guardian resides at the time of the student's placement in
				the facility, or the school district in which the student's DFS caseworker's
				field office is located if the student is in the state's legal custody but not
				in foster care at the time of student's placement.
(j) "Residential Treatment Center" (RTC)
				means a facility defined and licensed as a RTC by DFS, Chapter 10,
				Administrative Rules for Certification of Providers of Substitute Care Services
				for Children.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 14 - EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVAL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING STATE FUNDS FOR THE EDUCATION COSTS OF STUDENTS › Section 14-3 - Initial Education Program Approval Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
To obtain initial Department approval for education programs,
				  facilities shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Be licensed by authorities as necessary
				to operate as a PRTF, RTC, BOCES, or group home in the jurisdiction in which
				the facility is located;
(b) Obtain
				educational accreditation through the education accreditation process for
				facility schools in the jurisdiction where the facility is located;
(c) Be available to schedule and discuss
				details for an on-site initial or continuing review by the
				Department;
(d) Provide the
				following documents or materials to the Department;
(i) Current copies of licenses and
				accreditations granted by national and state organizations or agencies
				responsible for health, safety, and education oversight;
(ii) Wyoming Medicaid enrollment
				number;
(iii) Verification that all
				structures used for the education program meet all state and local requirements
				for health and safety; and,
(iv)
				Any further materials requested by the Department to support its recommendation
				for approval.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 14 - EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVAL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING STATE FUNDS FOR THE EDUCATION COSTS OF STUDENTS › Section 14-4 - Ongoing Education Program Approval Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Facilities
				shall provide the Department the following by September 1 of each school year;
(i) The next school year's
				calendar;
(ii) Documents or
				policies that have been revised since the previous school year regarding the
				facility's procedures on admission or discharge of youth;
(iii) Current licenses and accreditations
				granted by national and state organizations or agencies responsible for health,
				safety, and education oversight;
(iv) Current safety and health inspection
				reports by the local or state offices where the facility is located;
				and
(v) A current financial
				statement audited by a certified public accountant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 14 - EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVAL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING STATE FUNDS FOR THE EDUCATION COSTS OF STUDENTS › Section 14-5 - Fiscal Management and Payment of Education Costs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When
				appropriate under law, the Department shall pay a daily tuition rate to each
				provider facility to reimburse allowable education costs as determined by the
				Department. The education daily tuition rates are calculated based in part on
				the audited and reported annual financial statement and cost report survey from
				each facility.
(b) To receive the
				approved daily rate from the Department, the facility shall submit to the
				Department:
(i) A completed "Monthly Billing
				for Actual Cost of Educational Services" form that serves as the monthly
				invoice the Department uses to pay for education costs; and
(ii) A signed court order for each court
				ordered student.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 14 - EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVAL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING STATE FUNDS FOR THE EDUCATION COSTS OF STUDENTS › Section 14-6 - Rate Setting Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When
				appropriate, the Department shall pay a daily tuition rate to each provider
				facility to reimburse allowable education costs as determined by the
				Department. The education daily tuition rates are calculated in part on the
				audited and reported annual financial statement and cost report survey from
				each facility.
(b) The Department
				shall calculate in-state education daily tuition rate of existing facilities
				using the following components:
(i) Each
				facility submits annual audited financial statement and cost report
				survey;
(ii) The data is normalized
				for each facility's cost report survey to adjust for differences in fiscal year
				vs. calendar year reporting;
(iii)
				Administrative costs are analyzed and a median allowable value is determined
				for each facility peer group;
(iv)
				Administrative costs exceeding the median are excluded;
(v) Allowable education costs will be divided
				by the actual reported educational days for each facility;
(vi) The base tuition rate is adjusted for
				inflation to determine allowable daily tuition rate for each
				facility;
(vii) The Department,
				after reviewing and accepting the calculated allowable daily tuition rates,
				will notify facilities of their approved rates on or before July 1 of each
				school year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 14 - EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVAL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING STATE FUNDS FOR THE EDUCATION COSTS OF STUDENTS › Section 14-7 - Failure to Comply

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				may withhold payment under the following circumstances:
(i) Failure to comply with this
				chapter;
(ii) Failure to provide
				documented communication and correspondence between the PRTF and placed
				student's resident school district within 72 hours of the student's admission;
				or
(iii) Failure to provide annual
				compliance documentation from the facility for two (2) consecutive
				years;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-1 - Purposes

Current through July 13, 2024
The purposes of the rules are:
(a) To ensure that consistent with
				W.S.
				21-4-101 through
				21-4-107 any child attending a
				private non-religious elementary and/or secondary school shall satisfy the
				compulsory attendance laws, and to ensure that consistent with W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				21-2-401 through
				21-2-407 such schools shall be
				licensed by the Wyoming Department of Education.
(b) To establish minimum licensing standards
				for private non-religious elemental' and secondary schools.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-2 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated pursuant to W.S
										21-4-101 through
				  21-4-107 and W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  21-2-401 through
				  21-2-407 and have been adopted by
				  the Wyoming Department of Education as authorized by the Wyoming Administrative
				  Procedures Act (W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  16-3-102 through
				  16-3-115 ).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-3 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules govern the operation of private elementary and
				  secondary schools operating for the purpose of satisfying W.S
										21-4-101 through
				  21-4-107 and W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  21-2-401 through
				  21-2-407 in the State of Wyoming.
				  These rules do not apply to any parochial, church or religious school as
				  defined by W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  21-4-101(a)(iv), or
				  home-based educational programs as defined by W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  21-4-101(a)(v), aircraft
				  flight training schools approved and authorized by the federal aviation agency
				  of the United States of America, or a nondegree-granting school teaching
				  techniques of outdoor recreation, leadership, ecology, or conservation
				  domiciled in the state of Wyoming. Any changes in school accreditation rules
				  and regulations. Chapter 6, will apply to these rules and regulations
				  also.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-4 - Amendment of Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
Any amendments to these rules shall become effective as
				  provided by the Administrative Procedures Act (W.S.
				  16-3-103 ).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-5 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Common Core of Knowledge. Areas of
				knowledge each student is expected to acquire at levels established by the
				school.
(b) Common Core of Skills.
				Skills each student is expected to demonstrate at levels established by the
				school.
(c) License. A
				non-transferable certificate issued by the Wyoming Department of Education to a
				private school located within this state that permits the school to solicit,
				offer, and maintain courses of instruction in compliance with the provisions of
				the private school licensing act and the rules and regulations of the Wyoming
				Department of Education promulgated pursuant to the act.
(d) Private School. Any nonpublic, elementary
				or secondary school providing a basic academic educational program for children
				in grades K-12. See also Section
				3,
				Applicability.
(e) Program. Any or
				all of the private school-sponsored or supported educational opportunities for
				students either within or beyond the school day.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-6 - Wyoming Statutes

Current through July 13, 2024
All private school education programs and the personnel
				  within those programs shall comply with the applicable safety and health
				  statutes of Wyoming including but not limited to
				  W.S.
				  14-3-201 through
				  14-3-215 WS
				  
										21-4-309 W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  35-1-102, W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  35-9-107, W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  35-9-121, W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  35-9-505.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-7 - Common Core of Knowledge

Current through July 13, 2024
All students shall meet the student performance standards at
				  the level set by the school in the following areas of knowledge:
a) Reading/Language arts;
b) Social studies;
c) Mathematics;
d) Science;
e) Fine arts and performing arts;
f) Physical education;
g) Health and safety;
h) Humanities;
i) Career/vocational education;
j) Foreign cultures and language;
k) Applied technology;
l) Government and civics including state and
				federal constitutions pursuant to
				W.S.
				21-9-102.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-8 - Common Core of Skills

Current through July 13, 2024
All students shall meet student performance standards at the
				  level set by the school in the following skills:
a) Problem solving;
b) Interpersonal communications;
c) Keyboarding and computer
				applications;
d) Critical
				thinking;
e) Creativity;
f) Life Skills, including personal financial
				management skills.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-9 - Instruction in State and Federal Constitutions

Current through July 13, 2024
Schools shall give instruction in the essentials of the
				  United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Wyoming,
				  including the study of and devotion to American institution and
				  ideals.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-10 - Transfer of Records

Current through July 13, 2024
The private school's educational program shall ensure the
				  transfer of all pertinent educational records to a public, private, or
				  parochial education institution that requests these records for the admission
				  or re-admission of a student.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-11 - Special Education

Current through July 13, 2024
The private school shall have a written procedure for
				  notifying parents if the school suspects a child may have a disabling condition
				  and that a child with a disability may access public school services under
				  W.S.
				  21-2-501 and
				  P.L.
				  101-476 and amendments.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-12 - Teacher Certification and Administration

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Except as provided in (c), all professional educational staff members assigned
				to the private school's educational program must have certificates with the
				necessary endorsements covering specific assignment(s) and all educational
				staff members must be assigned in accordance with the certificates and
				endorsements as specified in the certification regulations set by the
				Professional Teaching Standards Board.
(b) A chief administrator for the educational
				programs must be certified as an administrator under the certification
				regulations established by the Professional Teaching Standards Board.
(c) Should any professional staff member or
				administrator not qualify for certification or endorsement by the Professional
				Teaching Standards Board, the private school shall provide notification to all
				parents and the public that their teachers are not certified by the
				state.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-13 - Administrative Responsibilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Transportation
				used for students as part of the private school's educational program shall
				comply with the most recent edition of Wyoming Pupil Transportation
				Manual.
(b) The private school's
				educational program shall be covered by an Emergency Operating Plan.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-14 - School Year

Current through July 13, 2024
The private school's education program shall be operated in
				  conformance with
				  W.S.
				  21-4-102(a).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-15 - Annual Reporting

Current through July 13, 2024
The private school shall provide an annual report to the
				  State Board of Education which shall include the following:
(a) Number of students enrolled in the school
				on October 1st of die school year by grade (K-12);
				number of students dropping out of grades 9-12 during the school year; number
				of students completing high school and receiving a diploma issued by your
				school during the end of the school year;
(b) Performance metrics on
				assessments;
(c) Number of days
				students are in school; number of instructional hours each day;
(d) The school's recommended course of study
				for college-bound students and percent of students who have successfully
				completed the course of study;
(e)
				The number of students involved in extra-curricular activities and
				events;
(f) School improvement
				goals;
(g) Number of English
				Learner Students enrolled in the school; name of English language proficiency
				assessment used to determine English language status; score for each student
				reported.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-16 - Monitoring

Current through July 13, 2024
The private school shall submit to on-site investigation and
				  evaluation by the State Department of Education.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-17 - Licensing

Current through July 13, 2024
The private school shall submit evidence of compliance with
				  licensing requirements of
				  W.S.
				  21-2-401 through W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  21-2-407. The school shall submit an
				  application for license renewal and the school's annual report before July 1 of
				  each year on forms prescribed by the Wyoming Department of Education. With the
				  forms, the school shall also submit an application or renewal fee of two
				  hundred dollars ($200.00) by check or money order made payable to the State of
				  Wyoming, Wyoming State Department of Education.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 18 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR STUDENTS IN NON-RELIGIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Section 18-18 - Appeal

Current through July 13, 2024
Applicants whose licenses are denied or suspended may appeal
				  through procedures outlined by the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act,
				  W.S.
				  16-3-113.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - RULES FOR THE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT WITHIN THE EDUCATION RESOURCE BLOCK GRANT MODEL › Section 20-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, pursuant to
				  Wyoming Statute
										31-5-118,
				  W.S.
				  21-13-320, and
				  W.S.
				  21-4-401, promulgates these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - RULES FOR THE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT WITHIN THE EDUCATION RESOURCE BLOCK GRANT MODEL › Section 20-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Activity trip"
				means travel for activities sanctioned by the Wyoming High School Activities
				Association (WHSAA) or middle/junior high school-sponsored activities that
				directly correspond to high school activities sanctioned by the
				WHSAA.
(b) "Administrative" means
				activities of personnel and services directly concerned with transporting
				students.
(c) "Advertising" means
				expenses associated with employment ads, advertising surplus student
				transportation vehicle sales, bid notifications for equipment and supplies,
				beginning of year route announcements, route change notifications, school bus
				safety week awareness activities, and any other advertising directly related to
				student transportation.
(d)
				"Benefits" mean amounts paid by the school district for student transportation
				employees including but not limited to the employer's share of insurance,
				retirement programs, social security programs, and workers' compensation
				programs.
(e) "Communication
				services and equipment" means services and equipment to assist in transmitting
				and receiving student transportation messages or information including but not
				limited to telephone, communication radios and equipment, cell phones, wireless
				data plans, monthly internet service, and postage.
(f) "Computer expenses" means hardware,
				software, and training for:
(i) Global
				Positioning System receivers;
(ii)
				Telematics;
(iii)
				Routing;
(iv) Activity
				trips;
(v) Field trips;
(vi) Fuel maintenance systems; Maintenance
				records; and
(vii) Student
				tracking/management systems.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - RULES FOR THE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT WITHIN THE EDUCATION RESOURCE BLOCK GRANT MODEL › Section 20-4 - Non-reimbursable Expenses

Current through July 13, 2024
Non-reimbursable expenses include:
(a) Expenses incurred as a result of busing
				students from a large attendance center to a small attendance center in an
				effort to keep the smaller attendance center open or increase its average daily
				membership (ADM);
(b) High school
				activities that do not align with the WHSAA calendar/schedule of
				events;
(c) Indirect
				costs;
(d) Maintenance of the
				transportation facility or site repairs;
(e) Purchase, maintenance, repair, and
				supplies of non-student transportation and non-conforming vehicles, and
				non-approved options; and
(f)
				Transportation expenses for activity trips or field trips in excess of one
				hundred fifty (150) miles from the Wyoming border into another state.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - RULES FOR THE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT WITHIN THE EDUCATION RESOURCE BLOCK GRANT MODEL › Section 20-5 - Vehicles

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) School
				districts shall submit a student transportation vehicle form and receive
				approval from the Department before disposing of or purchasing a
				vehicle.
(b) No later than two
				weeks after the new vehicle is delivered, school districts shall submit a
				student transportation vehicle form along with a notarized statement from the
				selling dealer listing each item installed on or delivered with the vehicle and
				its value.
(c) For vehicles
				purchased outright or purchased via a lease-purchase option, the Department
				shall reimburse the low bid base price minus the trade-in value.
(d) When a vehicle is replaced it shall be
				immediately removed from the student transportation fleet. The vehicle shall be
				traded in or sold at fair market value.