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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR POST SECONDARY PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS › Section 1-3 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules shall govern the operation of post secondary
				  proprietary schools operating within the State of Wyoming and outside of
				  Wyoming whose resident agent is soliciting students. These rules do not apply
				  to any parochial, church, or religious schools as defined by
				  W.S.
				  21-4-101(a)(iv), 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 school teaching techniques of outdoor
				  recreation, leadership, ecology or conservation domiciled in the State of
				  Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR POST SECONDARY PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS › Section 1-6 - Granting, Refusing, or Revoking Licenses

Current through July 13, 2024
Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license may occur
				  when it is found that a school has failed to comply with Wyoming Private
				  Proprietary School Licensing statutes and the Post Secondary Proprietary School
				  Licensing rules adopted by the State Board. Such action will be governed by the
				  Wyoming Administrative Procedures 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 1 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR POST SECONDARY PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS › Section 1-7 - Licensing Application Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
Application for a license shall be made to the State
				  Department. NOTE: The Wyoming Secretary of State will not issue or renew
				  corporate registration without prior licensure by the State Department. The
				  application shall be accompanied by a certified check or money order made
				  payable to the State Department in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00)
				  for the school license and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each agent. In
				  addition to the fee the applicant must submit the following:
(a) A performance bond to be approved by the
				Attorney General. (This bond must be on a form prescribed by the State
				Department and shall be in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for
				schools with an annual enrollment of ten (10) students or less, twentyfive
				thousand ($25,000.00) for schools with an annual enrollment of eleven (11) to
				twenty (20) students, and fifty thousand ($50,000.00) for schools with an
				annual enrollment in excess of twenty (20) students. Enrollment shall be based
				on Full Time Equivalents (FTE). Such bond shall be renewed on a yearly basis
				thereafter as long as the school retains its license to do business in Wyoming.
				Licenses issued to a post secondary proprietary school or agent shall be valid
				commencing with July 1 of the year issued and ending June 30 of the following
				year. The State Department will be custodian of all bonds and may render
				administrative assistance, but not legal assistance, to all aggrieved persons
				who may be entitled to relief under the bond.
(b) A copy of each enrollment contract
				form.
(c) A copy of tuition, fees,
				and charges.
(d) A copy of the
				refund schedule.
(e) A copy of a
				course outline for each course to be conducted.
(f) A copy of a graduation
				diploma/certificate for each course offered.
(g) A copy of attendance record
				form.
(h) A copy of all school
				catalogs, bulletins and other published materials, advertising, and
				circulars.
(i) A completed
				personnel data form for each director, supervisor, instructor, teacher, and
				agent.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR POST SECONDARY PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS › Section 1-8 - Renewal of a License

Current through July 13, 2024
An application for the renewal of a license and/or agents
				  permit shall be submitted by July 1 of each year on forms prescribed by the
				  State Department and accompanied by resubmission of updated versions of all
				  items in 7 above.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - PRIVATE SCHOOL LICENSING FOR POST SECONDARY PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS › Section 1-10 - Refund Policy

Current through July 13, 2024
All post secondary proprietary schools licensed by the State
				  Department will utilize a refund policy that parallels the refund policy
				  recognized by the United States Department of Education.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - RULES FOR MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WYOMING STUDENT TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 2-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated by the State Superintendent
				  pursuant to the authority granted by Wyoming Statute
										31-5-118(a).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - RULES FOR MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WYOMING STUDENT TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 2-2 - General

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Standards for
				Wyoming student transportation vehicles are defined by the specifications found
				in the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures (NSTSP)
				published by the National Congress on School Transportation, which are
				incorporated into this chapter by reference. In doing so, the Superintendent
				and Wyoming Department of Education find as follows:
(i) Incorporating the text of the NSTSP would
				be cumbersome and inefficient given the length and nature of the
				publication;
(ii) The referenced
				incorporation means the edition of the NSTSP adopted by the National Congress
				on School Transportation that is in effect at the time an order for a student
				transportation vehicle is placed; and
(iii) Furthermore, the incorporation is
				limited to the text of the NSTSP that applies to school bus equipment
				specifications; specially equipped school bus specifications; and alternative
				fuels.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - RULES FOR MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WYOMING STUDENT TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 2-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "School bus"
				means as defined in
				W.S.
				31-5-102(a)(xlii).
(i) "Type 'A' school bus" means a conversion
				school bus with a cutaway front-section vehicle with a left side driver's door
				and with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than or equal to 21,500
				pounds.
(ii) "Type 'C' school bus"
				means a school bus with a chassis with a hood and front fender assembly. The
				entrance door is behind the front wheels; also known as a conventional school
				bus. This type also includes cutaway truck chassis or truck chassis with cab
				with or without a left side door and a GVWR greater than 21,500
				pounds.
(iii) "Type 'D' school bus"
				means a school bus with a stripped chassis. The entrance door is ahead of the
				front wheels; also known as rear or front engine transit style school
				bus.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - RULES FOR MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WYOMING STUDENT TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 2-4 - School Bus Body and Chassis Specifications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All emergency
				exit doors shall be accessible by a 12-inch minimum aisle. The aisle shall be
				unobstructed at all times. The track of a track seating system is exempt from
				this requirement.
(b) All Type A
				school buses shall be equipped with hydraulic brakes.
(c) School bus body exterior trim shall be
				black.
(d) The following applies to
				school bus doors:
(i) The entrance door shall
				be equipped with a power opener under the driver's control.
(ii) There shall be no door to the left of
				the driver on Type C or D school buses. Type A school buses may be equipped
				with a chassis manufacturer's standard door to the driver's left.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - RULES FOR MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WYOMING STUDENT TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 2-5 - Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles

Current through July 13, 2024
The following shall apply to all multipurpose passenger
				  vehicles:
(a) The body shall be a
				closed integral type.
(b) The
				wheelbase shall be one hundred (100) inches or more.
(c) The vehicle shall have the following
				equipment:
(i) At least one Underwriters'
				Laboratory (UL)-approved pressurized, dry chemical fire extinguisher.
(ii) A first aid kit meeting the same
				specifications as required for school buses.
(iii) A body fluid clean-up kit meeting the
				same specifications as required for school buses.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 3-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated by the Wyoming Department of
				  Education and the State Board of Education under the authority of W.S.
				  §§
									16-3-106, 21-2-202(d),
				  21-2-204(d)(vi),
				  21-2-304(a)(i),
				  16-3-103(j), and
				  21-2-402(d).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 3-2 - Contested Case Hearings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Contested cases
				shall be conducted pursuant to the Office of Administrative Hearings rules,
				Chapter 2,
Contested Case Proceedings
("Uniform Rules"), which
				are incorporated into this chapter by reference. In doing so, the
				Superintendent and Board find as follows:
(i)
				Incorporating the full text of the Uniform Rules would be cumbersome and
				inefficient given the length and nature of the rules;
(ii) The incorporation is limited to the
				Uniform Rules adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and effective
				July 20, 2017, and shall not include any later editions of or amendments to the
				Uniform Rules;
(iii) Copies of the
				Uniform Rules are available to the public at the Wyoming Department of
				Education offices at 122 West 25th Street, E200,
				Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002.
(iv) An
				electronic copy of the Uniform Rules is available at the following web address:
https://docs.google.com/a/wyo.gov/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=d3lvLmdvdnxvYWh8Z3g6MzYzM2VmNTk3Y2NlZmI3Mg
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 3-3 - Informal Review of School Performance Ratings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				shall provide preliminary annual performance ratings to districts for schools
				within those districts. Before the ratings are final, the schools shall review
				the ratings and the underlying calculations. Districts may suggest corrections
				to the Department within fourteen (14) days. Ratings become final on the
				fifteenth (15) day.
(b) Districts
				may file a request for informal review in a form and manner prescribed by the
				Department. The request shall include all relevant documents. The request shall
				state the basis for changing a school's performance rating. The basis for an
				informal review shall be limited to the following:
(i) To examine whether the Department
				improperly computed and reported the school's overall performance rating,
				including indicator-level performance, or
(ii) To examine whether the school was unable
				to administer the statewide assessment for good cause.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 3-4 - Petition of Education Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A petition to
				promulgate, amend, or repeal Education rules shall be submitted to the Wyoming
				Department of Education, 122 West 25th Street, E200,
				Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82002.
(b) The
				agency rules liaison shall provide a petition to promulgate, amend, or repeal
				education rules to all appropriate Department or Board staff within thirty (30)
				calendar days of receiving a complete petition.
(c) A complete petition includes:
(i) The name, telephone number, mailing
				address, and email address of the petitioner;
(ii) Applicable legal authority supporting
				the petition, if any;
(iii) A
				description of the change the petitioner requests. The petitioner shall include
				the specific reason for the petition and contain data, facts, and evidence to
				support the request.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 3-5 - Adoption of Uniform Public Records Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Department of Education hereby incorporates by
				  reference the following uniform rules:
(a) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records
				adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on
				September 6, 2016, found at:
https://docs.google.com/a/wyo.gov/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=d3lvLmdvdnxvYWh8Z3g6MzYzM2VmNTk3Y2NlZmI3Mg
(b) For these rules incorporated
				by reference:
(i) The Wyoming Department 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;
(ii) The incorporation by
				reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated
				matter beyond the applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section;
				and
(iii) The incorporated rules
				are maintained at the Wyoming Department of Education's office and are
				available for public inspection and copying at the same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS › Section 4-2 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules pertain to criteria and standards for
				  determining eligible food service costs, operational standards and food service
				  financial assistance beginning school year 2008-09 and for each year thereafter
				  in which funds are appropriated by the legislature for this program. These
				  rules also provide annual food service reporting
				  requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS › Section 4-3 - Promulgation, Amendment or Repeal of Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules and any amendments shall become effective as
				  provided by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (W.S.
				  16-3-101 through
				  16-3-115 ) and when signed by the
				  Governor and filed with the Secretary of State's Office.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS › Section 4-5 - Allowable Expenses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Allowable
				expenses to be included in food service operations shall be as follows:
(i) Administrative costs and benefits,
				limited to:
(A) Supervisor salary and
				benefits;
(B) Food service worker
				salary and benefits; and,
(C)
				Clerical salary and benefits;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS › Section 4-6 - Non-allowable expenses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Non-allowable
				expenses for food service operations shall be as follows:
(i) Any costs already resourced through the
				Education Resource Block Grant Model (i.e. maintenance and custodial
				services);
(ii)
				Depreciation;
(iii) Indirect
				costs;
(iv) Inventories;
				and,
(v) Utilities (unless the
				building is stand-alone used solely and directly for food service operations
				and not claimed as 2004-05 general fund utilities in the funding
				model).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS › Section 4-7 - Cost of Operation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each school
				district shall report all direct costs for food service operations in the
				Enterprise Fund using the appropriate accounting codes in the WDE601 - Annual
				District Report.
(b) Each school
				district shall report all indirect costs for food service operations in the
				Enterprise Fund using the appropriate accounting codes in the WDE601 - Annual
				District Report.
(c) Each school
				district opting to provide free meals to students and to adults who are not
				food service workers shall subsidize from the General Fund and report revenue
				directly in the Enterprise Fund, not as a transfer, using the appropriate
				accounting codes in the WDE601 - Annual District Report.
(d) Each school district opting to provide
				meals at less than the statewide average for each grade level shall subsidize
				those differences from the General Fund. The revenue shall be reported directly
				in the Enterprise Fund, not as a transfer, using the appropriate accounting
				codes in the WDE 601 - Annual District Report. The average statewide meal rates
				for elementary school, middle school or junior high school, and high school
				shall be established by the Department on or before October 1 of each year.
				These rates will be used in the succeeding school year's financial assistance
				payment calculation.
(e) Each
				school district shall limit the cash balance to no more than three months worth
				of operating expenditures (food, salaries, benefits, supplies, general
				operating expenses, etc.). Adjusted cash balances shall be itemized and
				submitted for review to the Department.
(f) Any school lunch funds in excess of the
				allowable cash reserve shall be used only to maintain, expand, or improve the
				non-profit food service program.
(g) Each school district shall report
				financial data in accordance with
				W.S.
				21-3-117(a)(ii).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS › Section 4-8 - Annual Report

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each school
				district shall complete an annual food service report, in a format provided by
				the Department, for the previous school year on or before August 15 of the
				succeeding school year. The annual report must include:
(i) A strategic plan for food service
				operations, which includes:
(A) Guidelines
				and standards for food safety, specifically Hazard Analysis and Critical
				Control Point standard operating procedures;
(B) Guidelines and standards for food service
				training;
(C) Guidelines and
				standards for food production procedures and standards, including menu planning
				procedures that meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition
				standards;
(D) Guidelines and
				standards for staffing requirements, including types and minimum number of
				staff for production and serving sites as well as supervisory
				structure;
(E) Comprehensive
				performance measures for meal production benchmarks, cost analysis for meals,
				and budget review procedures;
(F) A
				plan for equipment maintenance and replacement; and,
(G) Policies for student meal charges
				including collection of unpaid fees, periodic evaluation of paid meal rates for
				students, periodic evaluation of meal rates for adults, meals provided by the
				school district that are not reimbursable such as those for duty teachers and
				student helpers, and for non-reimbursable meals provided to children not having
				access to school meals.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS › Section 4-9 - Financial Assistance Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A school
				district may apply for food service financial assistance by selecting the
				appropriate indicator on the annual district report, as explained in Section
				8.
(b) The Department shall review
				and notify school districts of application approval or disapproval for food
				service financial assistance no later than October 1 of each year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS › Section 4-10 - Financial Assistance Calculation and Payment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In
				order to qualify for food service financial assistance in the 2008-0 9 school
				year, a school district must:
(i) Report a
				funding deficit for the school year prior to the year of application;
				and,
(ii) Have its application, as
				described in Section
				9,
				approved by the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ACCREDITATION › Section 6-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated by the Wyoming State Board of
				  Education and the Wyoming Department of Education under the authority of
				  Wyoming Statute
										21-2-304(a)(i),
				  WS
										21-2-202(a)(i), and
				  WS
										21-2-202(c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ACCREDITATION › Section 6-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				"Accountability" means the system of school performance ratings established by
				the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act.
(b) "Accountability Framework" means the
				Wyoming Comprehensive Accountability Framework: Phase 1. National Center for
				the Improvement of Educational Assessment. (January 31, 2012).
(c) "Accreditation" means a process by which
				each district annually self-reports and is monitored by the state in order to
				assure compliance with statutes that are intended to improve student learning
				and ensure equity of opportunity to learn.
(d) "Accreditation Criteria" means the
				requirements established in this chapter that all districts and the schools
				governed by these districts must meet, as applicable, to be accredited by the
				State Board.
(e) "Annual
				Accreditation Report" means a required document with attestations and links to
				documents submitted annually to the Department by districts that verifies
				adherence to the accreditation criteria.
(f) "Compliance" means meeting or adhering to
				the requirements of statutes and regulations.
(g) "Discrete School Performance Rating"
				means a distinct school performance rating calculated for the year, not held
				over from the previous year due to the inability of the department to determine
				a current school performance rating because of unforeseen
				circumstances.
(h) "Evidence" means
				annual reports, documents, web sites, data, surveys, and other artifacts used
				to verify adherence to the accreditation criteria.
(i) "Instructional Core" means an education
				model that illustrates the relationship between the teacher, the content, and
				active learning or student engagement.
(j) "Improvement Plan" means a document that
				includes goals and strategies to meet performance objectives.
(k) "Institutional School" Any educational
				program located in state funded institutions which provides educational
				services to school age students who are assigned by state law to such
				institutions in accordance with
				W.S.
				25-1-201.
(l) "Proprietary" means a process or product
				that is used, produced, or marketed under exclusive legal right of any
				business, agency, or non-profit organization.
(m) "Statewide System of Support" means state
				and district assistance intended to increase school performance in accordance
				with
				W.S.
				21-2-204(h).
(n) "Verification" means confirmation that
				all Wyoming districts and the schools governed by these districts have met the
				Wyoming accreditation criteria.
(o)
				"Wyoming Accountability in Education Act" (WAEA) means the Wyoming school
				accountability system established by
				W.S.
				21-2-204.
(p) "Wyoming High School Activities
				Association" (WHSAA) means an organization that promotes, coordinates, and
				controls interscholastic activities in Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ACCREDITATION › Section 6-4 - Accreditation in General

Current through July 13, 2024
The State Board shall accredit Wyoming districts and the
				  schools governed by these districts based on adherence to all applicable laws,
				  rules, and regulations, upon the recommendation of the Department.
(a) The process for accreditation of Wyoming
				districts and the schools governed by these districts shall include:
(i) Attestation through an accreditation
				report submitted to the Department by November 1 annually by the district
				superintendent that the district and all schools governed by the district meet
				the accreditation criteria.
(ii)
				Annual verification of district compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and
				regulations through review of documents, data and other evidence by the
				Department aligned to the accreditation criteria.
(iii) A review of the District Assessment
				System (DAS) every five years by the Department.
(iv) The accreditation status of the district
				or individual schools may be lowered by the State Board based on school
				performance as measured by the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act in
				accordance with Section 7 of this chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ACCREDITATION › Section 6-5 - Accreditation Criteria

Current through July 13, 2024
The accreditation criteria and the aligned indicators
				  summarize the requirements for Wyoming districts and schools governed by
				  Wyoming districts.
(a) District Board.
				Oversight and governance for the district is provided by an elected board of
				trustees that determines the district purpose and goals, operates in an ethical
				manner, maintains up-to-date, publicly available policies and documents, and
				employs and evaluates a superintendent who serves as the chief administrator
				for the district.
(i) Board Members and
				Operations. An elected board provides oversight and governance for the
				district, establishes district policy, operates within established board
				duties, and adheres to a code of conduct and a code of ethics.
(ii) District Purpose and Goals. The board
				develops a widely shared purpose and goals, or strategic plan for the district
				that conveys high expectations for learning for all staff and students and is
				focused on improving the instructional core.
(iii) District Superintendent. A hired
				superintendent serves as the chief administrative officer, and implements
				district procedures in a cohesive manner consistent with statute, board
				policies, and the district strategic plan. The superintendent is evaluated by
				the District Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ACCREDITATION › Section 6-6 - Accreditation Status

Current through July 13, 2024
All public school districts and schools within those
				  districts shall be granted accreditation levels by the State Board.
(a) One of the following accreditation levels
				shall be granted by the State Board on an annual basis:
(i) Accredited. The district has met the
				state accreditation criteria based on the Department annual review of evidence
				or the most recent external review. With the exception of schools identified as
				accredited with support in accordance with Section 7 of this chapter, the
				school accreditation level shall be the same as the district accreditation
				level.
(ii) Accredited with
				Follow-up. The district has not met the annual evidence requirement at a level
				of 80% or higher, and has not addressed the concern during the grace period
				described in Section
				4(c) of this chapter.
				Districts that are accredited with follow-up will be recommended for full
				accreditation to the state board upon Department verification that the district
				has met the criteria.
(iii)
				Accredited with Support. The district has not met the annual evidence
				requirement at a level of 80% or higher for more than one year. Schools and
				districts may also be accredited with support based on WAEA school performance
				level in accordance with Section 7 of this chapter.
(iv) Non-Accredited. Upon the recommendation
				of the Department and a majority vote of all members of the State Board, a
				district that has been at the level of accredited with support for two or more
				years may be designated as non-accredited by the State Board.
(A) This decision shall be based on refusal
				or inability of the district to address the issues of non-compliance that
				caused the district to be at the level of accredited with support and shall not
				be based solely on school performance.
(B) The State Board may raise the status of a
				district from nonaccredited to accredited with support based on a majority vote
				of all members if the district has addressed the issues of non-compliance in a
				manner deemed satisfactory by the Department.
(C) The State Board and State Superintendent
				may take appropriate administrative action against any Wyoming district or any
				school governed by the district for non-accreditation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ACCREDITATION › Section 6-7 - School Accreditation Status

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(a) The State Board
				may lower the annual accreditation status for an individual school based on
				WAEA school performance level per
				W.S.
				21-2-304(b)(ii). This shall
				include:
(i) An accreditation status of
				"accredited with support" for any school that is not meeting expectations for
				three or more consecutive years based on three or more discrete school
				performance ratings.
(ii) An
				accreditation status of "accredited with support" for any district in which
				every school in the district is not meeting expectations for three or more
				consecutive years based on three or more discrete school performance
				ratings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ACCREDITATION › Section 6-8 - Institutional School Accreditation

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(a) Institutional
				schools are accredited by the State Board based on the recommendation of a
				Department-approved accrediting agency.
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 7-1 - Authority

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(a) These rules are authorized by W.S. §
									
										21-2-202(a)(xviii) and have
				been adopted by the Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction as
				authorized by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. §§
									
										16-3-101 through
				16-3-115.
(b) These rules govern the operation of all
				special education programs and services provided to children with disabilities
				ages three (3) through the completion of the school year in which the child
				turns twenty-one (21), pursuant to Wyoming law, by a school district, by State
				and local juvenile and adult correctional facilities, and by other public
				agencies within the State of Wyoming.
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 7-2 - Scope

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(a) All provisions under the Individuals with
				Disabilities Education Act 2004 (IDEA) (
				20 U.S.C. §
										1400 et seq.) and all federal regulations
				pertaining to the IDEA, including any subsequent amendments or revisions of the
				law, regulations, and/or rules, apply to each political subdivision in Wyoming,
				regardless of whether the political subdivision received any federal IDEA Part
				B funds. The IDEA requires the state educational agency, or the Wyoming
				Department of Education (WDE), ensure the requirements of the IDEA and VVyoming
				educational standards are met in all education programs administered by the
				State or any school district or other public agency within Wyoming providing
				services to children with disabilities.
(b) For purposes of services to children with
				disabilities between the ages of three (3) through completion of the school
				year in which the child turns twenty-one (21), unless specifically addressed in
				these rules, WDE hereby adopts all requirements in the IDEA and supporting
				federal regulations at 34 C.F.R. Parts 300 and 301, including the 2008
				Amendments. The public may view the IDEA and federal regulations on WDE's
				website at http://www.k12.wv.us/se.asp [File Link Not Available]. All
				references to a specific rule include, but are not limited to, any applicable
				provision in the IDEA and the federal regulations. The requirements of the IDEA
				are binding on each school district or public agency that has direct or
				delegated authority to provide special education and related services to
				children with disabilities in Wyoming. This does not limit the responsibility
				of any school district or public agency for providing or paying appropriate
				costs for a Free Appropriate Public Education for children with disabilities in
				Wyoming.
(c) WDE shall ensure that
				federal special education funds are appropriated to and spent by school
				districts or public agencies in accordance with these rules, the IDEA,
				including but not limited to
				34 C.F.R. §§
										300.200 through 300.230 and that school
				districts or public agencies submit a plan to provide assurances to WDE that
				they provide for the education of children with disabilities within their
				jurisdiction, having in effect policies, procedures, and programs that are
				consistent with the Wyoming policies and procedures established under Part B of
				the IDEA. These funds shall be recovered by WDE for services to any child
				determined to be erroneously classified and reported to WDE as a child with a
				disability. WDE may use whatever State, local, federal or private sources of
				support that are available to meet the requirements of the IDEA.
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 7-3 - Definitions

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(a) All terms defined in the following
				federal laws and regulations and any other federally defined terms are
				incorporated herein by reference for purposes of these rules:
(i) The Individuals with Disabilities
				Education Act of 2004 (IDEA),
				20 U.S.C. §
											1400 et seq.; and,
(ii) The IDEA regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part
				300 (governing Part B programs for school-aged children with disabilities), and
				34 C.F.R. Part 301 (governing programs for preschool children with
				disabilities).
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 7-4 - identification, Evaluation, and Eligibility Determinations

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(a) Child find. Consistent with
				34
				C.F.R. §
										300.111, each school district
				or public agency shall adopt and implement policies and procedures to ensure
				that all children with disabilities who reside within the school district's or
				public agency's educational jurisdiction, including children with disabilities
				attending private schools or facilities such as residential treatment centers,
				day treatment centers, hospitals, mental health institutions, detention and
				correctional facilities, children who are highly mobile, and children who are
				advancing from grade to grade, regardless of the severity of their disability,
				and who are in need of special education and related services, are located,
				evaluated and identified in compliance with all applicable requirements of
				IDEA, including but not limited to
				34
				C.F.R. §§
										300.111, 300.131, 300.301
				through 300.306 and these WDE rules and standards.
(1) School districts or public agencies must
				provide parents with public notice of its child find activities pursuant to
				34 C.F.R. §
											300.612(b).
(ii) School districts or public agencies must
				implement procedures to ensure protection of the confidentiality of any
				personally identifiable information collected, used, or maintained in child
				find activities in accordance with the federal regulations, including but not
				limited to
				34 C.F.R. §§
											300.32, 300.134 and 300.610 through 300.627.
(iii) Consistent with
				34
				C.F.R. §§
											300.130 through 300.144,
				if a child is parentally enrolled in a private elementary or secondary school
				outside the boundaries of the school district or public agency in which the
				student is living, the school district or public agency where the private
				school is located is responsible for child find activities, evaluations, and
				provision of services.
(iv) School
				districts and public agencies shall coordinate child find responsibilities for
				children ages birth through two (2) with early intervention providers or
				agencies.
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 7-5 - Special Education Process

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(a) Free
				Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
(i)
				Consistent with
				34 C.F.R. §§
											300.101 and 300.102 and W.S. §
										
											21-2-501,
school districts and public agencies shall ensure that a
				  Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is available to all children with
				  disabilities residing in Wyoming no later than the child's third (3''')
				  birthday through the completion of the school year the child turns twenty-one
				  (21), including those children who have been suspended or expelled from
				  school.
(ii) Preschool
				children with disabilities means children age three (3) through five (5) in
				Wyoming who are identified as eligible for special education and related
				services under the IDEA, federal regulations and these rules.
(iii) Any preschool children with
				disabilities who are five (5) years of age on or before September 15* and who
				are receiving services from a school district shall be the responsibility of
				that school district for the purpose of ensuring the provision of FAPE. [See
				W.S. §
										
											21-2-704.]
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 7-6 - Procedural Safeguards

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Each school district or public agency shall implement
				  procedural safeguards consistent with the requirements of
				  34 C.F.R
				  §§
										300.500 through 300.536,
				  including dissemination of a procedural safeguards notice . that meets the
				  requirements of
				  34 C.F.R. §
										300.504.
(a) Parent participation and involvement. The
				parents of a child with a disability must be afforded an opportunity to
				participate in the special education process and examine educational records
				pursuant to
				34
				C.F.R. §
										300.501.
(b) Parental consent. The school district or
				public agency shall implement parental consent and the revocation of parental
				consent procedures consistent with
				34
				C.F.R. §§
										300.9 and 300.300
				(including the 2008 Amendment and any subsequent amendments).
(c) Independent educational evaluation (lEE).
				Consistent with
				34 C.F.R. §
										300.502, the parents of a child with a
				disability shall have the right to obtain an independent educational evaluation
				of the child.
(d) Prior written
				notice. Prior written notice shall be given to the parents of a child with a
				disability a reasonable time before the school district or public agency
				proposes to, or refuses to, initiate or change the identification, evaluation,
				educational placement of the child, or the provision of FAPE to the child
				consistent with
				34 C.F.R.
				§
										300.503.
(e) Discipline procedures. Discipline of a
				child with a disability shall be implemented consistent with the requirements
				of
				34 C.F.R. §§
										300.530 through 300.536 and any Wyoming
				discipline policy or procedure adopted pursuant to
				34 C.F.R. §
										300.165.
(f) Surrogate parents. The procedures for
				appointment of a surrogate parent shall comply with
				34 C.F.R.
				§§
										300.30 and 300.519.
(g) Transfer of parental rights at age of
				majority. When a student reaches the age of 18, parental rights under the IDEA
				shall transfer to the student in accordance with
				34 C.F.R.
				§§
										300.320(c) and
				300.520. [See W.S. §
									
										14-1-101 ]
(h) Unilateral private placements.
				Requirements for unilateral placement by parents of children with disabilities
				in private schools shall be consistent with
				34
				C.F.R. §§
										300.129 through 300.144
				and § 300.148.
(i) Special
				education records. The school district or public agency must protect the
				confidentiality of student education records consistent with the Family
				Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and its implementing regulations at
				34 C.F.R. §
										99, and consistent with the IDEA and
				34 C.F.R. §§
										300.610 through 300.627.
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 7-7 - Dispute Resolution

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In compliance with
				  34 C.F.R. §§
										300.151, 300.506, and 300.508, WDE shall
				  ensure the adoption of dispute resolution policies and/or procedures pursuant
				  to
				  34 C.F.R. §
										300.165.
(a) Mediation. In accordance with the
				procedures specified in
				34
				C.F.R. §
										300.506 WDE shall offer parties
				to disputes involving any matter arising under Part B of the IDEA, including
				disputes arising prior to a due process hearing request, an opportunity to
				resolve the dispute through mediation.
(b) Wyoming state complaint procedures. In
				compliance with
				34 C.F.R. §§
										300.151 through 300.153, WDE shall resolve
				any state complaint, including a complaint filed by an organization or
				individual from another state, that alleges a violation of Wyoming or Federal
				laws, and meets the requirements of the above referenced complaint provisions.
(i) In resolving a state complaint in which a
				failure to provide appropriate services has been found, WDE, pursuant to its
				general supervisory authority under Part B of the IDEA, shall address:
(A) The failure to provide appropriate
				services, including corrective action appropriate to address the needs of the
				child; and
(B) The appropriate
				future provision of services for all children with disabilities.
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 7-8 - Special Education Funding

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(a) School district
				or pubic [public] agency eligibility. School district or public agency Part B
				funding shall be implemented in accordance with
				34 C.F.R. §§
										300.200 through 300.230 and any other
				applicable provisions.,
(b)
				Compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Each school district or public
				agency shall adopt and implement appropriate policies, procedures, programs and
				services to ensure that children with disabilities who reside within the
				agency's educational jurisdiction, including children who are enrolled in
				private schools or facilities such as residential treatment centers, day
				treatment centers, hospitals, mental health institutions are identified and
				evaluated, and have access to FARE in compliance with all applicable
				requirements of Wyoming laws and any applicable federal laws and
				regulations.
(c) Condition of
				assistance. A school district or public agency is eligible for federal funding
				under Part B of the IDEA for a fiscal year if the school district or public
				agency submits a plan that provides assurances to the WDE that the school
				district or public agency meets each of the conditions set forth in this
				section and these rules.