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Reaching New Heights Together

2024 Goals WYOMING

This image is a banner featuring the logo and leadership of the Wyoming State Board of Education.  It identifies Bill Lambert as Chairman, Mark Mathern as Vice Chair, and Ellen Creagar as Treasurer.

Our Vision

Wyoming education partners supporting a student-centered learning system in which all Wyoming students graduate prepared and empowered to create and own their futures.

Our Mission

Provide bold leadership that is student-centered and accountable to students and the people of Wyoming.

Values

We will be ethical and do our work with curiosity, creativity, honest dialogue, stakeholder collaboration, and integrity. We desire an education system that is less burdensome for educators including support for mental wellbeing of staff and students, promotes teacher retention, and enables flexibility.

Statewide Goal for Wyoming Public Education

The Wyoming State Board of Education aims to establish the Profile of a Graduate as a guiding framework that articulates the essential skills, knowledge, and dispositions that every student should possess upon graduation. This Profile will serve as a north star for educational excellence and continuous improvement across the state. Through the voice of Wyoming citizens, the Profile sets a clear vision of student outcomes and inspires schools, educators, and communities to innovate and tailor their educational approaches. The Board encourages local autonomy and creativity in achieving this goal, ensuring that each school can develop unique strategies that best meet the needs of their students while aligning with the overarching aspirations of the Wyoming Profile of a Graduate.

2024/25 SBE Priorities (not in any particular order)

  1. Continue to facilitate schools and communities working together to implement the profile locally.
  2. Adopt graduation standards.
  3. Continue to implement the development and review of state standards.
  4. Seek input, develop modifications, and implement changes to the state accountability system.
  5. Streamline the components of the district and state assessment systems for alignment to the current educational vision of the state and explore federal flexibilities.
  6. In-depth study of board responsibilities on accreditation and the accreditation process.
  7. Continue to participate in board development.
  8. Continue to support and enhance CTE efforts through the board's role as the State Board of Career and Technical Education (SBCTE).
  9. Continue our commitment to actively participate in the Wyoming Future of Learning Partnership.