Dear Superintendents,
WDE was out and about across the state this week. Here are a few photos–partnering with educators on policy and practice is our specialty!
![WDE staff look at Standards Supervisor Barb Marquer as she points to a screen she used for her presentation which features the logos for Boot Up Wyoming and the Wyoming Department of Education.](https://edu.wyoming.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/barbm_crop.jpg)
WDE’s Catherine Palmer, Barb Marquer, and Laurie Hernandez (L to R) presented on Implementing Computer Science: Supporting Districts through Grants & Programs at the 2018 code.org CSTA State Policy Forum Friday in Denver
![WDE staff wit with staff from the American Heart Association in a collaboration space at the WDE. One of them holds a keyring full of trinkets.](https://edu.wyoming.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wde-aha_crop.jpg)
WDE teammates Rob Black and Kodi Gerhold met Monday with Emily Kirk and Elizabeth Tomlin from the American Heart Association to discuss the promotion of the Kids Heart Challenge in schools and communities across Wyoming
![The state superintendent sits on stage at Little America with two other panelists.](https://edu.wyoming.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wyaa2_crop.jpg)
Slyvia Lyles from the U.S. Dept. of Education and Jodi Grant from the National Afterschool Alliance attended Wyoming’s Afterschool Alliance annual conference this week.
![A classroom full of teachers look at a screen where Cindy and Sharla lead training on the new science standards.](https://edu.wyoming.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fivetools_crop.jpg)
Round two of the Five Tools training began at Laramie County School District #1 on Monday with Cindy Gay and Sharla Dowding from BSCS Science Learning
Memos to be released on Monday, October 8:
- 2018-117: 2018-19 Student Climate Survey for Alternative School Accountability
- 2018-118: 2017-18 School Performance Confidential Reports Available October 15 – 26
- 2018-119: Daniels Scholarship Application Open
Jillian