Dear Superintendents,

Embargoed accountability/school performance reports have been released. Thank you for reviewing, and having principals in your district review, your confidential reports. Thanks to you we’ve been able to make improvements to the report and have gotten great feedback on accountability in general.

It was so exciting to present the new Wyoming Teacher of the Year award to Valerie Bruce from Rozet Elementary School in Campbell County. Mrs. Bruce will represent our state for one year. She will take a deep dive into education policy at the national level, work with other state teachers of the year, and advocate for education.

Mrs. Bruce stands with faculty and students from her school behind a banner that reads, "2019 Wyoming Teacher of the Year, Valerie Bruce."

Mrs. Bruce and a few hundred of her fans planned a surprise assembly for her.

Valerie Bruce and Sara Reed pose next to each other outside Valerie's school with the Wyoming prairie in the background.

2018 & 2019 Wyoming Teachers of the Year–Valerie Bruce (L) and Sara Reed (R)

Memos to be released on Monday, October 22:

Jillian