Memos to Superintendents – 2017

December

December 18, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: A Productive WDE
• 2017-134: Title II Professional Development Needs Survey

December 11, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Computer Science Education Week
• 2017-132: Timelines for Alternative Schedule Requests
  • 2017-132a: Alternative Schedules Checklist
  • 2017-132b: End-of-Year Report
• 2017-133: 2016 Census Data for FY17 Title I Allocations
  • 2017-133a: Memo from USED
  • 2017-133b: State Census Data
  • 2017-133c: District Census Data

December 4, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: 2018 Superintendent’s Summit
• 2017-129: Virtual Education Information for Vendors
• 2017-130: 2018-2019 Hathaway Success Curriculum Course Verification
  • 2017-130-attachmenta: Hathaway Assurance Form
  • 2017-130-attachmentb: Guide to Submitting Hathaway Courses
  • 2017-130-attachmentc: New Course Information
• 2017-131:  Virtual Education Vendor Teacher Collection

November

November 27, 2017

• 2017-126: WDE112 – National Board Certified Teacher Reimbursement
• 2017-127: Hathaway Scholarship Program Grade-Weighting Policy
• 2017-128: WAPSD Public Meeting

November 20, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Hathaway Day
• 2017-122: Wyoming Workforce Discovery Grant
• 2017-123: 2016-17 Student-Level Graduation Data Verification Process
  • 2017-123a: 2017-17 Cohort Graduation Rate Guidebook
• 2017-124: 2018 PAEMST Nominations Open
• 2017-125: Fall 2017 WDE684 Verification

November 13, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Elementary School Hosts Naturalization Ceremony
• 2017-121: National Youth Science Camp Applications

November 6, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Inaugural K12 Digital Learning Innovations Awards
• 2017-119: Hour of Code During Computer Science Education Week
• 2017-120: WDE453 Kindergarten Readiness Fall Data Collection

October

October 30, 2017

• Update from  Superintendent Balow: SETDA Award
• 2017-117: Hathaway Scholarship Day
  • 2017-117 attachment a: 11 x 17 Elementary School Poster
  • 2017-117 attachment b: 11 x 17 Secondary School Poster
  • 2017-117 attachment c: 11 x 17 Hathaway Day Poster
  • 2017-117 attachment d: Sixth Grade Certificate
  • 2017-117 attachment e: 3-4 Grade Worksheet
  • 2017-117 attachment f: 5-6 Grade Worksheet
• 2017-118: Title I Committee of Practitioners Call for Participation
  • 2017-118 attachment a: Application

October 23, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Quality Professional Development
• 2017-116: 2017-18 Revised Allocations
  • 2017-116-attachment: USED Notification

October 16, 2017

• 2017-115: 2016-17 Digital Learning Plan Annual Report
  • 2017-115-attachmenta: Digital Learning Plan Annual Report
  • 2017-115-attachmentb: Wyoming Education Trust Fund Grant Annual Report
  • 2017-115-attachmentc: Distance Education Grant Annual Report

October 9, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Partnering with Higher Ed
• 2017-113: Open Range Wyoming Call for Participation
• 2017-114: National Title I Distinguished Schools Application
  • 2017-114-attachmenta: 2017-18 Application
  • 2017-114-attachmentb: Application Rubric

October 2, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: A Busy Week
• 2017-109: Guidance Available for School Safety and Security
  • 2017-109-attachment: Non-Regulatory Guidance
• 2017-110: U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
  • 2017-110-attachmenta: Scholarship and Academic Excellence Nomination Form
  • 2017-110-attachmentb: CTE Nomination Form
• 2017-111: Guidance for Temporary School Closures
  • 2017-111-attachmenta: SAMPLE Temporary School Closure Form
  • 2017-111-attachmentb: Temporary School Closure Form
• 2017-112: School District Accreditation Changes

September

September 25, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Boys & Girls Club Breakfast
• 2017-104: Confidential Student Growth Reports
  • 2017-104-attachment: Understanding the Student Growth Percentile Report
• 2017-105: School District Data Security Guidelines
• 2017-106: 2017 PAEMST State Finalists
• 2017-107: WDE613 Gifted and Talented Data Collection
  • 2017-108-attachment: WDE613 Guide
• 2017-108: Statewide Learning Management System
  • 2017-108-attachment: K-12 Pricing Details

September 18, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Thunder Basin High School Dedication
• 2017-099: 8th Grade Unit of Study Certification Form
  • 2017-099-attachment: Certification Form
• 2017-100: Training Opportunities in Career Exploration & Development
• 2017-101: Supplement Not Supplant Compliance Test
  • 2017-101-attachment: Guidance
• 2017-102: Science Standards Workshops
• 2017-103: Social Studies Standards – Educator Input and Review Committee

September 11, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: ACT and WY-TOPP Testing
• 2017-098: Wyoming Next Step Assessment Clinic
  • 2017-098 Attachment A: Application

September 5, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: School Performance Ratings
• 2017-094: 2017 Back-to-School Toolkit
• 2017-095: September WAPSD Meeting
• 2017-096: USSYP Call for Participants
  • 2017-096-attachmenta: 2017-18 USSYP Brochure
  • 2017-096-attachmentb: 2017-18 USSYP Application
  • 2017-096-attachmentc: 2017-18 USSYP Wyoming State Rules
• 2017-097: Digital Learning Innovations Award Nominations

August

August 24, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: WY-TOPP Update
• 2017-089: National School Mental Health Partnership
  • 2017-089-attachment: SHAPE Information Flyer
• 2017-090: WDE Print Directory
• 2017-091: Hathaway Scholarship Technical Assistance
• 2017-092: Hathaway Success Curriculum Course Verification
• 2017-093: Special Education Personnel Tuition Reimbursement

August 21, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Big ESSA News
• 2017-086: Virtual Education Requirements
  • 2017-086-attachment: Virtual Education FAQ
• 2017-087: Teacher Scholarships for Culinary Conference
• 2017-088: District Co-Teaching Opportunity

August 14, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: New Chief Policy Officer
• 2017-085: Hathaway Scholarship Grade-Weighting Policy Pilot Project 

August 7, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: ESSA Update
• 2017-083: Chapters 8 & 41 Emergency Rules & Regulations
• 2017-084: Changes to Required K-3 Reading Assessment and Intervention

July

July 31, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: The Next Assessment Results Release
• Memo 2016-082: Confidential Student-Level High School Assessment Results Released

July 24, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Practitioner Panels for Recalibration

July 17, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Summer Days
• 2017-080: Upcoming Changes to the WDE949 & WDE950
• 2017-081: CTE 2017-18 Service Plan Timeline

June

June 26, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Summer Conferences
• 2017-079: 2016-17 PAWS, WY-Alt Confidential Reports Now Available

June 19, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: School Funding Discussion
• 2017-078: Future Ready Summit Postponed

June 12, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Recalibration Meeting

June 5, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Our Amazing Teachers
• 2017-077: Impact of ESSA on Teacher Certification Requirements and Assignments
  • 2017-077a: Teacher Certification Requirements Under ESSA FAQ

May

May 30, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: New Statewide Assessment Named WY-TOPP
• 2017-076: Free Summer Learning Opportunities for Students

May 22, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Two Years of Updates
• 2017-071: Eclipse Safety Information
• 2017-072: Wyoming Science Standards Workshop
• 2017-073: Virtual Education Advisory Committee
• 2017-074: Revised Wyoming Switchboard Network Website
• 2017-075: Wyoming Innovations in Learning Conference – Call for Proposals

May 15, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Shoshone Business Council Meeting
• 2017-064: Verification Due – WDE949 Credits Earned For Alternative and Non-Alternative Schools
• 2017-065: Wyoming Advisory Panel for Students with Disabilities
• 2017-066: 21CCLC: Upcoming Cohort 12 Intent to Apply 
  • 2071-066a: Notice of Intent to Apply
• 2017-067: Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools
• 2017-068: School Improvement Plans and Assurances
• 2017-069: 8th Annual Native American Education Conference
• 2017-070: Multi-Tiered System of Support District Coaching Opportunity
  • 2017-070a: MTSS District Coaching Application
  • 2017-070b: MTSS District Coaching FAQ

May 8, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Federal Funding of Education
• 2017-060: School Foundation Program Collections Training
• 2017-061: Pupil Transportation Funding
• 2017-061a: Lemon Criteria Form
• 2017-061b: Severe Service Criteria Form
• 2017-062: Voting for Favorite 2017 Artifact
• 2017-063: Submission of WDE527 – Bridges Extended Day Report

May 1, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Wyoming’s Draft ESSA Plan
• 2017-056: Wyoming Education Trust Fund Grant Informational Webinar
• 2017-057: Options for Accreditation Survey
• 2017-058: New Jason Flatt Act Suicide Trainings Available
• 2017-059: Tech Readiness for New Assessment System

April

April 24, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: WASA Conference
• 2017-050: Future Ready Regional Summit
• 2017-051: Hathaway Scholarship Grade-Weighting Policy
• 2017-052: Exit Criteria for ELs
• 2017-053: WDE684 and WDE638 Changes Effective Fall 2017
  • 2017-053a: WDE684 – Fall 2017 – Data Elements
• 2017-054: K-20 Digital Learning Conference
  • 2017-054a: Innovations Flyer
• 2017-055: K-12 Digital Learning Innovations Awards

April 17, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Northern Arapaho Business Council Meeting
• 2017-047: Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute
• 2017-048: Grades 9/10 State Assessment Review
• 2017-049: Science Extended Standards Review

April 10, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: First Recalibration Meeting

April 3, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Suicide Prevention Symposium
• 2017-044: Kindergarten Readiness Data Collection
• 2017-045: 2016-17 Hathaway Unit of Study Certification
• 2017-046: 2017-18 Hathaway Success Curriculum Course Verification

March

March 27, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: National Legislative Conference
• 2017-041: Information on Education Legislation
• 2017-042: High School STEM Experience Survey
• 2017-043: Wyoming Education Trust Fund Grant Availability

March 20, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Skinny Budget and Wyoming Investments
• 2017-032: Alternative School Moratorium
• 2017-033: Bridges Program Changes
• 2017-034: Chapter 42 Public Comment
• 2017-035: WDE950 Graduating Student Transcripts Reports
• 2017-036: Anti-bullying Grants
• 2017-037: Suicide Prevention Resources
• 2017-038: Virtual Education Needs Survey
• 2017-039: WAPSD Meeting
• 2017-040: E-Rate 101 and Essentials Workshops

March 13, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Repeal of ESSA Accountability Regs
• 2017-027: Delayed Federal Program Allocations and Elimination of Title II-A Hold Harmless Amounts
  • 2017-027a: Title II-A Hold Harmless Comparison
  • 2017-027b: Potential District Activities ESSA Title II-A
• 2017-028: Changes to WDE636
  • 2017-028a: WDE636 Eliminated Sections
• 2017-029: WDE684 Spring Collection Dates
• 2017-030: CTE WyoSIMPLE Follow-Up Meetings
• 2017-031: Call for Math Standards Review Committee

March 6, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: End of the Legislative Session
• 2017-024: Public Comment, Application for Part B Federal Special Education Funds
• 2017-025: 2017 Wyoming School Counselor Association Conference
• 2017-026: Grant Applications Open for the 2017 Roadmap to STEM Conference

February

February 27, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: A Surprise Visit
• 2017-023: 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio Waiver Process

February 21, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: New Statewide Assessments
• 2017-021: Homeless Education Competitive Grant
  • 2017-021a: MVG Fund Use FAQ
• 2017-022: Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminars

February 13, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Random Acts of Kindness Week
• 2017-019: Early Intervention and Education Program Evaluation Project
• 2017-020: Digital Learning Day 2017

February 6, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Leading for Equity
• 2017-018: Douvas Scholarship Application
  • 2017-018a: General Background Sheet
  • 2017-018b: Application

January

January 30, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: School Finance “Omnibus” Bill
• 2017-016: Wyoming Advisory Panel for Students with Disabilities
• 2017-017: 2017 WyTECC Conference 
  • 2017-017a: WyTECC Flyer

January 23, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: Graduation Rate
• Memo 2017-013: Random Acts of Kindness Week
  • Attachment 2017-013a: Flyer
  • Attachment 2017-013b: Ideas for Schools
• Memo 2017-014: 2018 Wyoming Teacher of the Year Application and Process
  • Attachment 2017-014a: 2018 TOY Application
  • Attachment 2017-014b: 2018 DTOY Submission Form
• Memo 2017-015: Estimated 2015 Census Data for Title I Part A Eligibility and  Funding Levels
  • Attachment 2017-015a: USDE Memo
  • Attachment 2017-015b: State-Level Data
  • Attachment 2017-015c: District-Level Data

January 17, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: S5S Highlights
• Memo 2017-004: Potential Lead in Water
  • Attachment 2017-004a: Wyoming Labs that Test for Lead in Water
  • Attachment 2017-004b: Fact Sheet
• Memo 2017-005: 2016 Science Standards PD Needs Survey and PD Opportunity
• Memo 2017-006: 2017 GAFE Wyoming Summit
  • Attachment 2017-006a: Summit Flyer
• Memo 2017-007: CPAA On-site Trainings
• Memo 2017-008: Project ECHO in Career Development Launching January 23
• Memo 2017-009: National World War II Museum Summer Teacher Institute
• Memo 2017-010: UW Seminar Course: Developing New Science Curriculum
• Memo 2017-011: 2017 Roadmap to STEM Conference
  • Attachment 2017-011a: Save the Date
• Memo 2017-012: George Washington Teacher Institute

January 9, 2017

• Update from Superintendent Balow: The Start of the New Year
• 2017-002: National Youth Science Camp Applications
• 2017-003: Career Technical Education WyoSIMPL Regional Meetings