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State law requires the standards in each content area be reviewed every nine years. Content areas are reviewed based on a Standards Review Timeline approved by the State Board of Education, who also set the Standards Implementation Timeline. The Standards Review Committee considers stakeholder input and follows the Wyoming Standards Design Criteria. The Standards Review Process usually takes 9-18 months to complete.
Standards outline what students should know and be able to do by the time they graduate. Standards are concise written descriptions that describe educational objectives. The standards do not describe any particular teaching practice, curriculum, or assessment method.
Content Standards define the content and skills students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of the grade band or grade level. They are built foundationally and then in learning progressions. They do not dictate what methodology or instructional materials should be used, nor how the material is delivered.
Performance Standards are the standards all students are expected to learn and be assessed on through the district assessment system by the end-of-the grade band or grade level. They specify the specific degree of understanding or demonstration of the knowledge and/or skill for a particular content standard. As such, they employ clear action verbs and describe “how good is good enough.” Districts are expected to give students multiple opportunities to demonstrate proficiency on the Performance Standards through the District Assessment System (DAS) and provide appropriate supports for student success. Teachers should provide extra focus, targeted supports, and offer multiple opportunities to demonstrate student understanding and proficiency.
Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) describe the performance expectations of students for each of the four performance level categories: advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic. These are a description of what students within each performance level are expected to know and be able to do.
Public Comment on Standards & Rules
On January 22, 2021, the following were approved by the State Board of Education to move forward in the Rules Promulgation Process. These will go to the Governor’s Office for a 75-day review period.
- Proposed Ch. 10 Rules on Standards (clean version)
- Proposed Ch. 10 Rules on Standards (strike-and-underline version)
- Proposed 2020 Computer Science Performance Standards
- Proposed 2020 Math Extended Standards
- Public Comment (CLOSED ON 11/30/20)
Public Input on Standards and Call for Participants
Educator and Public Input on Science Performance Standards
- Review the Proposed 2021 Science Performance Standards
- Provide input through any of the following options:
- Complete the Public Input Survey or the Performance Standards Educator Survey by 11:59 p.m. MST on March 17, 2021.
- Attend the virtual Public Input Meeting from 4:30-6 p.m. MST on Monday, March 8 (Join Zoom Meeting or Dial +1 669-900-6833).
- Attend the virtual Public Input Meeting from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. MST on Thursday, March 11 (Join Zoom Meeting or Dial +1 669-900-6833)
3. The input collected on the Performance Standards will be shared with the SBE.
Educator and Public Input on English Language Arts (ELA) Standards
- Review the 2012 Wyoming ELA Content & Performance Standards.
- Provide input through any of the following options:
- Complete the Educator Input Survey or the Community Input Survey (for non-educators) by 11:59 p.m. on March 26, 2021.
- Attend the virtual ELA Community Input Meeting from 4:30-6 p.m. MST on Monday, March 15 (Join Zoom Meeting or Dial +1 669-900-6833).
- Attend the virtual ELA Community Input Meeting from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. MST on Thursday, March 18 (Join Zoom Meeting or Dial +1 669-900-6833).
3. The input collected on the ELA Standards will be shared with the ELA Standards Review Committee.
Call for ELA Standards Review Committee Members
The English Language Arts (ELA) Standards are scheduled for review. The Call for Participants Survey closes on March 26, 2021. Completing a survey expresses interest in participating, but does not commit anyone to serve on the review committee. Standards committee members will be chosen based on diversity in experience, roles, and region or school size. Individuals who are chosen to serve will be contacted through the email address they provided in the survey.
Standards Reviews (Recent Historical Record)
- Proposed 2020 Math Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)
- Math PLD Educator Survey (CLOSED 11/1/20)
- Proposed 2020 P.E. Standards and Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)
- PE Standards Educator Survey (CLOSED 10/15/20)
- Proposed 2020 Science Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)
- Science Standards Educator Survey (CLOSED 9/13/20)
- 2020 Math Extended Standards (Draft)
- Educator Input on Math Extended Standards
- Public Input on Science PLDs and Math Extended Standards
The Math Extended Standards committee met June 14-16, 2019. This committee aligned extended standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities to the 2018 Wyoming Mathematics Standards.
The Call for Participants Survey closed on April 21, 2019.
Community Input Meetings
Community Input was accepted in meetings throughout the state for Math Extended from 4-5 pm, Fine & Performing Arts from 5:30-7 pm, and Health/Physical Education from 7-8:30 pm at the following locations:
April 23, 2019: Saratoga
- Carbon County School District #2 Administrative Building
315 North 1st St. - Board Room
April 30, 2019: Casper
- Natrona County School District #1 Central Services Facility
970 N Glenn Rd. - Fairdale Room
May 1, 2019: Gillette
- Campbell County Educational Service Center
1000 W. 8th St. - Board Room
May 16, 2019: Pinedale
- Sublette County School District #1 Administrative Building
665 N Tyler Ave. - Board Room
Community Input Surveys for all three areas of review were open from April 4 – May 19, 2019
A committee was formed for Fine & Performing Arts and another for both Health and Physical Education. These committees met virtually in November 2019. Calls for Participants were open April 8 – 28, 2019:
Community Input Meetings
Community Input was accepted in meetings throughout the state for Math Extended from 4-5 pm, Fine & Performing Arts from 5:30-7 pm, and Health/Physical Education from 7-8:30 pm at the following locations.
April 23, 2019: Saratoga
- Carbon County School District #2 Administrative Building
315 North 1st St. - Board Room
April 30, 2019: Casper
- Natrona County School District #1 Central Services Facility
970 N Glenn Rd. - Fairdale Room
May 1, 2019: Gillette
- Campbell County Educational Service Center
1000 W. 8th St. - Board Room
May 16, 2019: Pinedale
- Sublette County School District #1 Administrative Building
665 N Tyler Ave. - Board Room
Community Input Survey
The PE Standards Review Committee completed its work in summer 2020 to revise the 2014 PE Standards. An Educator Input Survey will gather comment on the proposed new PE standards.
A call for participants was issued to seek additional members to serve on the Health Standards Review Committee to begin review of the 2012 Health Standards in November 2020.
Governor Gordon approved the 2019 Computer Science Content Standards making them effective on February 4, 2020. School districts have until the start of the 2022-23 school year to fully implement them in their schools and classrooms.
In November the State Board of Education passed a motion to approve the Computer Science (CS) Standards with edits. The 2019 CS Standards went out for review by the AG’s Office, the Legislative Services Office, and the Governor’s Office.
Rules Promulgation Period
- 2019 Computer Science Standards – Governor’s Review version
- Proposed Ch. 10 Rules on Standards – Strike and Underline Version
Public Comment Period
- 2019 Computer Science Standards – Draft version for Public Comment
- Public Comment Survey (Closed on 6/28/19)
- Appendix A: Descriptions of CS Practices
- Appendix B: Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)
Development of the Computer Science Standards
A Computer Science Standards Review Committee began meeting in the summer of 2018, following the passage of SEA48 in 2018, which requires every school to offer computer science by the start of the 2022-23 school year.
More information about teacher training and the implementation of computer science in schools can be found here.
The State Board of Education (SBE) requested public input on the Proposed 2019 Wyoming Computer Science Content and Performance Standards. The WDE collected public input through an online survey (open from January 18, 2019 to March 5, 2019) and at regional meetings.
Educator and Public Input on Computer Science Standards (CLOSED)
- Review the Proposed 2020 Wyoming Computer Science Content & Performance Standards. The NEW Performance Standards can easily be found with the blue highlight.
- Then complete the Educator Input survey or the Public Input survey (for non-educators).
- Both surveys close at 11:59 p.m. on August 27, 2020.
- The WDE seeks public input on the proposed Wyoming Computer Science Performance Standards during virtual Zoom meetings on August 25, 2020. To join the noon meeting, click here. To join the 6 p.m. meeting, click here.