Any school district planning to offer virtual education in the 2025-2026 school year must complete the following steps: 1. Submission of the online Program Application & Renewal Form. 2. Submission of the signed Program Assurance. 3. If the program will be offered full-time, submission of the signed Curriculum Assurance and a copy of the 2025-2026 student and parent handbook. 4. If the district didn’t have a virtual education program approved for the 2024-2025 school year or updates are needed, submission of the completed Application Narrative.
Course Submission
Submission of individual virtual education course syllabi for review and approval is no longer required but the WDE638 WISE Course Inventory collection with virtual education courses must be submitted July 1 to 31. All program renewal and application documents and the WDE638 collection are due by July 31, 2025. Contact Jessica Hooper at jessica.hooper@wyo.gov with any questions about the application or renewal process.
Professional Development
The Wyoming Department of Education sponsors a variety of Professional Development opportunities created by the WDE and Quality Matters (QM).
WDE PD
The following courses offered by the Wyoming Department of Education are pre-approved for the stated PTSB credit. Credit from these courses counts toward the yearly professional development requirement all virtual education teachers must complete. All courses are available through Canvas. Click on the flyer for the complete list of courses and access information.
Quality Matters (QM) PD
Quality Matters (QM) training opportunities, including the QM Teaching Online Certificate, are available to all educators in our state. The QM workshops and online courses can count toward the yearly professional development required for all virtual education teachers. Teachers must submit their completed courses or workshops for Professional Teaching Standards Board credit. See the flyers below for additional information about the QM offerings.
- QM Training Sponsored by the WDE
- QM Certificate Sponsored by the WDE
