Standards Review Process

State law requires the standards in each content area to be reviewed every nine years. Content areas are reviewed based on a Standards Review Timeline approved by the State Board of Education, which also sets the Implementation Timeline, as seen in the updated WYCPS Review & Implementation Snapshot. 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 and adoption through rules promulgation takes another 4-6 months.

Public Input

The Wyoming Department of Education is collecting informal public input on the 2025 Wyoming Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) at the request of the State Board of Education (SBE). The collected input will be shared with the SBE.

The proposed 2025 ELA Standards are designed to support strong reading, writing, speaking, and vocabulary skills from early learning through high school.

  • Reading: Combines literature and informational text into one domain, helping students build skills across all types of texts, with increasing depth and complexity as they grow.
  • Writing: Begins with basic skills like handwriting and sentence-building in the early grades, then expands into writing strong arguments, stories, and research-based pieces as students move up.
  • Speaking & Listening: Encourages respectful, thoughtful conversations about ideas and texts, helping students learn how to communicate clearly and work with others.
  • Vocabulary Acquisition & Use: Focuses on building strong word knowledge, which research shows is key to reading comprehension and helping students express themselves well.

Overall, these updated standards are intended to give teachers a clear path for helping students grow into confident readers, writers, and communicators. They are designed to offer flexibility in how learning happens. while making sure every student gets the foundational skills they need at the right time.

Each meeting will start with a 10-minute presentation on the standards review process, the review timeline, and a question-and-answer session. The remainder of the session is dedicated to collecting public input.

Contact
Barb Marquer

Supervisor of Standards

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