Resident urges board to implement SF 81, citing low proficiency and calling for pause on structural-silo changes
Sep 15, 2026
A resident and former educator, Bob Badgley, pressed the board with seven questions about SF 81 implementation, alleging roughly 50% of students are not at grade level and urging immediate implementation of the lawand halting efforts to remove the instructional silo until outcomes are evaluated.
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Bob Badgley, a Natrona County resident and former educator, told trustees he has seven questions for the board and two recommendations related to SF 81 and district outcomes, opening with a broad assessment: "Approximately 50% of the students can't do English, math, or science at grade level." He asked whether the board is aware of the state's cost-of-education study, how SF 81 funding is being applied, and whether the instructional-silo funds are being used for educator salaries as the legislature intended.
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