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At the meeting a UW psychology presenter described Campus Connections as a program that “pairs at‑risk youth with undergraduate students in one‑on‑one mentoring relationships” and said the program also provided integrated clinical services through graduate clinicians. District staff and UW presenters said the program received 31 referrals this year, ran a 12‑week session in fall and another in spring, and enrolled 12 unique youth across both semesters (9 in fall, 8 in spring, with some overlap). Presenters said about 100% of youth in the program accessed weekly 30–40 minute evidence‑based therapy sessions while enrolled, and that district staff, Department of Family Services (DFS) and juvenile‑justice referrals were among the primary referral sources.

UW presenters said the district funded a 20‑hour‑per‑week graduate assistantship this year, allowing two graduate students to provide clinical services under UW supervision; the presenters said the district will fund two full academic‑year placements next year (one at the middle school and one at the high school), rather than splitting a single line across semesters.

The UW team also described Outride Foundation work at Laramie Middle School. Presenters said an initial grant supplied 26 mountain bikes and instructor training; subsequent grant and research funding replaced the fleet with 36 new bikes. The after‑school mountain‑biking club reported 39 students who participated at least once this past fall; presenters said about 75% of those participants were boys and 25% girls, and that 38% of participants had an IEP or 504 plan compared with about 18% schoolwide.

Presenters described a summer LAADS screening project that provided developmental screenings during Extended School Year (ESY) for incoming kindergarten students, reporting 20 screening reports and three comprehensive autism evaluations that were passed to school psychologists for follow‑up. Faculty said they created clinician handouts intended to make school‑based autism feedback less deficit‑focused.

Researchers on the UW team described an ongoing study on high‑intensity interval training (HIIT) and ADHD among middle and high school students; presenters said they are recruiting a target of 68 participants and described pilot results from a college sample showing improved executive‑function scores after 16 minutes of HIIT. Presenters said the middle/high school trial is not complete.

Presenters emphasized partnership and logistics: district transportation and school staff coordination were credited with enabling students to come to campus, participate in mentoring sessions, and access therapy. The UW team asked the board and district staff for continued operational and referral support as they plan to expand some programs next year.

No formal board actions were taken on the programs during the work session; presenters provided program data and asked the board to continue collaborating with UW on school‑based mental‑health and youth engagement services.

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A district finance presenter identified the budget’s principal components: a $2,500 raise for certified and professional staff across the salary schedules; a $2‑per‑hour raise for classified staff; funding to cover a projected 5% health‑insurance increase; money for an expanded “extensions” (expanded learning) team; allocations for summer school, vehicle and technology replacement; and full funding of the SRO (school resource officer) contract at $175,000. The presenter said those elements were part of a package that also included a roughly $1 million reserve for unforeseen circumstances and noted the receipt of about $2.5 million in ECA funds this cycle.

On the question of feeding students, staff told trustees the board could extend the district’s existing Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) coverage or move to feed all students free of charge. Staff estimated a districtwide free‑meal policy would increase the district’s subsidy by roughly $500,000 compared with the current budgeted subsidy (the presenter said the current year’s subsidy is about $384,000), though staff warned the exact amount depends on meal participation rates and federal reimbursement claims.

Staff described several salary‑schedule changes intended to simplify administration: removing a differential step that applied after a capped column on certified and classified schedules and folding certain longevity/extra‑duty payments into base pay so those amounts are no longer calculated as separate, year‑to‑year longevity payouts. Presenters told trustees that no employee would receive less pay under the proposed schedules; several trustees asked about the process by which coaches and activity sponsors could seek future adjustments to extra‑duty pay.

Trustees and staff discussed sustainability and revenue assumptions. Staff said property‑tax reductions anticipated statewide would be backfilled by the state under the school foundation program for the coming year, citing modeling by the legislative service office; staff also noted that recent property reappraisals in the county could offset some revenue loss. The presenter said the district has until July to finalize the budget and that the board would be asked to approve a preliminary budget at its next regular meeting.

Board members asked for community outreach and clarity on several points: the cost and operational steps to expand free meals, how salary changes will be implemented and communicated, and whether stipends for activity trips and meal stipends need additional review. Several trustees recommended providing proactive community notification of the proposed budget priorities before the preliminary budget vote.

The only formal action recorded during the session was a motion to adjourn into an executive session pursuant to Wyoming statute for specified statutory subsections; the board moved and seconded that motion and voted to go into executive session. No budget approvals were taken at the work session.

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Student presenters said the conference, which began as an adult‑led event, was restructured so student advisory councils at Rock River (RACC) and Whiting (WACC) planned the day. Students described using QR codes for workshop signups, running skits and icebreakers, recruiting presenters from University of Wyoming and area schools, and distributing engagement tickets that attendees exchanged for prizes.

Students described the conference as a way to make career exploration more relatable. A student from Rock River asked rhetorically, “Why have a student conference without a student's perspective?” and students said RACC and WACC met repeatedly through the year to plan the event, then ran it as hosts and facilitators. Presenters said participating schools included Rock River, Whiting, the UW lab school, Laramie Middle School and Laramie High School.

Whiting students described capstone and advisory work that included developing leadership and classroom‑based proposals; one senior said the experience helped build confidence for post‑high‑school plans. Students said they brought the concept to a national level by presenting aspects of Voices in the Field at a NASF conference and that they will present at a regional right‑initiative event in Riverton.

Board members praised the event for student leadership and asked how planning challenges were handled; student presenters said the largest hurdles were logistics and avoiding overwhelm, and that the main takeaways were improved organization, networking and confidence. Trustees were invited to attend related events and student graduation activities.

No formal board actions were taken on the presentation; it was an informational item that students used to describe their capstone and leadership work.

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UW psychology team reviews school-based mental‑health and mentoring programs piloted in ACSD #1

Board reviews preliminary budget: $2,500 certified raises, $2/hour for classified, district weighing free lunch expansion

Students run 'Voices in the Field' conference; Rock River and Whiting seniors describe capstone work