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Votes at a glance: Weston County School Board actions Oct. 29

5933296 · October 11, 2025

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Summary

Summary of formal motions and outcomes recorded during the board meeting, including agenda changes, consent agenda approval, executive session, communications-policy letters, extra duty contract approval, and scheduling an early-start session for evaluation.

The Weston County School Board recorded the following formal actions during the Oct. 29 meeting.

• Amend agenda: Board approved an amendment to the published agenda (voice vote). No individual mover/second recorded in the public transcript; outcome: approved.

• Consent agenda: Board approved the consent agenda (voice vote). Outcome: approved.

• Executive session: Board moved and seconded to enter executive session under Wyoming statute 16-4-405(i)(x) to consider and receive information classified as confidential by law. Outcome: approved (voice vote). Authority cited at motion: Wyoming Statute 16-4-405.

• Post-executive-session letters: Following legal counsel advice, the board approved sending three initial written letters regarding the district communications policy (motion approved by voice vote). The board then approved sending one additional letter regarding the communications policy; both motions carried.

• Extra duty recommendation: The board moved and seconded to approve an extra-duty contract for Sharon Olsen as a special education case manager. The transcript records a split vote and a hand count; the motion carried. One board member (Billy) indicated a conflict of interest and stood aside from voting on that item earlier in the discussion.

• Early-start executive session (superintendent evaluation): The board moved and seconded to advertise an early start for Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. for an executive session to discuss the superintendent evaluation. Outcome: approved.

• Recreation Board: The East and Weston County Recreation Board met separately and approved its consent agenda (voice vote).

Where the public transcript did not name a mover or second or provide a roll-call tally, the entry above records the motion text and outcome as stated at the meeting. The board did not provide full roll-call tallies for most voice votes in the public record.