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Wagon Wheel Elementary celebrates National Distinguished School honor and reports gains in reading and programming
Summary
Wagon Wheel Elementary principal Brandy Mower updated the Campbell County School District #1 board on the school’s National Distinguished Schools Award, academic gains in ELA and ESSA measures, and programming including a Ready for Learning four‑year‑old class and expanded social‑emotional learning.
Wagon Wheel Elementary Principal Brandy Mower told the Campbell County School District #1 Board of Trustees that the school has been named a National Distinguished School and took part in the Wyoming Superintendents’ Tour of Excellence.
“The fourth graders have worked really hard, learning about Wyoming history…we are so excited to be here as students and staff from Wagon Wheel to help, celebrate with you guys as we already have as a school, National Distinguished Schools Award and then the Wyoming Superintendents Tour of Excellence,” Mower said during the board’s celebrations segment.
Mower presented the school’s accountability and achievement data and highlighted supports funded by federal programs. She said ESEA funding has supported targeted elementary interventions and helped struggling readers achieve “many achieving over a year’s worth of reading.” The school reported meeting Wyoming accountability expectations and “exceeding” across ESSA indicators, with this year’s achievement scores the highest to date for the school.
Mower described building programs that contributed to those outcomes: a Ready for Learning four‑year‑old program (57 students reported), PLC‑based professional development for staff, tiered interventions aligned to essential standards, and extracurricular offerings (STEM, art, chess and other clubs). She highlighted work on social‑emotional learning and teacher well‑being measures designed to support retention.
Board members congratulated the staff and students. Trustee comments noted community pride in the award and praised the school’s teachers and leadership for creating a welcoming climate that supports learning.
The presentation included a video and student performance and ended with board questions and brief discussion of the school’s plans to continue raising achievement.
The board did not take any formal action related to the Wagon Wheel presentation during the meeting; the item was presented as a school report.
