Albin Elementary students and staff outline school-improvement priorities to district board

Albin Elementary School students and staff presented the school’s improvement priorities to the Laramie County School District #2 Board of Trustees at the board’s Jan. 13 regular meeting.

Principal-level staff told the board the school has five full-time teachers and one half-time teacher whose combined experience totals about 72 years, and said enrollment at Albin Elementary is up slightly. The staff said, as part of their improvement plan, they identified “priority practices” and selected data-informed planning as their first priority; to support that goal they developed a visible, schoolwide way to track class progress.

Student speakers described specialist-class activities and the planned progress display. Student Tavon Luke said of the physical-education teacher, “He is a great PE teacher and has us doing a lot of fun things.” Another student, Brian, explained a tracking display that moves a soccer-ball marker toward a goal as classes make progress on IXL and other assessments; Brian said the display is meant to motivate students and to create a team-like feeling during testing. Student Charlie Cheeshek summarized recent field trips and student-council activities, including a visit to the University of Wyoming planetarium and hands-on science work.

School staff also described implementing K–6 intervention times (MTSS/response-to-intervention blocks) across all elementary grades, a change intended to ensure each grade level receives scheduled intervention support. The principal said staff chose the interventions and tracking approach after brainstorming priority practices and reviewing data.

Board members recognized the student presenters and thanked them for the report. No formal board action was taken on the presentation itself.