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State rule would add graduation standards and competency options; Laramie County SD#2 staff to draft IKF revisions
Summary
Laramie County School District #2 trustees were briefed at a board retreat on proposed Wyoming State Board of Education rules that would add formal graduation standards and allow competency‑based pathways; district leaders said they will return with draft IKF policy and procedural options if the rules are adopted.
Justin (district superintendent) and Tracy (district assessment lead) briefed the Laramie County School District #2 Board of Trustees on proposed statewide rule changes that would add formal “graduation standards,” expand competency‑based options for demonstrating proficiency, and separate former Chapter 31 into Chapter 3 (graduation) and Chapter 4 (assessment).
Justin said the redlined draft is currently on the governor’s desk and that the governor has 75 days to act. “If he does sign it, then we have one year to really get this in place,” Justin said, adding that the cohort affected would include current seventh graders when they become high school freshmen under the new rule.
The draft places a set of graduate competencies—the district materials call them foundational skills plus six additional competencies—into rule language. Tracy described how Chapter 4 would emphasize multiple opportunities for students to…
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