The Weston County School District Board of Trustees held its annual reorganization meeting Jan. 8, electing board officers, approving the district's fiscal-year audit and several policy revisions, and receiving detailed briefings on building maintenance, transportation and program funding needs.

Board members elected Jason Jenkins as chair; subsequent officer votes installed board leaders for vice chair, clerk and treasurer. The board approved its agenda and consent items by voice vote. On separate motions the board approved the district's fiscal audit for the year ending June 30, 2024; adopted a Narcan (naloxone) administration policy on third and final reading; and accepted revisions to the EFA health and wellness policy. The board also accepted the resignation of bus driver David Taylor and authorized posting the vacancy.

The packed meeting included several information items that board members said point to tighter finances for 2025. Administrators reported major maintenance shortfalls, aging boilers and equipment, and a potential $1.2 million delay in tax receipts tied to state legislative changes. Facilities staff warned the district may need as much as $500,000 60,000 to repair the pool and its exterior; board members discussed seeking grants, private donations and program changes to cover costs. The board also scheduled public forums and follow-up items on the 2025 626 calendar proposals and on forming a wellness advisory committee required by the health and wellness policy.

Board chair and staff emphasized that several follow-up actions are administrative (staff to seek grant and maintenance options) while others will return to the board for decisions tied to the budget. No new levies or cuts were adopted at the meeting.

Votes at a glance
- Officer elections: Jason Jenkins elected chair; other officers elected by voice vote. (Outcome: approved by voice.)
- Approval of agenda and consent agenda. (Outcome: approved by voice.)
- Financial audit (fiscal year ending June 30, 2024): motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote. (Outcome: approved.)
- JLCF-E Narcan/naloxone administration policy and procedures (third reading): motion moved and seconded; approved. (Outcome: adopted.)
- Revisions to policy EFA, Health and Wellness: motion moved and seconded; approved. (Outcome: adopted.)
- Classified resignation: David Taylor, school bus driver; motion to accept and post vacancy: approved. (Outcome: accepted; position to be posted.)
- Yearly meeting dates and times: approved. (Outcome: approved.)
- Motion to enter executive session under Wyo. Stat. 16-4-405(a)(ix) for a student issue: approved; board entered executive session and later returned (discussion confidential).

What happened next: The board set a public forum schedule to collect community input on two draft 2025-26 calendars and asked staff to return with more precise budget options and grant-search results for facilities work, including targeted figures for pool repairs and major maintenance priorities.

Ending: The board closed the business meeting and immediately convened a recreation board meeting, where trustees elected officers for the rec board and discussed an event request from the city.