Wyoming peer‑review team praises Sweetwater County School District #2 for strong leadership, climate, graduation rate

Joel Dvorak, the peer‑review team lead for the Wyoming Department of Education, presented the district’s exit report to trustees and highlighted multiple areas of exemplary work. Dvorak said the review team found strong board‑superintendent collaboration and praised central office staff for strategic staffing during a period of declining enrollment.

Dvorak singled out the district’s climate and safety supports — including trauma‑informed work and mental‑health partnerships — as exemplary, and he noted the district’s stakeholder practices, including the unusual twice‑weekly meetings with the county attorney to coordinate services for at‑risk students. “You have so much to be proud of in Sweetwater County School District number 2,” Dvorak told the board. He also noted a 91 percent four‑year graduation rate and described classroom instruction and student activities as leading edge.

Board members thanked the review team and said the report validated the district’s approach. The peer review was presented as an exit report and no board action was required.