Board honors student achievements, approves consent agenda, grants and two policy changes
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Board recognized Kelly Walsh state championships and two schools moving to 'meeting' status, accepted the consent agenda and two grants, and approved committee recommendations to retire and revise board policies (53-20 and 53-50) during second reading; votes were recorded as unanimous.
The Natrona County School District #1 board on Nov. 24 recognized a series of student and school achievements, approved routine business and acted on two policy committee recommendations.
The board and district staff celebrated Kelly Walsh High School’s recent state championships, including the school’s first official state marching band title and the girls volleyball team’s back-to-back state championships. Band director Sarah Hansen and members of the Kelly Walsh marching band addressed the board and performed briefly; assistant coach Britney King introduced the volleyball players.
District staff also recognized Oregon Trail Elementary for achieving a "meeting" designation under the Wyoming accountability model and Midwest School for moving from "not meeting" to "meeting," noting Midwest led the state in growth in math and science. Principals from those schools accepted the recognitions and described school-level strategies.
On routine business, Superintendent Hensley presented five consent agenda items (including meeting minutes, personnel reports, district bills and two bids for major maintenance to replace flooring at Summit and Paradise Valley). A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded; the board voted to approve the consent agenda unanimously (vote count not specified).
The board also approved two grants announced at the meeting: $5,000 to Journey Elementary from the John P. Bogan Foundation for literacy programs and $500 to Manor Heights Elementary from the Daughters of the American Revolution (Helen Pouch Memorial Fund) for chick-hatching equipment.
During second reading, the board policy committee recommended retiring board policy 53-20 (physical education attire) and revising board policy 53-50 (K–12 academic competitions) to align policy with current practice. The motions were made and passed with no discussion; votes were recorded as unanimous (counts not specified). The transcript contains some number transpositions when speakers stated policy numbers; the motions and approvals noted in the record reflect the committee recommendations as presented.