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Laramie County School District #2 board approves improvement plans and four new buses, acknowledges personnel changes
Summary
Trustees approved 2025–26 school improvement plans for Burns and Pine Bluffs, authorized purchase of four buses totaling $626,575, and heard a slate of personnel hires and resignations; an executive session on personnel, legal and safety was also announced.
The Laramie County School District #2 board approved the 2025–26 school improvement plans for Burns Junior/Senior High School and Pine Bluffs Junior/Senior High School and authorized the purchase of four new buses totaling $626,575 during its December meeting.
Board member (Speaker 6) moved to approve the two schools' improvement plans, describing changes that move professional learning communities (PLCs) and learning supports (RTI/MTSS) from development to full provision. After principals and school leaders described the specific shifts, the board voted in favor of the plans.
The board also approved a motion to purchase four buses, a motion introduced in the meeting and recorded with a total of 626,575 cited in the motion. Trustee responses during the voice vote were recorded in favor; the motion carried.
During routine business the board acknowledged an audit report for the year ending June 30, 2025. Speaker 3 moved to approve the audit as presented at the November meeting; trustees discussed that the November meeting had been delayed by a government shutdown and then proceeded with the action.
Speaker 6 presented a personnel motion to approve several hires pending certification and background checks and to acknowledge multiple resignations and one retirement. The personnel slate named hires (coaches and assistant coaches at Burns and Pine Bluffs) and resignations including assistant coaches and a student council adviser; the board also acknowledged the retirement notice of Emma Keller, a kindergarten teacher. The motion language and acknowledgments were recorded during the meeting; a formal vote on the personnel slate was presented by the mover in the meeting transcript.
The board voted to enter an executive session for personnel, legal and safety matters; Marshall moved for an executive session and the motion was seconded, with trustees agreeing to the session.
The meeting concluded with routine calendar items and reminders about upcoming board and CAL meetings.
Ending: The board’s next regular meeting was noted for January; several trustees also reported back from the Wyoming School Boards Association conference.
