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State charter authorizer reports growing demand, agrees executive-director compromise with superintendent
Summary
The Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board told legislators it expects an application surge after March and has reached a temporary agreement with the State Superintendent: the executive director will remain within the Department of Education at current salary/benefits and be re-evaluated on attrition; the board flagged facility lease oversight, special education support and central-office funding as priorities.
Janine Batevski, chair of the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board, and executive director John Waller told the Joint Appropriations Committee they need clarity and staffing stability to manage an expected influx of charter applications.
The board said it negotiated a compromise with the State Superintendent after concerns about ‘growing government’ and lack of a stand-alone executive director: the current executive…
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