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Parents urge Laramie County School District #1 board to investigate persistent problems in South High math classes
Summary
Four parents told the district board that South High School’s math department has long-standing problems—lost or ungraded assignments, delayed grade postings, and inconsistent grading—and asked trustees to review accountability and grading timelines; the board heard the comments during the public-comment portion and did not take immediate action.
Four parents told the Laramie County School District #1 Board of Trustees during the public-comment period that persistent problems in South High School’s math classes are harming students’ progress and morale.
"Her grades are posted sometimes more than a month late," parent Hailey Robb told trustees, saying students must photograph work to prove it was turned in. Megan Barr said she found test scores posted to Infinite Campus the night before district assessments, giving students no time to review results before testing. "How are kids supposed to learn and progress when they are being tested, given no results and no feedback for improvement?" she asked.
Tasha Roberts provided detailed examples she said demonstrate a systemic failure: ungraded assignments for weeks or a month, inconsistent group grading without rubrics or explanation, paper assignments that go missing after submission, students being isolated after raising concerns, and parent emails that are ignored. "Students deserve timely feedback, consistent grading practices, and learning environments that are structured, fair, and supportive," Roberts said. Sylvia Brown echoed those accounts and said assurances that the math department is being revamped have not delivered results.
Board members did not offer a substantive response during the public-comment period; chair closed the public-comment portion after the speakers finished and the meeting proceeded to district reports and agenda business. Trustees and district staff have previously acknowledged efforts to "revamp" math programming at South High, but the parents at this meeting urged the board to pursue a clearer, documented accountability plan and faster remedies.
The concerns raised included specific procedural and student-safety questions: whether counselors or administrators are being used as workaround graders, whether grading timelines (for example, a stated Thursday posting cadence) are being enforced, and how student complaints are investigated. Parents said they will continue to provide documentation to the board by email.
Next steps indicated in the meeting record: the board proceeded to other agenda items and scheduled routine upcoming meetings; the transcript contains no formal board action to open a special investigation during that evening’s meeting.
The parents’ complaints remain unresolved in the meeting record; trustees or district administrators may follow up outside the public-comment period.
