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Students tell board many peers feel unprepared for life after high school; PRS presents data and asks for recognition
Summary
Student representatives reported mixed readiness for post-high-school life; PRS (Flat River School) presented survey, SEL and credit/graduation metrics and asked trustees to publicize the school's progress and recognize it as a district school.
Multiple student representatives told the Goshen County School District #1 Board that peers are divided on preparedness for life after high school.
Student representative Kate (student rep) told trustees that when she surveyed peers the majority said they did not feel prepared to graduate, citing taxes, mental readiness and attachment to friends and family; she also said students see inconsistent enforcement of phone and deadline policies in classes. "Everyone said no," she said summarizing peer responses.
Casey Kosminski of Southeast High School said many students felt prepared academically in part because of dual-credit classes through Eastern Wyoming College but noted that life-skills instruction could be expanded. Aaron Dykes, representing PRS, said PRS students reported readiness across academics, social-emotional domains and career/life skills and described PRS structures that promote self-discipline and time management.
PRS administrator Miss Maxey presented the school’s mission, SEL and climate-survey results, and student achievement data. She said PRS students averaged 3.54 credits per year as of the fall and that, among eight students who took the ACT in 2023–24, the average score was 18.875 (the school’s goal is a minimum ACT of 17). PRS reported a 4-year graduation rate of 38.46% and higher extended-year rates (5-year 80%, 6-year 64.29%); PRS scored 78 on the state alternative-school readiness indicator, meeting that target. Miss Maxey asked trustees to help tell PRS’s story and recognize the program because it is new (established in August 2020) and sometimes overlooked when students participate at traditional high schools.
Chair Moller and trustees thanked the student representatives and PRS staff for their presentations and encouraged ongoing communication; Miss Maxey described PRS’s application process (interest meetings, recommendations and staff interviews) and asked for the board’s continued public support.
