Superintendent reported that the district’s newly installed generators passed required tests and will be exercised during a scheduled outage; trustees discussed which buildings the generators support and whether additional units are required to power CTE facilities.
Board recognized middle‑school and high‑school teams for strong seasons and heard that the state is reclassifying 1A athletics into five divisions; DuBois will be placed in the Northwest division for basketball and volleyball and will host regional volleyball in Lander.
Two seniors presented survey results and a written proposal urging the board to allow more flexible cell‑phone use for high‑school students, including teacher‑permitted in‑class use, clearer warning steps before confiscation and allowances for dual‑credit authentication.
The board approved a two‑year propane procurement arrangement with one primary vendor and two backups for 2025–26 and 2026–27 and then voted to enter executive session to discuss hires, contract providers and student matters; both motions passed by voice vote, 5–0.
A Wyoming School Boards Association presenter reviewed public-meeting rules, executive-session limits, Robert's Rules guidance, and school finance basics — including recalibration, special-education reimbursement timing, and reserve guidance — during a board retreat for Fremont County School District # 2.
Principal Garcia and the superintendent described a $25,000 CTE grant to develop course and program work tied to a 'profile of a graduate,' broaden internships and revise the high-school intervention/enrichment period (formerly Ram Time); officials also discussed state athletics reclassification talks and embargoed YTAP results.
Board members reported BOCES grant balances and substitute-teacher training dates, and facilities staff updated the board on the generator project, gym-floor refinishing and vehicle-barrier installations.
The district honored Kelly King as Teacher of the Year and named Caitlin Scott and Rochelle Johnson classified staff of the year; awards and remarks were presented during the regular board meeting.
The DuBois School District board voted to adopt updated versions of policy JHE (student dismissal precautions), JHE-R (authorization for release of students) and JHE-R-1 (school-to-work agreement) after a second reading; the vote was recorded 6-0 with one member absent.
The school board voted 4-0 to advance revisions to policies JHE (student dismissal precautions), JHE-R (authorization for release for errands off school grounds) and JHE-R1 (school-to-work agreement) after staff summarized wording and formatting changes intended to clarify authorization, parental options and work-placement supervision.