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Wyoming Department of Education

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Wyoming Department of Education
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Agency Profile
Superintendent:Megan Degenfelder
Year founded:1917
Website:Department Home Page

The Wyoming Department of Education oversees public K-12 education in Wyoming. Click here for more information about the Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Structure

Mission

The mission statement of the Wyoming Department of Education reads:[1]

To significantly increase the percentage of Wyoming Students that are College, Career, and Military Ready.[2]

Superintendent

The current Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction is Megan Degenfelder (R). Degenfelder assumed office in 2023.

State Board of Education

The State Board of Education is composed of 11 members appointed to six-year terms, state superintendent of public instruction and the executive director of Wyoming Community College Commission. Each member is appointed by the Governor with approval of the Wyoming State Senate. Board membership includes one certified teacher, one school administrator, two representatives of the business community and seven lay members. State law requires the board to maintain partisan balance by preventing more than six members of a single party from serving at the same time. The board is responsible for developing school improvement plans, annual student testing and teacher evaluations.[3]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Wyoming Department of Education, "Core Values," accessed March 13, 2025
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. 2024 Wyoming Statutes, "WY Stat § 21-2-301 (2024)," accessed March 13, 2025