Superintendent's Memo 2008 Log

December 12, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-182: Selection process for National Youth Science Camp delegates
• Memo. No. 2008-183: 2008 Wyoming Content and Performance Standards
• Memo. No. 2008-184: Wyoming Teachers Develop Lincoln Lesson Plans
• Memo. No. 2008-185: 2009 PAWS Standard Accommodations
• Memo. No. 2008-186: 2009-2010 Hathaway Success Curriculum Course Verification
• Memo. No. 2008-187: BOE Peer Review Attendance Schedule

December 5, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-176: “Living the Dream” Essay Contest
• Memo. No. 2008-177: Distance Education Grant (DEG) Release
• Memo. No. 2008-178: Chapter 33, Rules on Wyoming Bridges Summer School, Enrichment, and Extended Day Grant Program
• Memo. No. 2008-179: Phase II Required Training for Test Administrators and Second Scorers - 2009 PAWS-ALT
• Memo. No. 2008-180: National Child ID Program
• Memo. No. 2008-181: Notice of Grant Funding Available from the Library of Congress: Bringing the World’s Largest Library to Your Classroom

November 28, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-174: 2009 Body of Evidence Peer Reviewer Nominations
• Memo. No. 2008-175: Fraud Detection Workshop

November 21, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-173: PAWS 2009 District and Building Coordinator Administration Training

November 14, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-171: School Year 2008-09 National Board Certified Teacher Reimbursement
• Memo. No. 2008-172: Distance Education Update

November 6, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-170: Chapter 8 – School Foundation Program for Wyoming Public Schools Final Rules

October 31, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-169: District Technology Plan Changes and Updates

October 17, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-164: The National Teachers Hall of Fame
• Memo. No. 2008-165: 2008 Wyoming School Health Profiles Principal and Lead Education Teacher Survey Full Results
• Memo. No. 2008-166: WDE response to Department of Audit, “Statewide Staffing Audit – July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006” (dated June 10, 2008)
• Memo. No. 2008-167: Wyoming Heritage Foundation annual forum
• Memo. No. 2008-168: Interstate Mining Compact Commission Mineral Education Award

October 10, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-156: Chapter 41 Permanent Rules – Distance Education
• Memo. No. 2008-157: Re-release of the 2008-2009 Title II-D Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Competitive Grant RFP
• Memo. No. 2008-158: Elementary School Interactive Fire Education CD
• Memo. No. 2008-159: America’s Safe Schools Week
• Memo. No. 2008-160: Short Delay for the National Child ID Kits
• Memo. No. 2008-161: No Child Left Behind, Competitive Sub-grants to Eligible Partnerships Teacher/Leader Quality Partnership Grants
• Memo. No. 2008-162: No Child Left Behind, Competitive Sub-grants to Eligible Partnerships - Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program
• Memo. No. 2008-163: Preparation for the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

October 3, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-149: The 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
• Memo. No. 2008-150: Reminder on School Grade Reconfiguration Process
• Memo. No. 2008-151: Harcourt File Center
• Memo. No. 2008-152: 2009 Requests for Alternate Assessment WDE-667 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students – Alternate (PAWS-ALT)
• Memo. No. 2008-153: Low Income Energy Assistance Available
• Memo. No. 2008-154: President’s Environmental Youth Award
• Memo. No. 2008-155: 2008 Wyoming School Health Profiles Survey Results

 

September 26, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-145: Web-based Resource Tools Access
• Memo. No. 2008-146: WDE-664 Special Forms Requests Proficiency Assessment for Wyoming Students (PAWS)
• Memo. No. 2008-147: Teachers & Technology Mini-Grant Application and Manual
• Memo. No. 2008-148: Chapter 38 Rules Governing the Hathaway Scholarship Program and Chapter 4, Food Service Operations Rules

September 19, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-133: Read for the Record on October 2, 2008
• Memo. No. 2008-134: November 2008 Workshops
• Memo. No. 2008-135: Free Fire Safety Learning CD
• Memo. No. 2008-136: Workplace Safety Poster
• Memo. No. 2008-137: Free workshop available for teachers
• Memo. No. 2008-138: Embargoed Every Student Counts Release
• Memo. No. 2008-139: Web-based Resource Tools Transition Update
• Memo. No. 2008-140: Seeking Input and Recommendations for Teacher Performance Evaluation System
• Memo. No. 2008-141: Wyoming Instructional Facilitator Evaluation
• Memo. No. 2008-142: Assurance of Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Schools
• Memo. No. 2008-143: Chapter 41 Emergency Rules – Distance Education
• Memo. No. 2008-144: Administration and Scoring Trainings for the 2009 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students – Alternate (PAWS-ALT)

September 12, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-132: PAWS Writing Results

September 5, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-128: Fall 2008 WEN Video Training WDE 607 - WISE Dropout Statistics Data Collection
• Memo. No. 2008-129: Fall 2008 WEN Video Training WDE 684 - Wise Teacher-Course-Student Data Collection
• Memo. No. 2008-130: Importance of After School Programming
• Memo. No. 2008-131: Educational Services for Students Placed Outside a Conventional School Setting
  

August 29, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-120: Wyoming Healthy Student Success Model Open Application Period
• Memo. No. 2008-121: Essential Information Collected Over the Summer
• Memo. No. 2008-123: Review and Comment Period for the Draft 2008 Wyoming Content and Performance Standards
• Memo. No. 2008-124: Fall 2008 WEN Video training WDE602 – WISE School District Staff Member Collection
  
• Memo. No. 2008-125: WDE425 – WISE Special Education – Fall Snapshot WISE Data Submission Training
• Memo. No. 2008-126: Dealing with Data Forms – Fall 2008 Education Data Collection
• Memo. No. 2008-127: PAWS Student and Home Reports

August 22, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-113: Cyber Bullying
• Memo. No. 2008-114: WEN-Video Course Offering – Follow-up to DIBELS Summer Training Courses
• Memo. No. 2008-115: Reporting of Rental Income from Pre-Schools
• Memo. No. 2008-116: ACT and WorkKeys for Wyoming State Testing: Online Registration Process
• Memo. No. 2008-117: Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart
• Memo. No. 2008-118: Grade Weighting Policy Recommendation/Hathaway GPA Requirements
• Memo. No. 2008-119: Horatio Alger Wyoming Scholarship Program

August 15, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-108: Chapter 4 Emergency Rules – Food Service Operations
• Memo. No. 2008-109: Legal Opinion on Age for Kindergarten Enrollment
• Memo. No. 2008-110: PAWS and PAWS-ALT Student Reports and Parent Letters Distribution
• Memo. No. 2008-111: Fall 2008 After-School Professional Development Workshop – Quantum Learning for Teachers
• Memo. No. 2008-112: National Child ID Program

August 8, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-107: School Safety Anonymous Tip Line

August 1, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-105: October 2008 WDE602 – Wise School District Staff Member Collection
• Memo. No. 2008-106: Revisions to Preliminary Adequate Yearly Progress Results

July 25, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-103: Review and Comment Period for the Draft 2008 Wyoming Content and Performance Standards
• Memo. No. 2008-104: WDE 609 – School District Program Contacts Collection

July 18, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-096: Chapter 33, Rules on Wyoming Bridges Summer School, Enrichment, and Extended Day Grant Program
• Memo. No. 2008-097: Wyoming Healthy Student Success Model Open Application Period
• Memo. No. 2008-098: October 2008 WDE607 WISE dropout statistics data collection
• Memo. No. 2008-099: October 2008 WDE684 WISE teacher-course-student data collection
• Memo. No. 2008-100: 2009 Body of Evidence Peer Review
• Memo. No. 2008-101: Wyoming Funding Model Guidebook
• Memo. No. 2008-102: Chapter 8 – Emergency Rules and Regulations for the School Foundation Program

July 11, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-093: Immediate Isolation Payment Adjustment
• Memo. No. 2008-094: 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21 CCLC) Grant Application
• Memo. No. 2008-095: 2006 and 2007 PAWS Reading Score Revisions

June 27, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-091: Fulbright Teacher Exchange
• Memo. No. 2008-092: Distance Education Notification

June 20, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-090: Average Statewide Meal Price Rates

June 13, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-089: Chapter 38, Hathaway Scholarship Program

June 6, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-082: Wyoming Youth Challenge Program
• Memo. No. 2008-083: PSAT/NMSQT® Registration Announcements and Instructions
• Memo. No. 2008-084: Title II-D Competitive Grant RFP Release for 2008-2009
• Memo. No. 2008-085: Quantum Learning Training, Lander, October 27-31, 2008
• Memo. No. 2008-086: Web-based Resource Tools Transition Update
• Memo. No. 2008-087: Tandberg Video Conferencing Equipment
• Memo. No. 2008-088: Video Conferencing Subscription

May 23, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-080: AYP – Exception Requests to Exceed the 1.0 Percent PAWS-ALT Cap
• Memo. No. 2008-081: Early Release of Graduating High School Seniors

May 16, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-074: Competitive Grants Request for Proposals (RFP) 2008-2009
• Memo. No. 2008-075: Spring 2008 WEN Video Training WDE670 - WISE Graduate and Completer Statistics
• Memo. No. 2008-076: 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21 CCLC) Grant Competition Timeline
• Memo. No. 2008-077: Ellbogen Institute for Educational Leadership & Advocacy
• Memo. No. 2008-078: Statewide Pandemic Influenza Response Exercise (S.P.I.R.E.)
• Memo. No. 2008-079: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Training in Modules 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

May 9, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-070: Staffing Data Collections – the WDE 602 and WDE 652
• Memo. No. 2008-071: Duplicate Dropout Identification and Graduation Rate Data Access
• Memo. No. 2008-072: Teacher Certification in Rural K-8 Schools
• Memo. No. 2008-073: Statewide Elementary Education Distance Program

May 2, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-064: National Governors Association Graduation Rate Compact
• Memo. No. 2008-065: Available Emergency Management for Schools Training
• Memo. No. 2008-066: Participation in the Statewide W.A.R.N. System
• Memo. No. 2008-067: Web-based Resource Tools Transition
• Memo. No. 2008-068: Distance Education Grant (DEG) Program Release
• Memo. No. 2008-069: Scientifically Based Reading Research: Effectively Implementing a Comprehensive Core Reading Program Training

April 25, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-060: Quantum Learning Training, Cheyenne, May 19-23, 2008
• Memo. No. 2008-061: Fall 2008 After-School Professional Development Workshop – Quantum Learning for Teachers
• Memo. No. 2008-062: Wyoming’s 10th Annual Summer Institute
• Memo. No. 2008-063: March 2008 WDE 684 Data Access

April 18, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-058: WDE 636: WISE Report of Student Disciplinary Actions and Crime and Violence
• Memo. No. 2008-059: Dealing With Data Forms – Spring 2008 WEN Video Training

April 11, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-053: Community Juvenile Services Programs
• Memo. No. 2008-054: Spring 2008 Wise Data Collection Training Reminder
• Memo. No. 2008-055: School Safety Anonymous Tip Line
• Memo. No. 2008-056: Timeline for the Funding Year 2008-09 WDE 100
• Memo. No. 2008-057: No Child Left Behind, Competitive Sub-grants to Eligible Partnerships: Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program

April 4, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-049: Student Enrichment Pilot Project Grant Application
• Memo. No. 2008-050: Wyoming Special Education Leadership Symposium
• Memo. No. 2008-051: Rebated Recapture Reporting Requirements
• Memo. No. 2008-052: Distance Education Program Legislation

March 28, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-046: BOE Peer Reviews
• Memo. No. 2008-047: WDE 626 Early Literacy Longitudinal Data 2008
• Memo. No. 2008-048: 2007-08 School-Based Instructional Facilitators/Coaches (IF) Grant Annual Report and 2008-09 Grant Application

March 21, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-042: School Safety Summit
• Memo. No. 2008-043: Craig and Susan Thomas Foundation
• Memo. No. 2008-044: Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program
• Memo. No. 2008-045: Wyoming Bridges Grant Applications

March 14, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-039: Application to the Wyoming Teacher Policy Institute
• Memo. No. 2008-040: Energy Hog Program for Wyoming Elementary Schools
• Memo. No. 2008-041: Growth Models

March 7, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-037: Teacher Shortage Areas
• Memo. No. 2008-038: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) Applications Being Accepted

February 29, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-030: Douvas Memorial Scholarship
• Memo. No. 2008-031: Response to Intervention Implementation Sites
• Memo. No. 2008-032: Dispersal of the 2008-2009 Wyoming Education Trust Fund Grant Application Package
• Memo. No. 2008-033: Chapter 38, Hathaway Scholarship, Proposed Permanent Rules
• Memo. No. 2008-034: Pearson Acquisition of Harcourt Assessment
• Memo. No. 2008-035: 2008 PAWS Standard Accommodations Addendum
• Memo. No. 2008-036: Data Correction Timeline for Spring 2008 WDE 684

February 22, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-024: Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Program
  
• Memo. No. 2008-025: State Superintendent's Talent Pool
• Memo. No. 2008-026: Confidentiality of Free and Reduced Meal Information
• Memo. No. 2008-027: USDA Recall of Ground Beef
• Memo. No. 2008-028: The 2008 Paws Test Administration and the Accommodations Online Trainings
• Memo. No. 2008-029: SPRING 2008 WEN VIDEO TRAINING WDE670 - WISE Graduate and Completer Statistics

February 15, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-022: Spring 2008 WEN Video training - WDE-636: WISE report of student disciplinary actions and crime and violence
  
• Memo. No. 2008-023: Spring 2008 WEN Video training - WDE427: WISE special education data collection-end of year
  

February 8, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-017: ARMA Scholarship Information
• Memo. No. 2008-018: SPRING 2008 WEN VIDEO TRAINING WDE652 - WISE School District Staff Member Collection-End of Year
• Memo. No. 2008-019: SPRING 2008 WEN VIDEO TRAINING WDE600 - WISE Attendance and Membership
• Memo. No. 2008-020: Service-Learning Workshop
• Memo. No. 2008-021: Summer Learning Workshop

February 1, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-013: Chapter 38 Rules Governing the Hathaway Scholarship Program
• Memo. No. 2008-014: Wyoming Teacher of the Year
• Memo. No. 2008-015: Letter to Joint Education Committee and Summary of School Finance Court Decision
• Memo. No. 2008-016: Data Collection Forum

January 25, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-009: Alternative Schedule Timelines
• Memo. No. 2008-010: PAWS-DIBELS Correlation Study
• Memo. No. 2008-011: WDE684 – WISE Certified Teacher-Course-Student Data Collection Spring 2008 Collection Information
• Memo. No. 2008-012: Chapter 38 Emergency Rules – Hathaway Scholarship Program

January 18, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-007: WDE 636 - WISE Student Disciplinary Actions and Crime and Violence Incidents
• Memo. No. 2008-008: PEP (Pillars of Educational Progress) Talk - Phase II

January 11, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-005: WDE-673 Wyoming State Assessment System Exemption Request
• Memo. No. 2008-006: No Child Left Behind, Competitive Sub-grants to Eligible
  Partnerships Teacher/Leader Quality Partnership Grants

January 4, 2008 Memos

• Memo. No. 2008-001: Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)
• Memo. No. 2008-002: 2008 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students – Alternate
  (PAWS-ALT) Administration and Scoring Trainings
• Memo. No. 2008-003: Reports of Racially-Motivated Harassment and Violence in Public Schools
• Memo. No. 2008-004: Immediate Isolation Payment Adjustment

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