Superintendent's Memo 2009 Log

December 18, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-197: Art Contest for Students with Disabilities
• Memo. No. 2009-198: ARRA Title II D Competitive Grant
• Memo. No. 2009-199: 2010 PAWS Standard Accommodations
• Memo. No. 2009-200: 2010 PAWS-ALT Administration Updates
• Memo. No. 2009-201: Districts who Reported Employees with the EP Insurance Code will be Required to Resubmit
• Memo. No. 2009-202: 2010 National Youth Science Camp
• Memo. No. 2009-203: Immunization Program - Public period for comment

December 11, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-191: 2010 Wyoming School Health Profiles Survey
• Memo. No. 2009-192: Isolation Payment Amount for 2010
• Memo. No. 2009-193: Nominations for the National School Change Awards
• Memo. No. 2009-194: Early Literacy Updates
• Memo. No. 2009-195: Embargoed Every Student Counts Release and Data Collection
• Memo. No. 2009-196: ACCESS for ELLs 2010 Administration Training

December 4, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-188: 2010-2011 Hathaway Success Curriculum Course Verification
• Memo. No. 2009-189: Chapter 32 Rules Governing Charter Schools
• Memo. No. 2009-190: Request for Comments on NCLB Reauthorization

November 27, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-186: English Language Proficiency Assessment
• Memo. No. 2009-187: School Year 2009-10 National Board Certified Teacher Reimbursement

November 20, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-182: Anti-Bully Policy Deadline Fast Approaching
• Memo. No. 2009-183: “Living the Dream” Essay Contest
• Memo. No. 2009-184: USDA Free and Reduced Price Meal Guidance
• Memo. No. 2009-185: Proposed Permanent Rules, Chapter 7, Services for Children with Disabilities

November 13, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-180: 2009-2010 Title II, Part D Competitive Grant
• Memo. No. 2009-181: Data Collection Forum Meeting

November 6, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-175: Education Success for Children in Foster Care
• Memo. No. 2009-176: Request for Comments on NCLB Reauthorization
• Memo. No. 2009-177: Educational Services for Students Placed Outside a Conventional School Setting
• Memo. No. 2009-178: Community Mental Health/Substance Abuse Centers’ Resource Document
• Memo. No. 2009-179: PAWS Writing Scoring Workshops

October 30, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-174: English Language Proficiency Standards Training

October 23, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-172: Wyoming History Day Workshop
• Memo. No. 2009-173: PAWS 2010 District and Building Coordinator Administration Training

October 16, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-164: Giant Map of Asia
• Memo. No. 2009-165: 2010 PAWS Standard Accommodations
• Memo. No. 2009-166: Early Reading Diagnostic Assessment (ERDA) Training
• Memo. No. 2009-167: Data Collection Forum
• Memo. No. 2009-168: Arts Education Survey
• Memo. No. 2009-169: Authorizing Changes to the WEN Video System
• Memo. No. 2009-170: Teacher Leader Quality Partnership Grant & Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant
• Memo. No. 2009-171: H1N1 Flu Information

October 9, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-162: Optional H1N1 Preparation for Districts that Participate in the National School Lunch or the Summer Food Service Program
• Memo. No. 2009-163: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment – Model Notifications and guidance from the United States Department of Education

October 2, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-159: The National Teachers Hall of Fame
• Memo. No. 2009-160: WDE-453 Data Collection, Instructional Foundations for Kindergarten (IF-K)
• Memo. No. 2009-161: 2010 Requests for Alternate Assessment: WDE-667 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students – Alternate (PAWS-ALT)

September 25, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-146: Avoiding Internet Dangers
• Memo. No. 2009-147: President’s Environmental Youth Awards
• Memo. No. 2009-148: Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
• Memo. No. 2009-149: WDE-664 Special Forms Requests Proficiency Assessment for Wyoming Students (PAWS)
• Memo. No. 2009-150: Common Core State Standards
• Memo. No. 2009-151: GEAR UP Wyoming Newsletter – Fall 2009 Edition
• Memo. No. 2009-152: Assurance of Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Schools
• Memo. No. 2009-153: Administration and Scoring Trainings for the 2010 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students – Alternate (PAWS-ALT)
• Memo. No. 2009-154: Distance Education Handbook
• Memo. No. 2009-155: 2010 National Missing Children’s Day, Student Involvement
• Memo. No. 2009-156: ARRA Formula and Competitive Grant Funding and Application Process
• Memo. No. 2009-157: PUBLIC HEARING: Chapter 32, Charter Schools, Proposed Permanent Rules
• Memo. No. 2009-158: H1N1 Influenza

September 18, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-140: Meeting with Senator Michael Enzi and Secretary Arne Duncan
• Memo. No. 2009-141: State Level Outcomes: Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)
• Memo. No. 2009-142: NCTE National Day on Writing
• Memo. No. 2009-143: Change to Summer 2010 Wyoming Bridges Grant Requirements for Student Assessment
• Memo. No. 2009-144: Average daily membership policies regarding pre-enrolled students and students on extended vacations
• Memo. No. 2009-145: State System of Support 2009-2010

September 11, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-135: National Child ID Program (NCIDP) Continues with Kindergarten Students
• Memo. No. 2009-136: Title IID ARRA Funds
• Memo. No. 2009-137: Constitution Day
• Memo. No. 2009-138: H1N1 Influenza
• Memo. No. 2009-139: Critical Timeline and Guidelines for the ACT EXPLORE Test for 8th Grade Students

September 4, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-126: Oral Health Initiative
• Memo. No. 2009-127: K-12 Literacy Training with Dr. Kevin Feldman
• Memo. No. 2009-128: District Early Literacy Plan Submission – Training and Technical Assistance
• Memo. No. 2009-129: Community Involvement Letter
• Memo. No. 2009-130: Swine Flu informational flyers and links
• Memo. No. 2009-131: Data Collection Forum Meeting
• Memo. No. 2009-132: WDE602 – WISE School District Staff Member Collection
• Memo. No. 2009-133: Dealing with Data Forms – Fall 2009 WEN Video Training
• Memo. No. 2009-134: Fall 2009 WDE684 – WISE Teacher/Course/Student Enrollment Data Collection

August 28, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-121: Revised Edition of the Wyoming Hazardous Materials Guidelines
• Memo. No. 2009-122: Scholarship Information 2009-10 United States Senate Youth Program
• Memo. No. 2009-123: School Safety Anonymous Tip Line (WeTip)
• Memo. No. 2009-124: Model Policies and the Statewide Bullying Problem
• Memo. No. 2009-125: Revised PAWS Writing Scoring Guides

August 21, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-118: PlanNet Consulting and Wainhouse Research Constituent Meeting
• Memo. No. 2009-119: Quantum Learning Training for Teachers in Grades 7-12 Casper, October 26-30, 2009
• Memo. No. 2009-120: Horatio Alger Scholarship Program

August 14, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-107: Distance Education Funding Unintentional Consequence
• Memo. No. 2009-108: Data Collection Forum Meeting
• Memo. No. 2009-109: Data Collection Forum
• Memo. No. 2009-110: Access to PAWS Reports on WAM!NET
• Memo. No. 2009-111: Distance Education Advisory Panel
• Memo. No. 2009-112: 2010 Body of Evidence Peer Review
• Memo. No. 2009-113: Fall 2009 WDE684 – WISE Teacher/Course/Student Enrollment Data Collection
• Memo. No. 2009-114: Chapter 32 – Emergency Rules for Charter Schools
• Memo. No. 2009-115: 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21 CCLC) Grant Application
• Memo. No. 2009-116: Wyoming Youth Congress on Children & Nature
• Memo. No. 2009-117: Arts Education Webinar

August 7, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-104: PAWS and PAWS-ALT Individual Student Reports, Score Reports Interpretative Guides, and Parent/Guardian Letter Distribution
• Memo. No. 2009-105: Title I Waiver Requests
• Memo. No. 2009-106: Distance Education Student Enrollment and Monitoring

July 31, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-101: Oral Health Initiative
• Memo. No. 2009-102: Chapter 32 Rules Governing Charter Schools
• Memo. No. 2009-103: Our Courts Civic Education Project

July 3, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-099: Average Statewide Meal Price Rates
• Memo. No. 2009-100: Secondary School Course Coding – Recommended Procedures

June 19, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-095: Common Core Standards Project
• Memo. No. 2009-096: K – 6 Foreign Language Program
• Memo. No. 2009-097: Summer Camp Announcement
• Memo. No. 2009-098: Chapter 40 Permanent Rules Governing Statewide Administration of a Single College Entrance Examination and Job Skills Assessment Test

June 12, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-094: GEAR UP Wyoming Newsletter – Second Edition

June 5 , 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-090: Student WISER ID Transcript Requirement
• Memo. No. 2009-091: Wyoming Youth Congress on Children and Nature
• Memo. No. 2009-092: Community Juvenile Services Boards
• Memo. No. 2009-093: WDE 636 - WISE Student Disciplinary Actions, and Crime and Violence Incidents

May 29, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-088: Title V-A Program Expires
• Memo. No. 2009-089: Quantum Learning Training in Jackson, Wyoming, July 27-31, 2009

May 22, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-085: WEN Video Meetings to Discuss Revenues and ARRA
• Memo. No. 2009-086: WDE Early Literacy Plans
• Memo. No. 2009-087: Quantum Learning Training, Casper, October 26-30, 2009

May 15, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-080: ACT Explore Test for 8th Grade Students
• Memo. No. 2009-081: ACT WorkKeys Senior Test Pilot Program
• Memo. No. 2009-082: Anti-Gang and Violence Posters
• Memo. No. 2009-083: Chapter 7 – 2nd Set Emergency Rules Governing Services for Children with Disabilities Education
• Memo. No. 2009-084: Web-based Resource Tools Transition Update

May 8, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-075:Special Education District Report Card and District Self-Assessment Summary Table – 2009
• Memo. No. 2009-076:Upcoming Summer Literacy Trainings
• Memo. No. 2009-077: 2009-2010 Second Round Distance Education Grant (DEG) Release
• Memo. No. 2009-078: School Safety Committee Recommendations
• Memo. No. 2009-079: Information from the Wyoming Department of Health regarding Novel Influenza A (H1N1)

May 1, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-072: 2010 State ACT/WorkKeys Test (For Juniors Only)
• Memo. No. 2009-073: WDE 453– The New Instructional Foundations for Kindergarten Data Collection (Replaces Kindergarten Readiness Survey, WDE 452)
• Memo. No. 2009-074: Department of Family Services Programs Directory

April 17, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-066: WDE-626 Early Literacy Longitudinal Data Collection – 2009
• Memo. No. 2009-067: Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Inc./2009 National High School Journalism Teacher Awards Program
• Memo. No. 2009-068: Web-based Resource Tools Transition Update
• Memo. No. 2009-069: Development of RFP for State Wide Data Analytic Tool
• Memo. No. 2009-070: Dealing with Data Forms – Spring 2009: WEN Video Training
• Memo. No. 2009-071: Spring 2009 Wise Data Collection Training Reminder

April 10 , 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-062: Spring 2009 WEN Video Training: WDE-636 - WISE Report of Student Disciplinary Incidents
• Memo. No. 2009-063: 2009 Body of Evidence Peer Review
• Memo. No. 2009-064: Application for Response to Intervention (RTI) Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports (PBIS) Integrated Training
• Memo. No. 2009-065: Wyoming Special Education Leadership Symposium

April 3 , 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-057: Chapter 41, Rules Governing Distance Education
• Memo. No. 2009-058: WDE950 – The New Graduating Student Transcript Data Collection
• Memo. No. 2009-059: WEN Video Training: Spring 2009 WDE-600 - WISE Attendance and Membership
• Memo. No. 2009-060: 2009 WELLA Administration Training Materials Requirements
• Memo. No. 2009-061: 2009 PAWS-ALT Administration Updates II

March 30, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-ARRA4: ARRA Title 1 and IDEA Funds – 4

March 27, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-051: Spring 2009 WELLA Administration Important Dates
• Memo. No. 2009-052: 2008-09 Instructional Facilitators Grant Report and 2009-10 Grant Application
• Memo. No. 2009-053: Spring 2009 WEN Video Training: WDE-427 - WISE Special Education – End of Year
• Memo. No. 2009-054: Spring 2009 WEN Video Training: WDE-652 - WISE School District Staff Member Collection-End of Year
• Memo. No. 2009-055: Upcoming PAWS Events
• Memo. No. 2009-056: Student Enrichment Pilot Project Grant Application

March 23, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-ARRA3: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act information - 3

March 20, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-049: Spring 2009 WDE-684 – Wise Teacher/Course/Student Data Collection
• Memo. No. 2009-050: Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program

March 13, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-048: Douvas Memorial Scholarship

March 12, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-ARRA2: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act information - 2

March 6, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-040: AYP – Exception Requests to Exceed the 1% PAWS-ALT Cap
• Memo. No. 2009-041: Wyoming Bridges Workshop
• Memo. No. 2009-042: Wyoming Bridges Grant Applications
• Memo. No. 2009-043: Changes to District Archiving Retention Policy
• Memo. No. 2009-044: Emergency Response Plans
• Memo. No. 2009-045: Wyoming Teacher of the Year
• Memo. No. 2009-046: Chapter 40 Permanent Rules Governing Statewide Administration of a Single College Entrance Examination and Job Skills Assessment Test
• Memo. No. 2009-047: Spring 2009 Wise Data Collection Timeline

February 27, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-032: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act information
• Memo. No. 2009-033: 2009 PAWS Standard Accommodations Frequently Asked Questions
• Memo. No. 2009-034: Dispersal of the 2009-2010 Wyoming Education Trust Fund Grant Application Package
• Memo. No. 2009-035: Dispersal of the 2009-2010 Resident District Handbook
• Memo. No. 2009-036: Alternative Schedule Timelines
• Memo. No. 2009-037: Wyoming Lions, District 15, Poster Contest
• Memo. No. 2009-038: Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Wyoming
• Memo. No. 2009-039: 2009 Body of Evidence Peer Review

February 20, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-028: GEAR UP Wyoming Newsletter – Inaugural Edition
• Memo. No. 2009-029: “Making RTI work at the Middle and High School Level” Training
• Memo. No. 2009-030: Investigation of Student Eligibility and Item Prototypes for an Alternate Assessment
• Memo. No. 2009-031: Age Waiver Application

February 13, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-023: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Applications
• Memo. No. 2009-024: Shoshone Voices, Native Choices: an instructional DVD
• Memo. No. 2009-025: Traffic Signal Project and Writing Scoring Institute
• Memo. No. 2009-026: PAWS Confirmation Window
• Memo. No. 2009-027: ARMA Scholarship Information

February 6, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-017: 2009 Body of Evidence Peer Reviewer Nominations
• Memo. No. 2009-018: 2009 PAWS Activities Important Dates
• Memo. No. 2009-019: Quantum Learning Training, Cheyenne, April 20-24, 2009
• Memo. No. 2009-020: Administering the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
• Memo. No. 2009-021: Perkins IV Accountability Teleconference and Webcast
• Memo. No. 2009-022: White Paper on Energy - WDE Legislative Issues

January 30, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-013: 2009 PAWS-ALT Administration Updates
• Memo. No. 2009-014: 2009 WELLA Test Administrators Training
• Memo. No. 2009-015: Implementation of New Federal Race and Ethnicity Categories
• Memo. No. 2009-016: WDE 337 Workshop, CTE Course Sequence and Program Approval Process for 2009-2010

January 23, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-009: Wyoming Education Fusion Portal Training
• Memo. No. 2009-010: Chapter 7 Rules Governing Services for Children with Disabilities - Emergency Rules
• Memo. No. 2009-011: National Child ID Kit Follow-Up
• Memo. No. 2009-012: Chapter 7 – Emergency Rules Governing Services for Children with Disabilities Education; Chapter 41 – Emergency Rules for Distance Education

January 16, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-006: WDE-673 Wyoming State Assessment System Exemption Request
• Memo. No. 2009-007: WDE 591 – Distance Education Milestones Report
• Memo. No. 2009-008: Chapter 4, Food Service Operations Rules

January 9, 2009 Memos

• Memo. No. 2009-001: Wyoming Integrated Statewide Education (WISE) Data System Horizontal SIF agent expansion
• Memo. No. 2009-002: Secondary School Course Coding
• Memo. No. 2009-003: PAWS-DIBELS Correlation Study
• Memo. No. 2009-004: Survey of Instructional Practices
• Memo. No. 2009-005: Isolation Payment Adjustment

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