According to the Wyoming Legislature’s website, the following is a priority of the Wyoming Legislature’s Education committee during the Interim session:
Priority #: 4
Review of the K-12 Education Program The Committee will receive a report required by 2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 123 regarding the changes and costs necessary to implement computer science education in Wyoming school districts. The Committee will also study the State's Common Core of Knowledge and the Common Core of Skills, the distinction between the two, and how the Knowledge and Skills are articulated through the State Board of Education’s content and performance standards. The Committee will also review the statutorily required education programs outside of W.S. 21-9-101 and 21-9-102. The Committee will also review the implementation of Wyoming high school graduation standards and the Hathaway scholarship program’s success curriculum, scholarships and funding sources. If the Committee proposes any change in the Hathaway scholarship program’s success curriculum for any scholarship level, the Committee will study the fiscal impact on the Hathaway https://www.jstor.org/stable/43935694?newaccount=true&read-now=1&seq=4#metadata_info_tab_contents scholarship’s expenditure and reserve accounts.
Resources for Advocacy:
The link below connects to ACTFL’s advocacy page that includes information about published studies that show the importance and transference of language skills. The last article on this page is exceptionally interesting!
https://www.actfl.org/advocacy/what-the-research-shows/studies-supporting
Link to that last article on JSTOR
Last Year's Bill
The proposal was to require 3 years of either fine arts, or CTE, or foreign language.
http://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2018/SF0087
Use this link to read the bill and see how your senator voted.
Status: passed the Senate, stalled in committee in the House
Priority #: 4
Review of the K-12 Education Program The Committee will receive a report required by 2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 123 regarding the changes and costs necessary to implement computer science education in Wyoming school districts. The Committee will also study the State's Common Core of Knowledge and the Common Core of Skills, the distinction between the two, and how the Knowledge and Skills are articulated through the State Board of Education’s content and performance standards. The Committee will also review the statutorily required education programs outside of W.S. 21-9-101 and 21-9-102. The Committee will also review the implementation of Wyoming high school graduation standards and the Hathaway scholarship program’s success curriculum, scholarships and funding sources. If the Committee proposes any change in the Hathaway scholarship program’s success curriculum for any scholarship level, the Committee will study the fiscal impact on the Hathaway https://www.jstor.org/stable/43935694?newaccount=true&read-now=1&seq=4#metadata_info_tab_contents scholarship’s expenditure and reserve accounts.
Resources for Advocacy:
The link below connects to ACTFL’s advocacy page that includes information about published studies that show the importance and transference of language skills. The last article on this page is exceptionally interesting!
https://www.actfl.org/advocacy/what-the-research-shows/studies-supporting
Link to that last article on JSTOR
Last Year's Bill
The proposal was to require 3 years of either fine arts, or CTE, or foreign language.
http://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2018/SF0087
Use this link to read the bill and see how your senator voted.
Status: passed the Senate, stalled in committee in the House