The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees approved a $55,995 contract with Education Management Solutions during their Monday, March 11 school board meeting. Education Management Solutions will conduct a study that the district will use to ensure NCSD staff are being fairly compensated. Superintendent Steve Hopkins said that the company has access to data […]
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School board considers advertising policy, may allow some religious promotional materials in schools
The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees approved on first reading a change to the district’s policy regulating what kind of community interest promotions may be shown in schools. The trustees passed the changes on first reading during their Monday, March 11 school board meeting. They’ll need to pass the changes on third reading […]
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School board considers five drafted goals for 2019-2024 strategic plan
The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees discussed drafts of five proposed goals for its upcoming five year strategic plan during their Monday, March 11 work session. The school board has been working on new goals for its 2019-2024 strategic plan because its previous strategic plan is expiring. The board asked several committees and […]
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School board accepts Casper Housing Authority’s bid to purchase North Casper Elementary School
The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees accepted Casper Housing Authority’s $150,000 bid to purchase the former North Casper Elementary School during the school board’s Monday, March 11 meeting. The district received two bids to purchase the former elementary school. Poor Boys Holdings, LLC withdrew their $151,151.15 bid, leaving only the Casper Housing Authority’s […]
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School board approves wireless upgrades for four district schools
The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees approved four wireless infrastructure upgrade bids during their Monday, Feb. 25 board meeting. The school board awarded CPU Connecting Point’s bids to upgrade the wireless infrastructure at Cottonwood Elementary, Manor Heights Elementary, Evansville Elementary and Midwest school. CPU Connecting Point’s bid to upgrade Cottonwood Elementary totals $77,943. […]
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School board receives 2 bids to purchase closed elementary building
The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees Infrastructure Committee received two bids on the sale of the former North Casper Elementary School building, according to Infrastructure Committee Chair Clark Jensen. Jensen told the school board at its Monday, Feb. 11 meeting that Poor Boys Holding, LLC and Casper Housing Authority had submitted bids on […]
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Steering Committee compare NCSD school performance to rest of Wyoming
The Natrona County School District Academic Steering Committee discussed statewide school performance during their Monday, Feb. 11 meeting. The review was conducted as part of the school board’s efforts to establish a new long term strategic plan. The steering committee’s agenda includes statistics for 2018 from the Wyoming Department of Education showing that of the […]
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Legislature Round-up: January 30
Three bills passed on third reading in the Wyoming Legislature Wednesday, January 30. The Senate unanimously passed a bill amending language governing school boards’ power to suspend and expel students. The bill adds the term “expulsion” in places that previously only included the word expulsion. That bill, SF 120, can be viewed here. The Senate […]
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Natrona County School District not anticipating layoffs in 2019
With the memories of painful budget cuts and school closures still fresh, the Natrona County School District Board of Trustees took a look at the 2019 budget outlook during their board meeting on Monday, Jan. 29. “The fiscal outlook is flat,” said treasurer Ray Catellier. “Revenue is up about two percent which doesn’t mean a […]
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Casper softball players ask school board for support
Casper softball players and coaches spoke at the Natrona County School District Board of Trustees meeting Monday, January 28. They were there to ask the board to sanction fast-pitch softball at the district’s high schools. Dallen Griffith, coach of the Casper Voltage girl’s softball team, spoke first. He said that there is one more boys’ […]
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School board prepares five year strategic plan
The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees held a work session Monday, January 28, to discuss the status of its new five year strategic plan for the school district. The 2014 to 2019 strategic plan will expire at the end of the school year, so the board is in the process of establishing a […]