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Wyoming Department of Education (DOE) Chief of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder spoke March 11 at Town Hall at the Lander Community Convention Center. Degenfelder said Wyoming does better than most other states when it comes to student performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the national report card, which examines math and reading scores in fourth and eighth grades. He said he is making progress.
But she said statewide assessments across all grades in English language arts, math and science show there's still work to be done.
“In Wyoming, it is very important that we set the bar high when it comes to standards and assessment deductions…Our proficiency level is above about 50%, but there is still room for improvement,” she said. I did.
Degenfelder said the DOE is considering a pilot program to measure student success with more project-based or work-based assessments. He also prioritizes funding for career and technical programs that prepare students for the workforce.
The Superintendent spoke about DOE's six major areas of effort and current priorities. They are: parental empowerment and eliminating political bias, student career readiness, student citizenship, reducing bureaucracy, teacher evaluation and support, and early literacy. The DOE creates cabinets for each issue, staffed by staff from across the state.
