(a) Any virtual education course provided by a school district established pursuant to the laws of this state shall have a designated instructor who shall be the virtual education teacher for the course and who must meet the requirements of W.S. § 21-7-303.
(b) Any district offering a virtual education program shall require any teacher assigned to teach an active virtual education course to complete, on an annual basis, at least one (1) workshop focused primarily on using virtual education methods to instruct students. Any workshop used to satisfy this minimum requirement shall be at least seven (7) hours or the equivalent. For any virtual education teacher subject to the requirements of 21-7-303(a), the workshop used to satisfy this requirement shall be approved by the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board.
(c) The Department shall annually monitor district adherence to the minimum requirements for teacher professional development and shall obtain from the Professional Teaching Standards Board and the district, as necessary, information on teacher participation in required workshops.
206-41 Wyo. Code R. § 41-7
Amended, Eff. 4/24/2018.