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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 206 - Education, Dept. ofSubagency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 6 - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ACCREDITATION
Section 6-4 - Accreditation in General

206-6 Wyo. Code R. § 6-4

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Current through April 27, 2019
Section 6-4 - Accreditation in General

The State Board shall accredit Wyoming districts and the schools governed by these districts based on adherence to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including the Wyoming Accountability Framework, based on the recommendation of the Department.

(a) The process for accreditation of Wyoming districts and the schools governed by these districts shall include:

  • (i) Attestation through an accreditation report submitted to the Department by November 1 annually by the district superintendent that the district and all schools governed by the district meet the accreditation criteria.
  • (ii) Annual verification of district compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations through review of documents, data and other evidence by the Department aligned to the accreditation criteria.
  • (iii) A review of the District Assessment System (DAS) every five years by the Department.
  • (iv) The accreditation status of the district or individual schools may be lowered by the State Board based on school performance as measured by the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act in accordance with Section 6 of this chapter.

(b) All documents and data submitted to the Department, as well as other Department verification processes, shall be considered as evidence for accreditation to reduce duplicative reporting requirements.

(c) Findings of noncompliance shall be reviewed with district superintendents annually by March 1. District superintendents shall be given until May 1 to satisfactorily address the findings without negatively impacting the accreditation level of the district or any school governed by the district.

(d) The Department shall annually make an accreditation recommendation to the State Board for all Wyoming districts and the schools governed by these districts.

(e) The duration of accreditation shall be for one year, from July 1 to the following year on June 30.

(f) The accreditation level shall be the accreditation level for the next year unless an exception is granted by the State Board.

(g) The Department shall maintain a list of accredited Wyoming schools on the Department website.

(h) No Wyoming district or the schools governed by a district shall, as a condition for state accreditation, be required to participate in any proprietary continuous improvement or school improvement process provided by the Department beyond that required by the System of Support per W.S. § 21-2-204(h) and through Federal regulations.

(i) Each district will host an on-site external review of the district and schools within the district at least once every five (5) years with the purpose of reviewing selected accreditation criteria, including the district assessment system. This includes a review of the assessment system by the Department, and may include a review of other aspects of the district system by the Department, or an external systems review by a Department-approved third-party vendor.

206-6 Wyo. Code R. § 6-4

Amended, Eff. 8/15/2018.