Revised scores help Midwest School meet AYP

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:53 PM MDT

A recent revision of reading scores on the 2007 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS) by Pearson Education has resulted in Midwest School making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the 2007 calculation.

Midwest School, which is in Natrona County School District 1, originally was advised that it did not make AYP for performance in English Language Arts (ELA) for the August 2007 calculations.

The change in AYP status for Midwest School occurred because sufficient numbers of students were found to have achieved a proficient performance level instead of the basic performance level on the reading portion of the 2007 PAWS.

For AYP calculations, a student’s reading score is combined with his or her writing score for an ELA performance level, which is aggregated to determine AYP at the district and school levels.

Three schools, including Midwest, of 359 schools in Wyoming were determined to have made AYP instead of missing it for 2007 because of the revision.

Bond to lead curriculum and instruction services

Mike Bond has been named the new executive director of curriculum and instruction services for the Natrona County School District.

Bond was chosen for the position as a result of a facilitated interview process.

He has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and special education from Eastern Montana College and a master’s degree in education and technology from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass.

Bond did administrative coursework through Portland State University in Oregon and obtained his K-12 principal/director certification from the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

From 1978-80, Bond worked as a special education teacher at Verda James Elementary and at West Mesa High School in Albuquerque, N.M., from 1980-85.

He later was a resource specialist at NCSD’s Educational Resource Center from 1985-94.

Bond served as principal at Fort Casper Elementary School in 1994-95, at McKinley Elementary School from 1995 to 2007 and at Sagewood Elementary in 2007-08.

Students at UW College of Law Dean’s Honor Roll

Four students from Casper have been named to the Dean’s Honor Roll in the Uw College of Law for the spring 2008 semester.

Elizabeth M. Bouzis, Justin A. Daraie, Carissa D. Mobley and Joshua A. Tolin are included.

To be eligible, second- and third-year students must maintain at least a 3.4 GPA, and first-year students a 3.25 or better GPA.

21st Century competitive grants now being accepted

Competitive grant applications for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers for after-school programming are now being accepted. Approximately $1.2 million will be available to support after-school programming under the federal grant program.

The purpose of the 21 CCLC program is to establish or expand community learning centers that provide enrichment opportunities along with activities designed to complement the regular academics.

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Application and Project Guidelines can be found on the Wyoming Department of Education Web site at www.k12.wy.us.

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