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 * Department of Education **

The Department of Education was created in 1917. It provides services and assistance to local school districts, administers the school loans and supervises and coordinates the general program of instruction with the public schools.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction serves as an ex-officio member of The Board of Education and on the Education Commission of the States and the School District Organization Committee, which approves county school district reorganization plans and adopts plans in cases where counties fail to draft an acceptable plan.

Hathaway Building, 1 st and 2nd Floors 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne 82002-2050 Phone (307) 777-7690 or (307) 777-7675 Cheyenne Office – Fax (307) 777-6234 Riverton Office – Phone (307) 857-9253 Riverton Office – Fax (307) 777-2556 Email: superintendent@wyo.gov Website: [|edu.wyoming.gov]

= Divisions =

State Board of Education
This board was created in 1919 to prescribe minimum standards for certification, accreditation and education programs. "There are twelve voting members of the State Board of Education (SBE), eleven are appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate for six-year terms. Seven members are appointed from the appointment districts. Four members are appointed at large and must include a certified classroom teacher, a certified administrator and two members with business backgrounds." //(2015 State Directory)// Contact information is Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne 82002-2060 Phone (307) 777-6213, Fax (307) 777-6234 Website: [|edu.wyoming.gov]

State Committee for School District Organization
The Department of Education works with the State Committee for School District Organization. In accordance with W.S. 21-6-210, the State Committee for School District Organization receives files and reviews all proposals for organization, reorganization and boundary adjustments submitted to it by a district boundary board and either approves the proposals or rejects them with reasons for rejection and recommendations for making the proposal acceptable pursuant to W.S. 21-6-211. The Committee consists of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the members of the State Board of Education. Contact information: Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor Wyoming Department of Education 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne 82002-2060 Phone (307) 777-6213, Fax (307) 777-6234 (2015 State Directory)

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