
Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda
April 22, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Educational Service Center
1000 West 8th Street, Gillette, WY
1000 West 8th Street, Gillette, WY
I. CALL TO ORDER
- Announcements
- Roll Call
- Pledge of Allegiance
II. CHAIRMAN LISA DURGIN
A. Celebrations
- Conestoga Elementary Principal Peggy Bankenbush will introduce student team members who earned first place at the Science Olympiad competition.
- Buffalo Ridge Elementary Principal Nate Cassidy will introduce Chess Club sponsor April Klein and the members, who will share their favorite things about the club and present the board with a token of their appreciation.
- Thunder Basin High School Principal Mike Daniel will introduce the 2025-2026 Salutatorians and Valedictorians.
B. Academic Reports
- Buffalo Ridge Elementary Principal Nate Cassidy will share the academic report for Buffalo Ridge Elementary.
- Thunder Basin High School Principal Mike Daniel will share the academic report for Thunder Basin High School.
C. Name, Image, and/or Likeness (NIL) Policy
- Mrs. Durgin will discuss the Name, Image, and/or Likeness (NIL) policy being proposed by the Wyoming High School Activities Association.
III. CONSENT AGENDA - Any member of the Board may request an item be removed from the consent agenda for discussion.
A. Minutes
- Administration requests approval of minutes for the regular board meeting held on April 8, 2025.
- Administration requests approval of minutes for the special dinner meeting held on April 8, 2025.
- Administration requests approval of minutes for the Community Vision Special Meeting held on April 3, 2025.
B. Human Resource Actions - Approval is requested of actions taken by the Human Resource Department based on recommendations made by supervisors.
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Educational Support Personnel
a. Recommendation for Re-Hire for 2025-2026 School Year
b. New Hires - Regular
c. Transfers
d. Resignations
e. Terminations
- Certified
a. Recommendation for Hire
b. Resignations
c. Transfers
d. Extra Duty Recommendations
e. Extra Duty Resignations
C. Warrants - Administration recommends approval of current warrants as provided.
D. Bids and Quotes - Administration recommends approval of the following bids and quotes:
D. Bids and Quotes - Administration recommends approval of the following bids and quotes:
- Camera Systems for New District Buses- Summer 2025
- Mobile Lift System for Transportation
- Wood Mulch for District Playgrounds
E. Contracts and Agreements - Administration requests approval of the following contracts and
agreements:
- Pronghorn Elementary School Student Portrait Agreement with Inter-State Studio
- Paintbrush Elementary School Book Fair Agreement with Scholastic Book Fairs
- Special Education Related Services Contract Addendum to WDE 406 with Counseling Associates
G. Mil Levies
- Administration requests approval to continue the Board of Cooperative Higher Education Services one-half mil levy and the Campbell County Public Recreation District one-mil levy.
H. 2025-2026 Fee Schedules
- Administration requests approval of the proposed 2025-2026 Academic Fee Schedule.
- Administration requests approval of the proposed 2025-2026 Activity Fee Schedule.
I. Policies
- Administration requests approval of minor revisions to Policy 4116 Retire-Rehire.
- Administration requests approval of revisions to Policy 4120 Staff Reduction-Continuing Contract Certified.
- Administration requests approval of revisions to Policy 4336 Use of Tobacco Products and Electronic Vaping Devices and Administrative Regulation 4336-R Use of Tobacco Products and Electronic Vaping Devices.
- Administration requests approval of revisions to Policy 4112 Extra-Duty Assignments - Evaluation and Rehire.
- Administration requests approval of revisions to Administrative Regulation 4260-R Mileage Reimbursement.
J. Student Expulsions
- Administration requests that Students #41 and #42 be expelled for one calendar year, with early re-admittance under strict probation.
CONSENT AGENDA ENDS
IV. SUPERINTENDENT DR. ALEX AYERS
A. Staff Communicators
- Certified and educational support personnel representatives from the Staff Communicators Assembly will present their recommendations regarding staff salaries and benefits for the 2025-2026 school year.
- Are there any comments for the good of the order? A response by the board will be based on available information and necessary research.
VI. TRUSTEE CELEBRATIONS
VII. ADJOURNMENT