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Cheyenne students set for April 6 restart; all Wyoming districts get ‘adapted learning plans’ approved

(Wyoming Department of Edcuation, Facebook)

The Wyoming Department of Education announced on Thursday, April 2 that all 48 school districts across the state have had required “adapted learning plans” approved to begin delivering remote education to all students.

That includes the Laramie County School District, where teachers will begin to deliver remote education to all students on Monday, April 6.

“I am impressed by the agility of Wyoming school districts to create learning plans designed to meet the needs of all students in this COVID-19 environment,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow said in the WDE release. “In the span of three weeks, the WDE and school districts worked together to build and approve these plans that will result in continued teaching and learning for more than 90,000 students and 20,000 staff in every school district across our state.” 

Districts were required to develop unique “adapted learning plans” to show their strategies for meeting the needs of students. The WDE reviewed these plans and approved them all.

“The Adapted Learning Plans include strategies to deliver a combination of virtual lessons, hard copy packets of assignments, phone calls, emails, and limited in-person instruction,” the WDE says. “Other aspects of plans include details for attendance, student progress, staff utilization, parent and community engagement, compliance with special education law, considerations for graduating seniors, and student privacy.”

Balow noted that districts have also been working to deliver food to children.

“I am especially proud of how school districts have responded to the nutritional needs of students,” Balow said. “Within a few days of the initial school closures, all 48 districts, with the assistance of the WDE School Nutrition Team, seamlessly activated plans to feed kids. Families’ lives have been significantly disrupted by this pandemic, and schools are stepping up to provide support and stability for students.”

The WDE says that parents and guardians should contact their respective districts to review their adapted learning plans.


The Wyoming Department of Health provides COVID-19 case, variant, death, testing, hospital and vaccine data online. The department also shares information about how the data can be interpreted. COVID-19 safety recommendations are available from the CDC.


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