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Laramie County School District 1 special meeting, Sep 28, 2026

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Board sends graduation and facility-use policy revisions out for 45-day public comment 9:02

  • The board voted to place proposed revisions to Chapter 8, Section 7, graduation requirements, out for a 45-day public review and comment period. 1:33
  • Trustees then took up proposed revisions to Chapter 9, Section 5, Use of District Property, and voted on several amendments to the draft. 9:28
  • An amendment directing that the district may schedule designated employees to be on duty in facilities available to outside users failed 2 to 4, while an amendment requiring that outside entities be told of staff or fee needs before approval passed. 1:09:48
  • The board approved placing the amended facility-use revisions out for a 45-day public review and comment period. 1:17:10

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and a district staff member said there were no adjustments to the agenda. 0:00
    • The chair said there would be no public comment at the meeting because the board was voting on whether to put 2 policy revisions out for public comment. 0:46
    • The chair announced the agenda was approved. 0:46
  2. Graduation requirements policy revisions 1:33
    • Brooke Humphrey moved to place revisions to Chapter 8, Section 7, graduation requirements, out for a 45-day review, saying the revisions are intended to align with Chapter 3 of the Wyoming State Board of Education rules and that the board will act on them at its November 16th, 2026 meeting. 1:33
    • Rene Hinkle asked why the policy specifies math courses up to Algebra 2, and a district staff member said the latest version instead refers to whatever standards the State Board of Education requires beyond Algebra 1 and geometry. 5:04
    • A district staff member said the Department of Education indicated this policy will be part of the district's upcoming accreditation. 8:15
    • The chair announced the motion to place the revisions out for a 45-day public review and comment period was approved. 9:02
  3. Use of district property policy overview 9:28
    • Brooke Humphrey moved to place revisions to Chapter 9, Section 5, Use of District Property, out for a 45-day review, saying the revisions update facility use procedures and fees to comply with recent state law and respond to prior public comments. 9:28
    • A district staff member said feedback led to clarifying language that PTOs not acting as vendors fall under district insurance, and that the district staff member required on site provides building-level supervision, typically a custodian. 11:56
    • Rene Hinkle said a fee schedule is not included in the policy and will be approved at a later time. 16:08
  4. Amendment on relocating or canceling use 17:36
    • Christy Klaassen moved to amend the availability section so that, when practicable, the district will offer a different facility or provide written notice and refund or credit prepaid fees. 21:36
    • One board member said the prior sentence already states the district may relocate or cancel, and a district staff member said the staff member saw no problem with the language. 22:43
    • Christy Klaassen accepted revised wording that the district will provide written notice of a different facility or will refund or credit prepaid fees for the affected date. 25:00
    • The chair announced the amendment was approved. 26:23
  5. Sunday availability amendment 26:32
    • Christy Klaassen asked whether limiting outside users collectively to one Sunday each quarter would force groups to compete for one date, and a district staff member said the intent is one identified Sunday per quarter that all users can sign up for. 27:04
    • Brittany Ashby moved to revise the sentence, which a district staff member restated as the district may schedule one Sunday per quarter on which outside users may schedule use. 32:23
    • Marilyn Burden asked whether the one Sunday applied to one building, and a speaker said the wording is not limited to one facility. 33:49
    • The chair announced the amendment was approved. 34:20
  6. August availability and wording questions 35:55
    • One board member proposed changing the August language to say facilities may be limited for outside use, rather than generally unavailable. 36:25
    • A speaker said facilities staff had said August is when maintenance is done and that the policy allows the superintendent to approve camps. 37:13
    • One board member stated for the record wanting and voting for facilities to be open to outside groups in August. 38:15
  7. Amendment on scheduling on-duty employees 39:30
    • One board member proposed adding a sentence that the district shall schedule designated employees to be on duty in facilities available to outside users, saying the community had said staffing is a big expense. 40:50
    • A district staff member said Saturdays are not part of staff's standard 40-hour work week and raised a worry that the policy could compel someone to work on Saturday. 42:42
    • Christy Klaassen later offered the wording with may in place of shall. 1:09:19
    • On a show of hands, the amendment received 2 votes in favor and 4 opposed and did not pass. 1:10:13
  8. Amendment on notice of staff and fees 1:10:37
    • A motion was made to add a sentence saying outside entities will be informed of the need for any additional staff and/or fees before approval of the reservation. 1:12:13
    • A district staff member cautioned against redeploying night shift custodians between buildings, saying their duties go beyond cleaning up after outside users. 1:14:03
    • One board member said the sentence would not do any harm but that most of the discussion belongs in the fee schedule policy. 1:15:30
    • The chair announced the sentence was approved and added to the paragraph. 1:15:58
  9. Vote on amended facility-use revisions 1:16:45
    • A district staff member said removing the repeated sentences Rene Hinkle had noted was cleanup and did not require a vote. 1:16:49
    • A district staff member confirmed the comment period begins the next day. 1:17:49
    • The chair announced the amended revisions to Chapter 9, Section 5 were approved to go out for public comment. 1:17:10
  10. Announcements and adjournment 1:18:00
    • The chair said the next regular board meeting will be Monday, October 5th, 2026 at 6:00 PM and that a public hearing on the use of district property policy will be held at 5 PM on October 19th. 1:18:00
    • Marilyn Burden asked whether someone from the district could attend to explain how facility requests work, and a speaker said that would be wise before a final vote. 1:19:10

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