GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Campbell County school board’s meetings tomorrow night will include updates on the district’s world languages curriculum, website and more.
The website committee update will take place at the 5 p.m. dinner meeting, which is in the Rocky Point Room at the Educational Services Center, 1000 W. 8th St., Gillette. The board’s regular meeting will follow, at 6 p.m.
The regular dinner meeting will include Paintbrush Elementary School STEM teacher Jami Howe’s students’ hydroponics project. Paintbrush Principal Jenni Gilson will present an academic report for Paintbrush Elementary School.
K-12 World Language Facilitator Beth Faubion will provide a curriculum update.
At the meeting, administrators will ask the board to ratify awarding Wyoming Office Products and Interiors in Casper $13,005.96 from the district’s general fund for 33 new office chairs according to the resolution to conduct business adopted Dec. 13, 2022. They will also ask the board to approve bids and quotes for moist clay, stockroom supplies for 2023-2024, a used 1-ton truck for transportation, PowerSchool Performance Matters training, door closers for three elementary schools, boiler replacement design services at Lakeway Learning Center and an intercom system for Prairie Wind Elementary.
Administrators will ask the board to allow the district to conduct saliva alcohol and drug testing of transportation employees. Employees who voluntarily notify the district at least 24 hours in advance of an alcohol or illegal drugs test will be eligible for a leave of absence without pay for treatment and rehabilitation for up to six months. If a test is non-negative, employees will be immediately removed from safety-sensitive duties until the district receives further analysis from the drug-testing laboratory. Urine and saliva specimens will be analyzed for marijuana (THC metabolite), cocaine, amphetamines, opiates including heroin, and phencyclidine, which is better known as PCP, according to the policy document that included proposed revisions.
Superintendent Alex Ayers will ask the board to approve the BOCHES agreement between Campbell County School District and the Gillette Community College District.
Resignations, transfers and new hires
Administrators will also ask for approval of the following Human Resources actions:
Recap of Dec. 13 meeting
The board will vote Jan. 10 on whether to approve the minutes for the Dec. 13 dinner meeting minutes, which are posted here, and the regular board meeting minutes, which are here.
At the Dec. 13 meeting, Board Member Dr. Tim Hallinan said he doesn’t support the district’s aquatic center construction agreement with Van Ewing Construction, which was approved at a previous board meeting.
Lawrence nominated Anne Ochs as chairman. There were no other nominations so the board unanimously voted for Ochs to serve as chairman. Lisa Durgin will continue to be vice-chairman. Joe Lawrence is the board’s treasurer, and Larry Steiger is its clerk/assistant treasurer.
Ochs appointed the following trustees to serve on the following committees:
- Board of Cooperative Higher Education Services (BOCHES) – Joe Lawrence, Anne Ochs, Larry Steiger
- Northeast Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Tim Hallinan
- Campbell County Community Public Recreation District (CCPRD) fill unexpired term for Dave Foreman – Larry Steiger
- Audit Committee –Larry Steiger
- Juvenile Support Partnership – Larry Steiger
- Wyoming School Boards Association – Lisa Durgin
- Legislative Liaison – Anne Ochs
- Budget Priorities Committee –Lisa Durgin, Anne Ochs, and Larry Steiger
- Policy Committee – Tim Hallinan
- Community Behavioral Health Committee – Joe Lawrence
- Aquatic Center Committee – Larry Steiger
Stocktrail Elementary Principal Bertine Bahige shared an academic report for Stocktrail Elementary School, and Thunder Basin High School Principal Terry Quinn provided an academic report for Thunder Basin High School.
Andrew Rose has resigned from being Campbell County High School’s head football coach.
Associate Superintendent for Instructional Support Dennis Holmes provided a facility update on the new Little Powder School. He said the design phase will take about nine months.Official meeting minutes are available for review during regular office hours at the clerk’s office, which is also at 1000 W. 8th St.
