Wyoming Education Trust Fund

Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, ch. 22
in effect

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-22-106 Distribution of trust funds available to public schools; innovative program grants; criteria.

(a) From amounts appropriated by the legislature, the department of education shall annually distribute funds not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) from the public school foundation program account to school districts as innovative program grants to fund programs providing innovation in or improvement to public education through the creation of new, different and improved educational opportunities in elementary or secondary schools, including: (i) Curriculum development activities such as initiatives in world languages, mathematics, social studies, English and the sciences, programs to develop critical or creative thinking, programs involving the private sector and programs providing parental and family training; (ii) Operational initiatives such as modification to class schedules, school day, week, month or year calendar and scheduling of extracurricular activities; (iii) Administrator and staff development and improvement programs such as performance incentives, awards for excellence, professional training and development programs and performance evaluation programs; (iv) Acquisition of technological equipment for programs expanding curriculum, enriching student education, enhancing staff development and providing community service; (v) Applied science and technology programs designed to meet future labor market demands and to integrate public school programs with needs of business and industry; (vi) Technical preparation programs integrating specific public school programs with community college programs and working with business and industry to prepare students for technical and academic careers; (vii) Evaluation programs designed to determine the effect and achievement of innovative programs previously funded or currently provided within the district; (viii) Regional developmental programs, including those designed to better prepare children for elementary school, and to improve parents' skills in developing their children's learning skills. (b) In addition to criteria specified under subsection (a) of this section, priority shall be given to those programs which supplement not supplant existing courses and curriculum, are easily transferred to or duplicated by other districts, provide matching funds from nonstate sources and demonstrate the ability of the recipient district to continue the program after expiration of innovative program grant monies.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-22-107 Innovative program grants; application; selection by the state department of education; classification of districts; distribution; report on grants awarded; initial grants.

(a) Proposals for innovative program grants authorized under W.S. 21-22-106 may be submitted annually by any Wyoming school district to the department of education on or before June 1. Submitted proposals shall be in a form provided and prescribed by the state department, which shall require the minimum information necessary to describe the proposal without unduly burdening the applicant, including target populations and objectives, compliance with criteria prescribed under W.S. 21-22-106 and proper grant expenditures including program budget and evaluation. (b) Each school district, either separately or in conjunction with another school district, shall be given the opportunity to submit a proposal for innovative program grants authorized under W.S. 21-22-106 at least once every five (5) years. (c) For the purposes of this section, school districts shall be annually classified based upon average daily membership for the previous school year, as follows: (i) Classification I, less than five hundred (500) average daily membership; (ii) Classification II, five hundred (500) but less than one thousand (1,000) average daily membership; (iii) Classification III, one thousand (1,000) but less than two thousand (2,000) average daily membership; and (iv) Classification IV, two thousand (2,000) or greater average daily membership. (d) The state department shall award a grant authorized under this section to at least one (1) district from each classification pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the state department from awarding grants to more than one (1) district under each classification or more than one (1) grant to the same school district under criteria established under W.S. 21-22-106. (e) Subject to available funding, the state department shall select those proposals it determines best fulfill criteria established under W.S. 21-22-106 and promote excellence in public education. The state department may use available funds to support innovative program evaluation projects and may contract with the University of Wyoming to conduct program evaluations. (f) In accordance with W.S. 21-22-106(a), the state department shall annually distribute funds to selected proposals on or before August 15. Innovative program grants received under this subsection shall only be used for the purposes for which the grant is awarded and shall not be expended for any other program, activity or purpose. (g) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 102, § 2. (h) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 103, § 2.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title21.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026