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Welcome to the Wyoming Switchboard Network (WSN)

General Information

The Wyoming Switchboard Network acts as the central collection of distance education resources available to Wyoming students, parents, instructors, school districts, and DE program providers. The Switchboard provides access to the current distance education courses available to K-12 students and information about the various DE program providers.

Chapter 41 Distance Education Rules (View) - These rules provide a uniform process for all distance education courses offered by Wyoming school districts or from which academic credit will be transferred to or accepted by a Wyoming school district. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all distance education courses offered by Wyoming school districts or distance education courses from which academic credit will be transferred to or accepted by a Wyoming school district.

Resident District Handbook (View) - For each student receiving distance education coursework, the student's resident district is required to complete a Distance Learning Plan to ensure the delivery method is appropriate to the individual student’s learning capabilities, monitor the student’s progress through the DE course(s), facilitate necessary instructional support, and maintain the student's records. The resident district is responsible for verifying the distance education courses are approved by the Wyoming Department of Education and fulfills both state and local district program standards.

Student Enrollment and Monitoring (View or Download) - This webcast provides an introduction to key distance education definitions, information to consider prior to enrolling students, requirements when enrolling students and monitoring their progress. An example Distance Learning Plan (DLP) is available for reference. A template DLP, for use with post-secondary institutions, is also available; please contact either of the distance education consultants for more information on its use.

For more information regarding distance education legislation and rules, the WSN, or the DE community page on the WDE Fusion site, please contact either Scott Bullock (sbullo@educ.state.wy.us or 307-777-7418) or Lachelle Brant (lbrant@educ.state.wy.us or 307-777-3679).

Statewide Distance Education Program Providers

The following program providers are approved for the statewide delivery of distance education coursework.

Post-Secondary (Limited) Distance Education Program Providers

The following program providers are approved to deliver distance education coursework to Wyoming school districts that submit a credit course application waiver.

Self-Contained Distance Education Program Providers

The following program providers are approved members of the WSN and have opted to deliver distance education coursework only to local students.

  • Johnson County School District #1 (Kaycee High School)

Joining the Wyoming Switchboard Network

Wyoming public school districts that are interested in joining the WSN should review the process to join which provides the information required to become either a statewide or self-contained distance education program provider.

Wyoming post-secondary institutions that are interested in joining the WSN should review the process to join which provides the required information to become a post-secondary program provider.

 

Distance Education Consultants:

Scott Bullock
Technology, Careers & Data Unit
Wyoming Department of Education
307.777.7418
sbullo@educ.state.wy.us

Lachelle Brant
Technology, Careers & Data Unit
Wyoming Department of Education
307.777.3679
lbrant@educ.state.wy.us

 
 
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