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February 2, 2023
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Linda Finnerty, Communications Director
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WDE AND PTSB ANNOUNCE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT TASK FORCE MEMBERS
CHEYENNE ? The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) and the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB) has announced its Retention and Recruitment Task Force; the mission of the task force will be to develop recommendations for state policymakers, district-level, and school-level staff to increase efforts to positively impact the education workforce.
The task force is composed of 25 members: three district superintendents, one personnel director, one school counselor, three principals, 10 teachers, one preservice teacher,?three?educators who have left the profession, one parent, two post-secondary representatives, and one industry representative.
Task force members include:
* Superintendent - Gillian Chapman, Jackson.
* Superintendent - John Goldhardt, Laramie.
* Superintendent - Shane Ogden, Meeteetse.
* Personnel Director - Tanya Wall, Rawlins.
* School Counselor - Mary Litman, Casper.
* Principal - Christina Mills, Shoshoni.
* Principal - Tiffany Rehbein, Cheyenne.
* Principal - Nathan Tedjeske, Cody.
* Teacher - Chase Anfinson, Glenrock.
* Teacher - Alexis Barney, Ranchester.
* Teacher - Charles Fournie, Cheyenne.
* Teacher - Megan Garnhart, Sheridan .
* Teacher - Suzanne Masek, Lander.
* Teacher - Jeannette McCoy, Casper.
* Teacher - Nancy Nelson, Greybull.
* Teacher - Darci Ostermiller, Powell.
* Teacher - Caryn Pursley, Rawlins.
* Teacher - Zach Schneider, Casper
* Preservice Teacher - Sarah Turner, Laramie.
* Previous Educator - Diana Espy, Rawlins
* Previous Educator - Iva Moss, Arapahoe.
* Previous Educator - Andrea Wood, Crook County.
* Parent Representative - Carrie Murthy, Laramie.
* Postsecondary Representative - Alan Buss, Laramie.
* Postsecondary Representative - Teresa Stauffer, Gillette.
* Industry Representative - Dan Benford, Cheyenne.
The task force will have its first meeting on February 11, 2023, in Casper.?
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