February 2, 2023
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Linda Finnerty, Communications Director
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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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