Sweetwater County School District #1

Wyoming Accreditation Requirements

Wyoming’s K-12 districts are accredited by the Wyoming State Board of Education annually (W.S.21-2-304(a)(ii)). The schools governed by each district are accredited through the district. Accreditation includes annual requirements as well as an on-site peer review once every five years.

 Accreditation Requirements
The requirements for a district to be fully accredited annually consist of:

• Assurances/attestation completed by the district superintendent
• 80% or higher artifact approval
• Approved school improvement plans
• An approved district assessment system
• No unresolved compliance issues
• No unresolved staffing issues
• External review within the most recent five-year cycle

The purposes of accreditation are verification of adherence to statute and continuous improvement of district processes (Chapter 6 Rules). The annual requirements are focused on meeting the requirements of statute, and the external review is focused on evidence-based practices. A document with additional information related to each accreditation criterion is available here.

Artifact Approval
Annually, districts provide links to artifacts to verify adherence to Chapter 6 Rules and Regulations by November 1.  Additional accreditation information can be found by clicking here.