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A Natrona County School District board trustee on Monday took an unidentified state senator to task for comments denigrating public education in Wyoming. Board treasurer Dave Applegate told other trustees at their regular meeting that the Legislature is debating public education and he recently attended and listened to a Senate hearing on education. The state is facing a significant budget shortfall with probable large cuts to services including education, and one proposal may cost the Natrona County School district up to $18 million. Dave Applegate. NCSD "I was actually quite disappointed i...

By Greg Hirst on March 9, 2021 (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo —Natrona County School District Treasurer Dave Applegate said Monday said he’s concerned some lawmakers aren’t giving the proper credit to the state’s education system and the strong metrics posted by students. The Wyoming Legislature is considering a yearly $100 million cut to state schools this session, and Governor Mark Gordon has said the school funding model is unsustainable given the state’s projected $300 million per year budget shortfall moving forward. While watching a Senate Education Committee meeting, Ap...

Two Natrona County High Schools Will Have Common Schedule The schedules of the two largest high schools in the Natrona County School District will be  aligned beginning either this fall or by the 2022 school year. The district's board of trustees voted to approve the common high school schedule at its meeting Monday. The high schools are Kelly Walsh High School, Natrona County High School. After a motion by trustee Dave Applegate, the trustees agreed to not include Midwest School because it is on a four-day schedule. The recommendation read by trustee Chairman Ray Catellier cited the bene...

NCSD trustees dipping toes into political debate over Biden oil and gas ban By Brendan LaChance on February 22, 2021 (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo. — The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees dipped their toes into debate about President Joe Biden administration’s ban on federal oil and gas leasing and permitting during their Monday, Feb. 22 work session. Article continues below... Trustee Clark Jensen said during Monday’s meeting that he thinks the NCSD trustees should send a letter to Biden on the issue. “We ought to have our voice be heard,” he said. Jensen add...

NCSD school board may draft letter to tell Biden oil and gas ban could hurt students By Brendan LaChance on February 8, 2021 (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo. — Natrona County School District Trustee Debbie McCullar told other members of the NCSD Board of Trustees on Monday that she received a letter from Wyoming Superintendent Jillian Balow talking about how oil and gas dollars fund education in Wyoming. McCullar said the letter touched on how President Joe Biden administration’s oil and gas policies could impact education funding in Wyoming and that Balow had asked that school distr...