Albany County School District Number 1 Explained

Albany County School District #1
Country:	United States
Superintendent:	Dr. John Goldhardt
School Board:	ACSD#1 Board of Education
Chair Of The Board:	Kim Sorenson
Schools:	18
Students:	4,009 (2018-2019)
Teachers:	362 (2018-2019)
Website:	Official website

Albany County School District #1 is a public school district based in Laramie, Wyoming, United States.

Geography

Albany County School District #1 serves all of Albany County,^{[1] [2]} including the following communities:

• Incorporated places
  • City of Laramie
  • Town of Rock River
• Unincorporated places
  • Bosler
  • PhinDeli
  • Garrett
  • Tie Siding
• Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.)
  • Albany
  • Centennial
  • The Buttes
  • Woods Landing-Jelm

History

The district approved a Spanish immersion program in April 2016.^[3]

Schools

High schools

• Grades 9-12
  • Laramie High School
  • Rock River High School
  • Whiting High School

Junior high schools

• Grades 7-8
  • Rock River Junior High School
  • Laramie Middle School

Elementary/Middle Schools

• Grades K-8
  • Snowy Range Academy
  • UW Laboratory School
  • Cozy Hollow School
  • River Bridge School

Elementary schools

• Grades K-6
  • Beitel Elementary School
  • Centennial Elementary School
  • Harmony Elementary School
  • Indian Paintbrush Elementary School
  • Spring Creek Elementary School
• Grades PK-6
  • Rock River Elementary School
  • Slade Elementary School
  • Velma Linford Elementary School

Student demographics

The following figures are as of October 1, 2018.^[4]

• Total District Enrollment: 4,009
• Student enrollment by gender
  • Male: 2,083 (51.96%)
  • Female: 1,926 (48.04%)
• Student enrollment by ethnicity
  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 42 (1.05%)
  • Asian: 84 (2.10%)
  • Black or African American: 65 (1.62%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 695 (17.34%)
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.12%)
  • Two or More Races: 164 (4.12%)
  • White: 2,953 (73.66%)

Board of education

The Albany County School District #1 Board of Education is composed of nine members elected to rotating four year terms. As of June 2020, the current board if governed by:^[5]

Position	Name	Seat	Term		First Elected
Chairman	Janice Marshall	Area B	2018	2022	2004
Vice-Chairman	Mark Bittner	Area A	2016	2020	2016
Treasurer	Karen Bienz	At-Large	2016	2020	2016
Clerk	Jason Tangeman	Area A	2018	2022	2014
Trustee	Beth Bear	Area A	2018	2022	2018
Trustee	Jamin Johnson	Area A	2019*	2020	2019
Trustee	Nate Martin	Area A	2018	2022	2018
Trustee	Lawrence Perea	At-Large	2018	2022	2008
Trustee	Jason Satkunam	Area A	2020*	2020	2020
Appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education

See also

• List of school districts in Wyoming

External links

• Albany County School District #1 – official site.

Notes and References

1. Web site: School Districts (Map), State of Wyoming . Wyoming Department of Revenue, Property Tax Division . 2006-03-08 . 2009-12-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061231070220/http://revenue.state.wy.us/PortalVBVS/MAPS_GIS/Stascd06.pdf . 2006-12-31 .
2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Albany County, WY. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-11-27. - Text list
3. Web site: Mathog. Nuria. Year in review: St. Laurence school closing, new high school opening top news for education. Laramie Boomerang. 2017-01-01. 2021-05-10.
4. Web site: District: Albany #1 - 2018-2019 Report Card.
5. Web site: Board of Education – Albany County School District #1. 2020-06-30. en-US.