Park County School District #6
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Brandi Nelson, Board Chair for School Board Park County No. 6, is running for re-election as a trustee. She spoke about how kids are doing in District 6 since the pandemic, how the pandemic affected test scores, and why she is running again.
Despite troubling national trends in education where thousands of teacher vacancies pose immense challenges for school districts, students, families, and administrators, Park County School District #6 has been fortunate, Superintendent Vernon Orndorff says. According to USA Today, “300,000” teachers left the profession between February 2020 and May 2022, creating a significant labor shortage in public…
A pedestrian crosswalk will be temporarily placed on Big Horn Avenue by Cody Middle School as a possible solution to the dangers children face when crossing the highway – but drivers may not like it. W.Y.D.O.T. announced a three-month pedestrian crosswalk test will be installed before the beginning of the 2022-23 school year in Cody…
Vernon Orndorff, Superintendent of Park County Schools # 6, spoke on SYP today about his role in moving education forward in Park County. He also addressed the controversial move to ban books in the school library. The Superintendent spoke about how great the Cody community is and how he wants to forge relationships with lawmakers…
Vernon Orndorff released his first statement as the “Proud” Superintendent of Park County School District #6, praising “a great community and a great school system.” Vernon Orndorff, M.Ed, has arrived in Cody and officially taken up his position as Superintendent of Park County School District #6. Orndorff was hired in February after a nationwide search.…
Some Cody residents are still battling books, as the decision to remove The Color Purple from the Cody High School Library goes directly to the Park County School District #6 Board of Trustees. Once again, Park County School District #6 will discuss the merits of Alice Walker’s 1982 book The Color Purple. After a June…
After a brief but important hearing, the Park County School District #6’s Educational Resource Complaint Committee decided whether they should keep or remove two books available in the Cody High School library. Nearly 50 people attended the first of two hearings regarding two books currently available in the Cody High School library. Park County School…
School may be out for the summer, but Park County School District #6 is ensuring breakfast and lunch are still available for its students. The last day of school for Cody students was May 26. However, Park County School District #6 is still working for the best interests of its students. One service that will…
Park County School District #6’s Educational Resource Complaint Committee will hear the case to remove two “controversial” books from the Cody High School Library. On Thursday, June 2, the Cody school district’s Educational Resource Complaint Committee will listen to a Park County “complainant” regarding books in the Cody High School Library. The district could remove…
Park County School District #6 reminds parents with younger children that they have until the end of this week to get them on the kindergarten class list. Kindergarten registration is now open for the Park County School District #6 2022-2023 school year starting in August 2022. This registration process is intended to get most of…