Wyoming library aides qualify to be nominated for the 2020 Wyoming Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award hosted by Governor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Department of Education. This award honors classified school employeess who provide exemplary service.
Nominate an outstanding library aide or other school employee by June 30, 2020. Nominees can be an employee who works in any grade K-12 as a paraprofessional, in technical services, skilled trades, and more. See the nomination form for details.
The top two Wyoming applicants will be forwarded to USED by November 1, 2020. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will select a single classified school employee from among the nominees to receive the RISE Award by the spring of 2021. Governor Gordon will honor nominees and finalists. In addition, the USED will recognize the honoree and communicate his or her story in order to inspire excellence among classified school employees.