News

March 18, 2020

Dear Community Members,

Following guidelines for social distancing and safety we have decided to cancel BOCES programs, including all community classes, the After School program and our early childhood program (BEEP) until a future date.  We will continue to provide limited office hours. 

We have refunded fees for all of the cancelled classes and will let you know when we can reschedule operations.  Until then, we will continue to closely monitor developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We will be open by appointment ONLY for proctoring and dual-concurrent students who are in need of internet access to finish their on-line classes.

Please stay safe and healthy.

Yours,
John Anderson, BOCES Director
307.367.6873

BOCES Director, John Anderson, recently announced the opening of the 2020/21 Community Grant process. The due date for applications is Friday, March 13. 

2019 Recipients were:

• Children’s Discovery Center (summer operation support)
• Children’s Learning Center (Dolly Parton Imagination Library costs)
• Pinedale Preschool (Kindergarten Backpacks for Kids funding)
• Rendezvous Pointe (senior walk program and Teton Park excursions)
• Sublette County Chamber of Commerce
• PFAC (artists in residence in schools, community concerts, senior art program, artists in pre-schools, summer art camp)
• Museum of the Mountain Man (Michael Terry for Rendezvous, Living History Days)
• Bridges out of Poverty (train the trainer)
• SCCD (Spring/Summer Expo speaker)
• Friends of the PAC (Little Wrangler Program support and Jr. Wrangler “Change the Game” program)

Sublette Board of Cooperative Educational Services was created to help rural areas improve their educational offerings through partnerships. Over the years, Sublette BOCES has served Sublette County in meeting the needs of the community, particularly in the areas of distance learning, youth education and community enrichment.

More about the Community Grant program can be found here, applications and evaluation form are located on the Form page, here. 

 

The prospect of writing grant proposals can be intimidating, however, knowing what you are doing can ease the process incredibly. Sublette BOCES and Western Wyoming Community College present a 2-day workshop on effective grant writing. 

Introduction to grant writing process, getting started, pre-proposal activities, determining the funders, writing a proposal, demonstrating accountability, evaluating the proposal, submission and follow up, implementing the project. This class is a two day course and students will need to bring their own laptop in order to complete class exercises.

Tuesday, & Wednesday, Feb. 25 & 26

8 am – 5 pm

665 N Tyler Ave., Pinedale, WY 82941

$100, please bring your own computer

Register at www.subletteboces.com/classes

Sublette BOCES along with the Sublette County Library are pleased to present SaturdayU, a offering from the University of Wyoming, the event will be held Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. The theme of this program is “A Low-Carbon Future for Wyoming Fossil Fuels?”

Wyoming exports the bulk of its abundant energy resources and thus is subject to market and policy developments beyond its borders. An increasing number of states are adopting polices that mandate the utilization of renewable and clean energy resources. The federal government continues to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from industrial facilities, including coal-fired power plants and natural gas separation plants. This Saturday University program will explore the global, national and local decisions that affect our communities. Experts from the School of Energy Resources will explain current UW projects in western Wyoming as well as provide an important overview that will shape a community discussion about what the coming energy transition means for Wyoming.

Three professors from the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources will be presenting, with Dr. Jean Garrison, UW Director of the Office of Engagement and Outreach moderating. The evening begins at 5:30 pm at the Sublette County Library Lovatt Room, Pinedale with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages.

At 6 pm, Mark Northam, Ph.D, Executive Director, UW School of Energy Resources (UW-SER) will present his talk, “The Coming Energy Transition: Implications for Wyoming and the Globe.” This presentation will frame the discussion regarding the energy transition that is underway as it highlights the implications these changes have for our communities and state.

At 6:50 pm, Scott Quillinan’s, Geologist and Director of Research, UW-SER, presentation is titled “Techological Challenges and Opportunities for Wyoming: Ongoing Projects Advanced by the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources.” This talk will introduce several initiatives advanced by SER that seek to develop new technologies and new markets for Wyoming resources: Wyoming CarbonSAFE, approaches to net-zero and carbon negative coal combustion technologies, novel non-thermal uses for Wyoming coal and the ongoing critical mineral exploration to support the quickly growing demand for electric vehicle batteries.

At 7:40 pm, Kipp Coddington, director of Energy Policy and Economics, UW-SER will give the final presentation of the evening, “What SER’s New Policy Center is Doing to Help the State of Wyoming.” In this presentation Coddington will describe how The Center for Energy Regulation and Policy supports policies decision-makers and scientists by creating a conduit for research to provide interdisciplinary information and knowledge to contribute more directly to Wyoming’s citizenry and economy; by providing effective policy development and assessment, and by facilitating partnerships with public, private and non-governmental entities.

For more information, please visit www.uwyo.edu/saturday.