WYOMING SCHOOLS AT A CROSSROADS: Returning to Structure of School Day Difficult After Pandemic (Part 2)

Brittney Montgomery, Wyoming 2022 Teacher of the Year, has worked in Green River for 14 years and currently teaches first grade at Harrison Elementary. Cody Middle School sixth grade teacher Greg Eckley has been teaching for 29 years. Both turned to the old adage “It takes a village” when explaining what elementary and middle school students need to succeed after the uncertainties of COVID-19. Though most students have returned to school, these veteran educators say some have struggled with the transition back into a full-time classroom.