The Wyoming P-16 Education Council is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 with the mission of creating more opportunities for student education, regardless of students' age or circumstances. Members of the P-16 Council represent the many stakeholders of student education, ranging from teachers to small business owners, non-profit organizations to state legislatures. These members work to ensure students graduate high school prepared to start college or job training.
Each state in the US typically has a P-16 Education Council, all working toward accomplishing the following goals:
- Expanding access to early learning for children ages 3 to 5 and improve their readiness for kindergarten
- Smoothing student transitions from one level of learning to the next
- Closing the achievement gap between white and minority students
- Upgrading teacher education and professional development
- Strengthening relationships between families and schools
- Creating a wider range of learning experiences and opportunities for students in the final two years of high school
- Improving college readiness and college success.
- Other activities including raising scholarships, creating promotional campaigns, and providing incentives or recognition awards for high academic performance.