Comment period now open
South Dakota’s ESEA Flexibility Request is now available for public comment. If approved, it would provide schools some flexibility from pieces of No Child Left Behind. The request centers around a proposed 100-point School Performance Index, which uses multiple indicators to measure school performance. The deadline to comment is Feb. 3, 2012.
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Students to represent SD
during U.S. Senate Youth Program
Elise Twohy and James Updike, both of Rapid City, were chosen to be part of the group of 104 student delegates who will attend the U.S. Senate Youth Program’s 50th Anniversary Washington Week in March. Joseph Schartz, of Humboldt, and Anthony Husher, of Winner, were chosen as alternates.
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Team Nutrition mini grants expand,
include opportunities for middle, high schools
A new Team Nutrition mini grant, called Students Taking Charge, will allow middle and high schools to compete for funding that was previously only available to elementary schools. The grant encourages students to take responsibility for their own health through activities at the school. Learn more.
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