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Nominate 2006
Teacher of the Year, win big!
The nomination process for the 2006 South Dakota
Teacher of the Year is now open. Each year, the Department of Education
recognizes one outstanding South Dakota educator, who will receive recognition
and prizes.
Looking for education’s best and brightest
The Department of Education seeks the names of outstanding educators for
its “Emerging Classroom Leaders Pool.” Nominees should exhibit strong
leadership and an inspiring presence. Recommendations must be confidential,
since they may be singled out for recognition.
Trainings to address reauthorized IDEA
Discover the impact
of the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
(IDEA) on South Dakota
schools, students and families. The department’s Special Education Programs
will host training sessions at locations across the state.
Preparing for Dakota STEP and special
accommodations
Test dates for the Dakota STEP are quickly
approaching. In exceptional circumstances, there may be a student whose
disabilities are such that the allowable accommodations will be insufficient
to provide access to the test. In these cases, the district will need to
complete the Dakota STEP Special Accommodation Consideration Request Form.
Hagen-Harvey Scholarships for American
Indian students available now
American Indian students who plan to pursue higher education in South Dakota
may apply now for a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial Scholarship.
Scholarship amounts start at $1,000.
Huron to host Special Education
conference
The 2005 Statewide Special Education Conference will
be held March 13-15 at the Crossroads Hotel in Huron. This year’s theme is
“Bright Futures for All Children.”
Guide on childhood illness coming your
way
The Departments of Education and Health have
collaborated to purchase a valuable new resource for all school buildings.
It’s a guide called “Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools.”
Please watch your mail and distribute the guide accordingly.
Roll-out of math standards continues
The last two – in a series of five – workshops to
roll out South Dakota’s new mathematics content standards will be held this
spring. The workshops will cover the measurement and geometry strands.
Birth to 3 recognizes outstanding
providers
Two providers have been recognized by the Birth to 3
Connections Program for their work with infants and toddlers with
developmental delays or disabilities. The two providers are Kathy Wollmann,
special education director for the Menno School District, and Dr. Steven Benn,
a pediatrician at Black Hills Pediatrics in Rapid City.
Conference for after-school programs to
be held in Pierre
The 21st Century Community Learning
Centers After-School Programs Conference will be held May 3-4 at the Ramkota
RiverCentre in Pierre. After-school program administrators, teachers, staff
and counselors are invited to attend this free event.
Counselors: Resources available for
students with deployed parents
The South Dakota National Guard
Family Readiness Program offers a wealth of resources for counselors and
school personnel to help youth
with deployed parents.
Math and science workshops offered by
CAMSE
The Center
for the Advancement of Mathematics and Science Education (CAMSE) at Black
Hills State University announces two upcoming professional development
opportunities.
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