Watch for department staff changes
The South Dakota Department of Education is pleased to
announce the following staff changes. Some are new faces;
others are familiar faces in new positions. All are looking
forward to serving the education community.
Mark Wilson is the new director of the Office of Career and
Technical Education (CTE). Most recently, Wilson was an
instructor at Valley City State University, Valley City,
N.D., where he also was responsible for marketing the
technology education program. Prior to that, he worked for
seven years in North Dakota’s Department of Career and
Technical Education. Wilson can be reached at (605) 773-4773
or
mark.wilson@state.sd.us. Rich Deaver, who had been
serving as the interim director, will return to
semi-retirement!
Stephanie Weideman now serves as the new director of the
Office of Curriculum, Technology and Assessment. Prior to
taking the position, Weideman was the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) coordinator for the department –
a position she held for three years. She will continue to
serve as the contact for the Dakota Assessment of Content
Standards. Weideman can be reached at (605) 773-3783 or
stephanie.weideman@state.sd.us.
For the past 15 years, Gary Skoglund held the position of
state assessment director. Recently, he elected to make a
career change and now serves as the NAEP coordinator.
Skoglund’s extensive assessment knowledge will be a great
asset to this position. He can be reached at (605) 773-5229
or
gary.skoglund@state.sd.us.
Gay Pickner has assumed the responsibilities of the state
assessment director. For the past three years, Pickner has
worked as a curriculum technology specialist for the
department. She has extensive knowledge of technology in
South Dakota and has been instrumental in the development
and restructuring of the CRT Web site. Pickner can be
reached at (605) 280-3613 or
gay.pickner@state.sd.us.
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