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Council to advise education department on Virtual High School
The South
Dakota Department of Education has announced the members of its
Virtual High School Advisory Council. The members include:
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Rick
Bates, Rapid City School District
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Dan
Guericke, Mid-Central Educational Cooperative
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Suzanne
Hegg, Sioux Valley School District
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Rep. Ryan
Olson, Onida
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Ann Smith,
Sioux Falls School District
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Erika
Tallman, Northern State University Distance Education
Program
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Curt
Voight, Technology & Innovation in Education
The council
was created as a result of legislation promoted by Gov. Mike
Rounds during the 2006 Legislature.
“Virtual High
School is an important part of the 2010 Education Initiative,”
said Rick Melmer, secretary of the South Dakota Department of
Education. “It is one of several key elements that we have
identified to equip our high school students with important 21st
century skills.”
The South
Dakota Virtual High School is expected to benefit a variety of
students, including those who need to pursue credits due to
failing a course; those who do not have access to certain
courses in their home district; home school students; and
students who want to pursue additional upper-level courses.
The council
held its first meeting May 2 in Pierre. The council’s role is to
discuss and make recommendations for the development of policies
that will direct the delivery of distance education in South
Dakota.
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