Upcoming Events

For a more complete list of professional development opportunities, visit www.southdakotapd.com.

• Bus driver training schedule set

• Training addresses health education standards and assessment

• Conference to target after-school programs

• School wellness videos available online

Bus driver training schedule set

A schedule of bus driver training sessions is online at www.doe.sd.gov/oatq/transportation/trainings.asp. Click on “2006 Schedule.” These trainings meet the state’s annual requirements for bus driver training.

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Training addresses health education standards and assessment

The Coordinated School Health Program will host a series of South Dakota Health Education Standards and Assessment Trainings this summer. 

• Onsite training:  

  • Aberdeen, SD – June 13-14

  • Rapid City, SD – July 26-27

  • Martin, SD – Aug. 2-3

• Web-based training: June 2-30, 2006

The training is designed to provide participants with information and skill-building opportunities related to South Dakota’s health education standards and assessment.

Participants will explore the state’s health education standards, including the core concepts and skill categories. They will learn to align standards, assessment and instructional activities, as well as obtain practice in scoring student’s work. Participants will learn to differentiate between assessment for the purpose of accountability and assessment for the purpose of instructional improvement.

This training is appropriate for elementary teachers, curriculum directors, health education teachers, administrators, school counselors, school nurses, parents, and other interested individuals.

Approval has been granted for one hour of graduate or undergraduate credit or for one Department of Education certificate renewal credit. The course also may be taken for no credit.  

For more information about the course objectives or to access a registration form, go to www.doe.sd.gov/oess/schoolhealth/training/. Questions regarding the training design and content can be directed to Karen Keyser, Coordinated School Health Program, at (605) 773-6808 or karen.keyser@state.sd.us.

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Conference to target after-school programs

The After-School Programs Conference will be held Aug. 15-16 at the Ramkota Convention Center in Pierre. The event is hosted by the South Dakota Department of Education and made possible through the 21^st Century Community Learning Centers Program.

Keynote speakers include Bertie Kingore, a national consultant who has worked with educators, students and parents for over 30 years, and Duane Hodgin. Hodgin coordinates his school district’s character education program, which received the National School District of Character Award in 2002. Keith Moore, Indian education coordinator for the South Dakota Department of Education, also will address the group.

Cost is $50. The deadline to register is June 30.

For more information, contact Sue Burgard with the Department of Education at (605) 773-5238.

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School wellness videos available online

Visit the Department of Education’s Web site to watch a video made specifically with South Dakota schools in mind. Dayle Hayes, a nationally known presenter on wellness issues, presents the basics of developing a wellness policy in three 25-minute sessions. Also included is a 45-minute session on available resources. This session is led by Kari Senger and Amy Richards of the South Dakota Department of Education.  Click here to view the videos.

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