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Upcoming Events
For a more complete list of professional development
opportunities, visit
www.southdakotapd.com.
- South Dakota Board of Education to meet January 15
- Testing workshops for Dakota STEP-A, Dakota ELP
- Child nutrition focus of DDN sessions
South Dakota Board of Education
to meet
The South Dakota Board of Education will meet Jan. 15, 2008,
in Pierre (Kneip Building, Conference Room 3). An agenda will be
posted at
http://doe.sd.gov/secretary/board/schedule.asp as soon as it
is available.
Testing workshops for Dakota
STEP-A, Dakota ELP
Two testing workshops will cover the in’s and out’s of
administering the Dakota STEP-A and the Dakota ELP. The
workshops will be held in conjunction with one another, so test
coordinators can receive information on both assessments. The
workshops are slated for several locations statewide. (See
schedule below.) Content of both pieces will focus on test
administration.
- Jan. 14, 9 a.m.-noon, Best Western Ramkota, Rapid City
- Jan. 15, 9 a.m.-noon, Cedar Shore Resort, Oacoma
- Jan. 16, 9 a.m.-noon, Best Western Ramkota, Aberdeen
- Jan. 17, 9 a.m.-noon, Best Western Ramkota, Sioux Falls
Registration is available online at
http://www.doe.sd.gov/southdakotapd/. Questions can be
directed to the Department of Education’s Special Education
Programs at (605) 773-3678.
Child nutrition focus of DDN
sessions
The Department of Education’s Child and Adult Nutrition
Services will host “Child Nutrition Topics 2008” via the DDN
beginning in January. Sessions will be held Jan. 30, Feb. 27,
March 19 and April 30. Times are all 2-4 p.m. (Central Standard
Time).
Sessions will target child nutrition program staff, school
wellness committee members, teachers, administrators, school
board members and parents. Topics include: changing meal
patterns, social marketing to promote nutrition and physical
activity, and evaluating school food.
DDN sites for these sessions are being determined. For more
information, contact Amy Richards at (605) 773-4718 or
amy.richards@state.sd.us.
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