Upcoming Events

• Senior and Entrepreneurship Experience Capstone Workshops
  Jan. 13 and Feb. 2, Watertown and Yankton
• Accountability Compliance Meetings
  Jan. 31-Feb. 4, Four locations statewide
• IEP Workshops
  Feb. 2 and 10, Sioux Falls and Rapid City
• CTE 101
  Feb. 5, Pierre
• Dakota STEP Spring Workshops
  Feb. 7-10, Four locations statewide

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Workshops to address senior experience, entrepreneurship

Two workshops will focus on Senior Experience and Entrepreneurship Experience capstone courses. The workshops are designed to help districts understand how capstone courses support a plan of study and meet the state’s graduation requirements. Participants will learn the components and implementation process for a Senior and Entrepreneurship Experience program.

Choose from the following dates and locations:
Topics include: student mentors, faculty advisors, project topic selection, program guidelines, research paper or business plan, portfolio, product and presentation requirements.

Contact hours will be provided at both workshops.

For information, contact Debra Wenzel, M.Ed., at the Department of Education, (605) 773-4463.

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Preparing for AYP: Meetings address compliance issues related to student data

In preparation for the 2010-11 AYP process, the department will host a series of Accountability Compliance meetings at locations across the state. Districts are strongly encouraged to send staff members who are responsible for maintaining student data in Infinite Campus.

Choose from the following dates and locations:

All meetings run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration will be available soon via the Infinite Campus University website.

Topics to be covered include: the new four-year graduation rate calculation, meal status, best practices for recording attendance, and review of “Ad Hoc” focused on AYP.

Questions can be directed to Judy Merriman at the Department of Education, (605) 773-4737.

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SPED hosting IEP Workshops

The Department of Education’s Special Education Programs is conducting several IEP Workshops this winter. Workshops will cover information regarding: child find and pre-referral strategies; determining suspected areas of disabilities; prior notice/consent and procedural safeguards; evaluation procedures and reporting; developing and implementing an IEP. The workshops provide six contact hours.

Upcoming events:
To register for an event, go to http://www.escweb.net/sd_esa/ and enter the appropriate Session ID.

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CTE 101

CTE 101 is a workshop that fulfills certification requirements to become a South Dakota certified CTE teacher within individual career and technical content areas. Attendees will receive a certificate of completion. The workshop will take place Feb. 5 at the Kings Inn in Pierre. It runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To register for the event, go to http://www.escweb.net/sd_esa/ and enter Session ID number 47095.

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Dakota STEP Spring Workshops

The Department of Education, along with Pearson, will host Dakota STEP Pre-Test Workshops the week of Feb. 7. Topics to be covered include: Dakota STEP test updates for 2011; test ordering and shipping; test security; test accommodations; and more. In addition, attendees will receive information about the 8th grade technology assessment; the DACS/Achievement Series; and end-of-course exams.

Choose from the following dates and locations:

To register for an event, go to http://www.escweb.net/sd_esa/ and enter the appropriate Session ID.