Department of Education Headlines

• Congratulations to 2013 Teacher of the Year Katie Anderson
  Rapid City’s Katie Anderson was named the 2013 South Dakota Teacher of the Year last week, during a special recognition banquet as part of the annual Systems Change Conference in Chamberlain. Click here to read more.

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• Smarter Balanced releases sample test items
• Teacher Evaluation Work Group making strides toward goal
• It’s School Lunch Week!
• Benchmark Assessment Pilot underway; first round of testing complete
• Support Common Core Literacy with Electronic Resources