Educator Disciplinary Action
Pursuant to the authority granted to the Secretary of the Department of Education by SDCL Chapter 13-42, the Secretary may refuse to issue, renew, revoke, or suspend a certificate. The final decision of the Secretary regarding a certificate, along with the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, are a public record (SDCL 13-42-17.1). If disciplinary action is imposed by the Secretary or a Professional Practices Commission, pursuant to SDCL Chapter 13-42 and 13-43, the written record and evidence from the hearing may be disclosed to authorities within this state, another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory or country in which the applicant or certficate holder holds a certificate or has applied for a certificate (SDCL 13-42-17.1). Records of revocation and suspension are provided to the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) clearinghouse.
For more information about the complaint process or to file a complaint, visit doe.sd.gov/professionalpractices/.
If you wish to report an educator for violating the code of ethics, please email: DOEEducatorEthics@state.sd.us.
The following individuals have action taken on their educator application or certification. No public or accredited school in South Dakota may employ an individual whose certificate has been revoked or suspended, unless they have been reinstated (SDCL 13-43-5.1). A revocation or suspension includes refusal to issue or renew a certificate. If any of these individuals present an educator certificate from any state to a school official, please notify the South Dakota Department of Education.
These files are dated from Jan. 1, 2010 to Oct. 18, 2024. Consult Educator 411 to confirm if an individual has an educator certification in South Dakota.
Educator Disciplinary Actions
| Name | File Number | Action | Date Effective | Date Reinstated (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris West | DSE 2024-11 | Permanent revocation | 08/29/2024 | N/A |
| Keiton Guess | DSE 2024-10 | Permanent revocation | 08/22/2024 | N/A |
| Michelle Pliska | Professional Practices | Public Reprimand | 08/06/2024 | |
| Shana Legg | Professional Practices | Public Reprimand | 06/21/2024 | |
| Michael Morran | DSE 2024-06 | Suspension until July 2, 2028 | 07/02/2024 | |
| Scott Klaudt | DSE 2024-08 | Suspension until June 30, 2025 | 06/25/2024 | |
| Tamara Merrill | DSE 2023-22 | Conditional permit issued | 06/25/2024 | |
| Bille Jo Sazue | DSE 2024-07 | Conditional permit issued | 06/24/2024 | |
| Roxanne Bobby | DSE 2023-19 | Application withdrew; Cannot reapply before July 1, 2024 | 06/06/2024 | |
| Larry Telkamp | DSE 2024-03 | Permanent revocation | 04/26/2024 | N/A |
| Michael Ruth | Professional Practices | Public Reprimand | 04/18/2024 | |
| Alex C. Johnson | DSE 2023-23 | Conditional permit issued | 04/02/2024 | |
| Jared Davis | DSE 2023-18 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 02/20/2024 | |
| Rubenia Franco | DSE 2023-12 | Application denied; cannot reapply until completion of an educator preparation program or for one year | 02/15/2024 | |
| Brian Sieh | DSE 2023-07 | Application denied; cannot reapply before January 1, 2027 | 01/25/2024 | |
| Joanie E. Schiffner | DSE 2023-24 | Permanent revocation | 01/10/2024 | N/A |
| Justin Marsh | DSE 2023-11 | Suspension; cannot reapply before July 2, 2025 | 01/08/2024 | |
| Hunter Nedland | DSE 2023-08 | Application withdrew; cannot reapply before July 1, 2024 | 01/05/2024 | |
| Maria LaDoucer | DSE 2023-25 | Suspension for 18 months | 12/21/2023 | |
| Piper Thorpe | DSE 2022-08 | Application denied | 11/30/2023 | N/A |
| Niklaus Towne | DSE 2023-03 | Application denied; cannot reapply before May 2, 2024 | 11/21/2023 | |
| Nathan Frisch | DSE 2023-15 | Permanent revocation | 10/18/2023 | N/A |
| Charles Reambonanza | DSE 2023-16 | Permanent revocation | 10/18/2023 | N/A |
| Paul McLaughlin | DSE 2023-17 | Permanent revocation | 10/18/2023 | N/A |
| Lanny Gabbert | DSE 2023-10 | Permanent revocation | 08/25/2023 | N/A |
| Shanna Ries | DSE 2023-09 | Permanent revocation | 08/25/2023 | N/A |
| Adam Zabih | DSE 2023-06 | Permanent revocation | 08/16/2023 | N/A |
| Jessica L. Smith | DSE 2022-22 | Conditional one-year certificate | 08/10/2023 | |
| Sadie In The Woods | DSE 2022-17 | Application denied; cannot reapply before July 1, 2027 | 05/30/2023 | |
| Helena Danielson | DSE 2022-16 | Application denied; cannot reapply before December 31, 2025 | 05/26/2023 | |
| Ryan Bruns | DSE 2023-04 | Permanent revocation | 04/03/2023 | N/A |
| Oscela BlueHorse | DSE 2022-06 | Application denied; cannot reapply before December 31, 2023 | 04/06/2023 | |
| Dana Strong | DSE 2022-15 | Application denied | 04/07/2023 | N/A |
| Gayle Cady | DSE 2023-02 | Permanent revocation | 01/20/2023 | N/A |
| David Deshler | DSE 2022-10 | Application denial | 01/13/2023 | N/A |
| Rebecca Westra | DSE 2022-11 | Application withdrew; cannot reapply before July 1, 2024 | 01/09/2023 | |
| Michael Koranda | DSE 2022-21 | Suspension for five years | 12/12/2022 | |
| Todd Palmer | DSE 2022-20 | Permanent revocation | 12/12/2022 | N/A |
| Jeickson Pichardo-Castillo | DSE 2022-19 | Permanent revocation | 12/12/2022 | N/A |
| Nathan Tweten | DSE 2022-09 | Application denied | 12/05/2022 | N/A |
| Adam Stratmeyer | DSE 2022-13 | Application denied | 12/05/2022 | N/A |
| John Paul Lowthian | DSE 2022-07 | Application denied | 10/17/2022 | N/A |
| Haley Ringkob | DSE 2022-14 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 09/28/2022 | |
| Christopher Albert | DSE 2022-05 | Permanent revocation | 07/18/2022 | N/A |
| Lori Tvedt | DSE 2021-17 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 05/18/2022 | |
| Nicole Twiss | DSE 2021-15 | Application denied, cannot reapply before Dec. 15, 2025 | 04/20/2022 | |
| Emma Harrison | DSE 2021-16 | Application denied; cannot reapply before July 1, 2023 | 02/08/2022 | |
| Allison DeGroot | DSE 2021-09 | Application denied; cannot reapply before July 1, 2023 | 02/08/2022 | |
| Jalen Boyd | DSE 2022-03 | Permanent revocation | 02/04/2022 | N/A |
| Kenneth Jones | DSE 2022-02 | Permanent revocation | 01/26/2022 | N/A |
| Thad Caldwell | DSE 2022-01 | Permanent revocation | 01/20/2022 | N/A |
| Todd Gannon | DSE 2021-14 | Conditional three-year certificate issued | 09/29/2021 | |
| Emily Ayres | DSE 2021-13 | Permanent revocation | 09/16/2021 | N/A |
| Kathryn Baird | DSE 2021-12 | Conditional one-year certificate issued | 09/08/2021 | |
| William Massey | DSE 2021-08 | Application withdrew; cannot reapply before April 1, 2022 | 10/20/2021 | 4/13/2022 |
| Sandra Ames-Clark | DSE 2021-07 | Application denied; prohibited from reapplying | 09/03/2021 | N/A |
| James Klages | DSE 2021-06 | Conditional one-year certificate issued | 05/21/2021 | |
| Grant Lolley | DSE 2020-07 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 07/14/2020 | |
| Shea Lauren Lindsey | DSE 2021-01 | Permanent revocation | 01/20/2021 | N/A |
| Doyle Johnson | DSE 2020-03 | Application denied; cannot reapply before July 1, 2021 | 12/01/2020 | |
| Christina A. Stark | DSE 2020-10 | Suspension for four years | 10/13/2020 | |
| Daylan Scott Fargo | DSE 2020-09 | Permanent revocation | 08/25/2020 | N/A |
| Eriq Swiftwater | DSE 2020-04 | Application denied; cannot reapply for five years | 06/16/2020 | |
| Bradley Jay Miedema | DSE 2019-09 | Permanent revocation | 01/27/2020 | N/A |
| Maddison M. Brown | DSE 2019-05 | Application denied; cannot reapply until June 8, 2022 | 02/19/2020 | 08/09/2022 |
| Justin Marsh | DSE 2019-11 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 01/06/2020 | |
| Ryan A. Brewer | DSE 2017-11 | Permanent revocation | 11/12/2019 | N/A |
| Abigail Bulock | DSE 2019-06 | Application denied | 10/23/2019 | |
| Lori Ann Tvedt | DSE 2018-06 | Application denied | 10/23/2019 | |
| Derrik John Nelson | DSE 2019-10 | Permanent revocation | 10/02/2019 | N/A |
| Rick Meyerink | DSE 2019-07 | Suspension for five years | 08/26/2019 | |
| Keenan Soyland | DSE 2019-03 | Suspension for five years | 06/20/2019 | |
| Tamara Lile | DSE 2018-02 | Application denied | 06/08/2019 | |
| Cheyenne P. Ziegler | DSE 2018-08 | Application denied; cannot reapply before June 30, 2021 | 04/04/2019 | 09/16/2021 |
| Kenneth Waterbury | DSE 2019-01 | Permanent revocation | 02/06/2019 | N/A |
| Dana K. Heidrich | DSE 2017-08 | Application denied; cannot reapply before December 31, 2020 | 10/12/2018 | |
| Christopher Borchardt | DSE 2018-09 | Permanent revocation | 09/21/2018 | N/A |
| Brian Sieh | DSE 2018-04 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 06/01/2018 | |
| Paul M. Mulloy | DSE 2018-01 | Application denied; cannot reapply for three years | 06/01/2018 | |
| Jana L. Tufty | DSE 2017-09 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 10/18/2017 | |
| Tabor White Buffalo | DSE 2017-01 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 07/26/2017 | |
| Kory S. Foss | DSE 2017-04 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 05/25/2017 | |
| Arlene Maxfield | DSE 2017-02 | Suspension for five years | 02/02/2017 | |
| Joseph C. Thompson | DSE 2016-12 | Application denied; cannot reapply for five years | 02/08/2017 | |
| Kyle M. Brees | DSE 2016-10 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 09/10/2016 | |
| Nicole B. Twiss | DSE 2016-09 | Application denied; cannot reaply before August 1, 2018 | 02/15/2017 | |
| Brian J. Smith | DSE 2016-08 | Permanent revocation | 07/05/2016 | N/A |
| Dallas Wilkinson | DSE 2016-07 | Permanent revocation | 07/05/2016 | N/A |
| Erica Coughlin | DSE 2016-06 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 07/01/2016 | |
| Kevin Shot With Arrow | DSE 2016-05 | Conditional one-year certificate extension | 03/28/2016 | |
| Jordan Tuntland | DSE 2016-04 | Permanent revocation | 04/04/2016 | N/A |
| Mark Griebel | DSE 2016-03 | Suspension for two years | 04/06/2016 | |
| Christopher R. Bartling | DSE 2016-02 | Application denied; cannot reapply for seven year | 06/30/2016 | |
| Rhonda Good Shield | DSE 2016-01 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 01/12/2016 | |
| Julie Lakota | DSE 2015-20 | Application denied; cannot reapply before December 31, 2017 | 05/23/2016 | |
| Tonya Marie Drueppel | DSE 2015-19 | Permanent revocation | 12/14/2015 | N/A |
| Christia Ault | DSE 2015-18 | Permanent revocation | 12/14/2015 | N/A |
| Jessica Nielsen | DSE 2015-17 | Permanent revocation | 12/21/2015 | N/A |
| Memoree M. Skinner | DSE 2015-14 | Conditional one-year certificate issued | 07/21/2015 | |
| Brian Sieh | DSE 2015-13 | Application denied; cannot reapply before December 31, 2017 | 03/21/2016 | |
| Rodd Bauck | DSE 2015-11 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 06/25/2015 | |
| Thomas Mark Wendelgass | DSE 2015-10 | Permanent revocation | 07/23/2015 | N/A |
| Brent V. Brewer | DSE 2015-09 | Application denied; cannot reapply before December 31, 2016 | 10/30/2015 | 10/31/2022 |
| Karen Abbot | DSE 2015-07 | Conditional ten-year certificate issued | 10/28/2014 | |
| Justin Dean Kiefer | DSE 2015-06 | Permanent revocation | 04/27/2015 | N/A |
| Hayli DeJong | DSE 2015-05 | Conditional five-year certificate issued | 01/02/2015 | |
| Sarah Schmasow | DSE 2015-03 | Suspension for one year | 07/01/2015 | |
| Frank Howard Summers | DSE 2015-02 | Conditional one-year certificate issued | 07/01/2014 | |
| Gregg Wilson | DSE 2014-16 | Suspension for two years | 11/23/2014 | |
| Jessica R. Colombe | DSE 2014-14 | Application denied | 05/29/2015 | |
| Matthew John Meyer | DSE 2014-12 | Application denied | 12/04/2014 | |
| Michael Dean Reinhiller | DSE 2014-10 | Suspension for five years | 09/05/2014 | |
| Kandice Schlagel | DSE 2014-07 | Permanent revocation | 07/31/2014 | N/A |
| Paul E. Hildebrant | DSE 2014-04 | Permanent revocation | 08/19/2021 | N/A |
| Lynes Vincent End Of Horn | DSE 2014-02 | Application denied | 06/17/2014 | |
| Brian Charles Sieh | DSE 2013-07 | Suspension for two years | 05/02/2014 | |
| Judy Henderson | DSE 2013-05 | Application denied | 12/08/2013 | |
| Andrea Royer | DSE 2013-04 | Application denied; cannot reapply for two years | 10/11/2013 | |
| Kyle John Keegan | DSE 2013-03 | Permanent revocation | 06/14/2013 | N/A |
| Matthew Campagna | OSE 2012-04 | Application denied | 11/07/2012 | |
| Susan M. Bartscher | OSE 2012-03 | Suspension for one year | 07/01/2012 | |
| George Sazama | OSE 2012-02 | Permanent revocation | 04/18/2012 | N/A |
| Lisa Robinson | OSE 2012-01 | Suspension for two years | 04/10/2012 | |
| Nicolas Lee Jastorff | TR 2011-11 | Permanent revocation | 06/30/2011 | N/A |
| Terry W. Olson | TR 2010-10 | Suspension for five years | 12/29/2010 | |
| Patrick Ngufor | TR 2010-09 | Permanent revocation | 09/07/2010 | N/A |
| Joni Adele Kanable | TR 2010-07 | Permanent revocation | 08/10/2010 | N/A |
| Gerry J. Heck | TR 2010-06 | Permanent revocation | 08/10/2010 | N/A |
| Wade A. Mackey | TR 2010-04 | Permanent revocation | 10/14/2009 | N/A |
| Scott Raue | TR 2010-03 | Permanent revocation | 09/02/2009 | N/A |
| Brady V. Hastings | TR 2010-02 | Permanent revocation | 09/02/2009 | N/A |
| Daniel Schuknecht | TR 2010-01 | Permanent revocation | 09/02/2009 | N/A |