Teach SD, Sept. 11, 2024

Sept. 11, 2024

Kandy Flowers (right) of Wessington Springs, accepts a certificate and a teacher’s backpack from Sec. of Education Joe Graves

Apprenticeship program grows paraprofessionals into teachers

Program helps to fill teaching positions with a grow-your-own model that develops individuals already working and living in school communities.

Attendance Awareness Month:
Attend and Engage

Attendance adds up to achievement at school.

Literacy PD to focus on Science of Reading

The Department of Education will host a professional development opportunity focused on the Science of Reading, June 2-3, 2025, in Sioux Falls. The event will equip K-12 educators with the latest research, tools, and best practices to support literacy development in students of all ages. Mark your calendar now and watch for details later this fall.

America’s 250th launches another round of America’s Field Trip contest

Students in grades 3-12 are invited to share what America means to them through essay, artwork, or video message.

Challenge puts focus on coding, careers in computer science

Students in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in an app-design challenge.

Rickkie Martinmaas and John Oleson
New Underwood School District

Rickkie Martinmaas is a paraprofessional at New Underwood School District. Her mentor, John Oleson, is the assistant principal and dean of students there. Rickkie and John took time to talk to TeachSD about their experiences in the classroom and with the Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway.