Superintendents should watch for an important mailing regarding
highly qualified, or HQ, teachers. It outlines the new
requirement for all public school districts to submit a Plan for
Highly Qualified Teachers.
New district accreditation:
Begin to
schedule onsite visits now
South Dakota’s new district
accreditation plan includes an onsite visit as one of its three
major components. Districts can begin to schedule their onsite
visit now, even though the process will not go into effect until
fall 2007.
Department funds online AP courses
During the 2006-07 school
year, public school students will be eligible to take online
Advanced Placement (AP) courses at no cost to the district if
the student completes the course with a C grade or above. Learn
more.
Health and PE course standards
available online
Course standards have been
developed for health education and physical education. They were
approved by the Board of Education earlier this summer. Both
standards documents are available online.
Grants funds career and technical
education programs
Twenty-seven school districts
and educational cooperatives have received a total of $1 million
to fund career and technical education programs across South
Dakota.
Educators
wanted for Fulbright-Hays program abroad
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars
Abroad Program gives educators an opportunity to travel overseas
and learn more about another culture. Ten seminars are being
offered for 2007 with 16 positions per seminar.
Stuefen recognized as
American Star of Teaching
An Elkton Elementary School teacher, Lois Stuefen, has been
recognized as South Dakota’s No Child Left Behind 2006 American
Star of Teaching.
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