State Technology Plan

The South Dakota Department of Education (SD DOE) aligns its overall mission to that of No Child Left Behind—“to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.” This mission also serves as the basis for the SD DOE’s vision that all students will succeed. This department mission guides the Office of Assessment & Technology Systems within the Department, as it specifically looks to technology as a means to ensure high-quality education. The mission of the Office of Assessment & Technology Systems as it relates to technology is that all educators will be able to effectively and appropriately integrate technology into curriculum to enhance learning opportunities for students.