Monthly Archives: November 2009

CTE Academy to Reach Advanced Learners

Principles of Biomedical Sciences, Digital Electronics, Culinary Arts. These are just a sampling of the classes that will be available at the Career and Technical Education Academy when it opens in August 2010. The state-of-the-art Academy offers a continuum of … Continue reading

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Parent Info Sessions Planned for PBL

A new day may be dawning in South Dakota education. On Monday, November 23, 2009, School Board Members approved the implementation of Project Based Learning (PBL) high school, pending approval of grant dollars that are to be announced soon by … Continue reading

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Axtell Park PSA

Today was the day: a professional video production company was at Axtell Park Middle School today to record a Public Service Announcement for the National Football League and the National Dairy Council to promote the “Fuel Up to Play 60″ … Continue reading

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Community Grant

The Sioux Falls School District and the City of Sioux Falls enjoy a partnership that many cities and school districts would envy.  The latest example of this cooperation occurred last night at the City Council meeting.  In renewing the Cable … Continue reading

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Axtell Park Wins PSA Contest

We are getting reports today that Axtell Park Middle School has won a contest sponsored by the National Dairy Council and the National Football League.  As part of the Fuel Up to Play campaign, middle schools across the country were … Continue reading

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Library Book Reconsideration Policy

On Monday night, the School Board ratified a committee decision to move a graphic novel entitled Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an Unpleasant Age from the main collection of two middle school libraries to the section reserved for teacher check-out.  This decision came … Continue reading

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Attendance Policy

Last month, the School Board granted Superintendent Pam Homan the authority to suspend and/or reinstate the illness documentation portion of the student attendance policy during what turned out to be an aggressive H1N1 spread throughout Sioux Falls. This forward thinking … Continue reading

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New HS Graduation Requirements

On Monday, the South Dakota Board of Education passed new graduation standards for high school students.  The Sioux Falls School District supports the graduation requirements as passed by the State BOE.  We are advocates of allowing as much flexibility as possible for … Continue reading

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