It’s Pizza, Pop & Powertools @sfcteacademy where hundreds of SFSD 8th grade girls get to meet women in industry while learning to use powertools, work heavy equipment, form concrete, and weld!
March is National Social Worker Month! Social workers are an incredible asset to the Sioux Falls School District. They play a vital role in helping our students and families in need by empowering them with skills, knowledge, resources, and encouragement to overcome life's challenges. Social workers touch so many lives throughout their careers. This year's Social Work Month theme is "The Time is Right for Social Work." We believe this resonates because social workers are on the frontlines helping our nation overcome a variety of current challenges.
Please help us extend our deepest thanks and gratitude to our Sioux Falls School District Social Workers that are making a difference each and every day. This is life-affirming work and we thank you for your commitment and dedication to our District!
Please help us give a BIG congratulations to WHS senior, Ndjakalenga Mwenentand for being named the 2021-2022 Gatorade Player of the Year! 🏀
This award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence along with high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court. Mwenentanda is the very first Gatorade South Dakota Girls Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Washington High School. She is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year award to be announced in March.
Congrats, Ndjakalenga!
Ndjakalenga was recently one of the Sioux Falls School District's Senior Spotlight features. If you haven't seen it yet, check out her episode here! ---> https://youtu.be/9XWl9BYUw2o
Laura Wilder Elementary fourth and fifth-grade band and orchestra students (and their teachers) have been working hard over the past few months. They have been learning how to play new notes, new ways to play their instruments, and new songs to showcase in their upcoming concert. Earlier this morning, these students got to show off their musical talents in front of classmates at a matinee performance. Later tonight, families will fill the gym and get to see the hard work of their students pay off. This concert is just one of many other band, orchestra, choir, and fine arts performances coming up this spring. Be sure to check our events calendar so you don't miss out!
We need your help!
Do you or someone you know feel passionate about assisting kids and helping them reach their full potential? The Sioux Falls School District is currently looking for caring individuals to fill our open Education Assistant positions. Education Assistants assist students in one-on-one settings, group settings, and classroom settings. Right now, there are opportunities available in all grade levels from PreK-12. If you’re looking for your next career, this is a sign you may have just found it!
View all of our open Education Assistant positions here: https://sf.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx?jcat=Education%20Assistants
Please help us celebrate our 25 Year Honorees! 🎉
Thank you to these incredible individuals for sharing their time and talents with the students of the Sioux Falls School District. Their commitment to public education is unmatched and worthy of celebration!
One week from today we'll celebrate our 69 Teacher of the Year nominees and one of these five finalists will be named the 2022 Dr. John W. Harris Teacher of the Year! https://youtu.be/bqVziaQ7qA0
This past week, we were lucky to have some of our staff train with Diane Sweeney, author of Student-Centered Coaching. It was an honor to work with her!
The March edition of What's the Scoop, a new e-newsletter from our Child Nutrition Department, is here! In this month's publication, we take you through an elementary school lunch line, and show you what's on the menu this month!
View here ---> https://www.smore.com/hpt79
Today, March 4 is National Employee Appreciation Day! Thank you to all of our wonderful Sioux Falls School District employees who go above and beyond each day for our students. We couldn't do it without you! #ProudToBeSFSD
As Read Across America Week comes to an end, here are some fun photos from Washington High School's Teacher Pathway students reading to Rosa Parks Elementary students!
Starting a brand new high school band program from scratch is not for the faint of ❤️. Luckily, Jefferson HS had Shane Macklin. JHS bands have already seen success, & everything's in motion to create a tradition of excellence. Our newest Staff Star. https://youtu.be/pq2kZT9zGJ4
This could be a 1st for Staff Stars: an entire team being nominated by administration! The EAs at the Elementary Immersion Center bring many years of experience to their jobs, but more importantly, they bring lots and lots of love. Meet them. https://youtu.be/aY-mnBDP35I
Last week, SD schools celebrated School Board Appreciation Week. Who better to express our thanks & appreciation than the students who directly benefit from Board members' important work?! https://youtu.be/rrWg9ufQa2g
Superintendent Jane Stavem hosted nearly 50 future educators Tuesday for "Bagels with the Boss." Student teachers currently working in SFSD classrooms joined us to learning about job opportunities, hear about the support offered by the District's Instructional Coaches, and connect with leadership. We look forward to adding many of these new teachers to our team in the Fall!
The Sioux Falls School Board Election scheduled to be held in conjunction with the City of Sioux Falls on April 12, 2022 will be canceled. Two seats were up for election this spring, including current Board Members, Carly Reiter and Nan Baker. Friday, February 25 was the cut off date for interested individuals to turn in their candidate package with 20 signatures from registered voters residing in Sioux Falls School District boundaries. Both Baker and Reiter filed petitions to run for re-election, securing enough signatures to get on the ballot. No other petitions were turned in to the Office of the Business Manager or sent via mail postmarked on or before 5 pm on February 25.
There will be a Board Agenda item to cancel the election at the next School Board Meeting on March 14, 2022. Baker and Reiter will reclaim their seats and take their oaths as normal at the first meeting in July.
The City Election will run as normal.
Want to have fun while working this summer? Join our Summer Kids Inc. team!
WHAT? Swimming, field trips, and lots of time outside!
WHEN? June 6, 2022 - August 5, 2022. No nights/weekends!
WHERE? John Harris Elementary, Oscar Howe Elementary, R.F. Pettigrew Elementary, and Robert Frost Elementary.
HOW TO APPLY? Submit your application here: https://sf.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx?jcat=Summer%20Session%20-%20Kids%20Inc
The Sioux Falls School District is excited to partner with Siouxland Libraries for a community-wide reading initiative. Throughout the month of March, students, staff, parents, and community members are being encouraged to track how many books they read. View the Count here! https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/everybody-reads The goal is to create a community of readers ages 0 –100!
Native American Connections program renamed to Očéti Šakówiŋ Owáuŋspe (OSO)! The Native American Connections program, often referred to as ‘NAC’ is a program in the Sioux Falls School District that connects Native students with the culture, traditions, and heritage of the Oceti Sakowin. To center Indigenous language and culture in its programming, Native American Connections has collaboratively determined to rename its programs to Očéti Šakówiŋ Owáuŋspe or OSO. The program will continue to have OSO facilitators in all elementary buildings and offer OSO classes to Indigenous middle and high school students. In addition, OSO has renamed its Lakota language classes at the high school level which will now be titled Languages of the Oceti Sakowin. Our Languages of the Oceti Sakowin and Indigenous Studies courses are available to all high school students in the Sioux Falls School District. See more here: https://youtu.be/HdDc-JLLRCE
It's the college and career fair at the CTE Academy today! Students, universities, military reps, local businesses and industry come together to plan for the future!
