Education Meet the teacher helping Native American kids succeed Anna Brokenleg has been a teacher in the Sioux Falls School District for 15 years. But now, she's in a special role focused on helping Native American kids succeed.
Education This new ‘umbrella’ framework will help teachers make decisions about your kids Sioux Falls schools have a new way of looking at everything from how students score on math tests to setting teacher schedules. It's called the multi-tiered system of supports, or MTSS.
Education This new digital program is helping teachers better serve kids with disabilities Sioux Falls schools are moving their paper record-keeping system for students with disabilities to a new (to the district) online program called Sped Advantage.
Education Meet the person looking to improve Sioux Falls' after-school programs The Sioux Falls School District hired a former nonprofit CEO to oversee after-school programs and community partnerships in a new administrative position. Meet Rebecca Wimmer.
Education Sioux Falls schools don't have enough licensed long-term substitute teachers The Sioux Falls school board is asking the state to waive its rule requiring long-term substitute teachers to have a South Dakota teaching license because it can't find enough people with licenses to fill those substitute jobs.
Education What to watch in education in 2022 Sioux Falls area schools will largely spend 2022 addressing pandemic learning loss, spending federal relief funds and managing growing numbers of students.
Education How maternity leave works in Sioux Falls schools – and why this teacher's fighting for change A Sioux Falls teacher is advocating for change to how the public school district manages maternity leave.
Education How WHS is helping kids with mental health, career planning – 24 minutes at a time Washington High School's counseling team has a new way to help students in the areas they need most in short, accessible, 24-minute seminars called "Warrior 24."
Education This program is helping people with disabilities prepare for life after high school The Sioux Falls School District in the last couple of years has added more options for students with disabilities to bridge the gap between high school and adulthood.
Education Schools missed a year of state-level data, but here's what we do know. Students didn't take state-level assessments during the start of the pandemic in 2020, but Sioux Falls has still been tracking student progress in other ways.
Community How Jim Abbott hopes to move USD Discovery District forward A brief history of the USD Discovery District, and a look at what's next.
Education Why Augustana's new team is about more than hockey Augustana President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said the hockey program will "elevate the profile of the entire university" both locally and nationally.
Education Hundreds more kids would have after-school care if not for staffing issues Kids, Inc. – an after-school program administered in Sioux Falls School District elementary schools – is short-staffed, and the wait list is the highest it's been in recent years, officials say.
Education Schools lost kids last year. Has enrollment rebounded? Sioux Falls' enrollment dipped during the height of the pandemic. Here's a breakdown of what it's like a year later.
Education Fewer Sioux Falls kids choose college amid pandemic The percentage of Sioux Falls high schoolers going straight to college after graduation went down in 2020. At the same time, the fastest-growing job sectors are the ones that need degrees.
Education Sioux Falls hired more diverse, more out-of-state teachers Sioux Falls hired 219 new teachers, the most in recent years, and about one-third of them came from out-of-state.
Education Tri-Valley voters approve plan for new schools Voters in the Tri-Valley School District passed a plan to spend more than $50 million.
Education Here's where Sioux Falls schools are most working to improve Superintendent Jane Stavem wants Sioux Falls schools to be the best in the nation. Here's what she and other district officials are prioritizing this coming year.
Education Why Augie is looking to open a Costa Rica campus The Costa Rica campus is just one of the ways Augie is looking to grow in the coming years.
Education Take a look at the new Ben Reifel Middle School Ben Reifel Middle School is one of two newly constructed buildings set to open this year in the Sioux Falls School District.
Education Why schools are expecting more kindergarteners In some cases it's hard to tell if the change is due to growth in the region or because more parents kept kids home during the pandemic.
Education Tea selects location for new elementary school One of South Dakota's fastest-growing school districts has identified a plot of land for a new elementary school.
Education How workforce shortages are hitting schools South Dakota had twice as many open teaching positions this May compared to last, and the hiring challenges don't end there.
Education Here are 5 unique features in the new Jefferson High Jefferson Principal Dan Conrad said the new building is less traditional and more focused on creating room for students and teachers to collaborate.
Education How tutors are seeing - and helping - pandemic learning loss Sioux Falls area tutors say kids are coming back, and they're seeing the learning loss caused by missed school during the pandemic.
