Sioux Falls School District

Local school districts are beginning to set their budgets for the coming academic year. However, there are new challenges as COVID-era funding moves further into the past and a new crop of legislators leave their fingerprints on law.

Another bill seeking to use public dollars to fund private and alternative education has advanced from committee in Pierre. This time though, it comes in the form of tax credits to fund alternative education.

The Sioux Falls School District has named its next superintendent.

The Sioux Falls School District is adding new security software to its current protocols. The software is called “Visitor Aware” and is an iPad app and available at all 38 district school buildings.

The Sioux Falls School District Superintendent is retiring at the end of the school year. Jane Stavem has been an educator for 36 years- the last five of which she served as Superintendent of the Sioux Falls School District.

Authorities say a reported threat that led to shelter-in-place orders at two Sioux Falls schools is not credible.

The U.S. Department of Education selects four South Dakota schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools.

From Rapid City to Pine Ridge and across the state in Sioux Falls, schools across South Dakota have dealt with disruption to start the academic year.

The South Dakota Seal of Biliteracy is available for students who demonstrate proficiency in English and another language.

The decision to cut gymnastics out of the Sioux Falls School District athletics roster has been reversed – for now – marking the end of a two-year long legal battle.