District Performance

Report Card

Each year the South Dakota Department of Education (SD DOE) releases a report card showing the performance of schools across the state. The report card includes information about academic achievement, student attendance for grades K-8, graduation rate for high schools, and professional staff qualifications. These criteria are used to determine the school’s performance index, or SPI.

Although the federal and state governments require building and district-level accountability measures, the District closely monitors the individual progress of each student to ensure that each student is being prepared to succeed in a changing world. By reviewing their student’s quarterly report card, attending Parent Teacher Conferences in the fall and spring, and contacting teachers with questions or concerns parents will have the best picture of how their children are progressing.

View the District Report Card
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School Improvement Plan

All schools in the District are submitting their School Improvement Plan to the Board for approval prior to submitting them to the State. The Plans, developed by a team of parents, community members and staff, serve as a roadmap for future planning and professional development and measure student achievement.

Each school has a building leadership team that meets regularly throughout the year to guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of the School Improvement Plan. Building leadership teams divide the larger plan into smaller segments with the following focuses: staff roles, goals, meetings summary, data processes, priorities and strategies, and the professional development plan.

This document guides the work in order to meet the District’s mission, priority statements from the Strategic Plan, and the achievement goals set by the South Dakota Department of Education. These can be found on each school's website.

State Accreditation

The South Dakota Board of Education has granted the Sioux Falls School District full accreditation valid through the 2022-2023 school year. In order to receive accreditation from the Board of Education, school districts must participate in a three-part accreditation and school improvement process.

Part One

All districts seeking accreditation from the South Dakota Department of Education are required to submit yearly information to the department's Office of Data Collection through the Personnel Record Form (PRF) and Student Information Management System (SIMS).

Part Two

All districts seeking accreditation must institute a continuous school improvement plan as a part of accreditation.

Part Three

All districts seeking accreditation are required to host an on-site visit every five years.  The on-site visits are conducted by a peer-review team that works with the district to review its goals, plans, and progress.

State Accreditation