Links take to Google Drive where items can be uploaded/viewed.
Riggs H.S. Evidence for Accreditation
Include yearly updated SIP Plan
Family Engagement & Culture/Community Resources
Attendance Resources
· August Building Level In-service Days
· October Early Release In-service
· January Full Day In-service
· January Early Release In-service
· March Early Release In-service
Please provide agendas from your monthly staff meetings.
Provide any weekly or monthly newsletters sent to staff or families.
Building Leadership Team Agendas/Notes
T.F. Riggs BLT Meetings are typically held the first Wednesday of the month from 7:00-8:00 AM.
T.F. Riggs BLT Members 2024-25:
Kelly Hansen, Principal
Amy Boutchee, Asst. Principal
Ryan Noyes, Asst. Principal
Tom Rogers
John Kalda
Christina Schaefer
Elizabeth Keyes
Courtney Hoff Paulson
Donna Stroup
Teresa Madsen
Charis Blanchette
Kim Bierle
Gage Ruhlman
Ryan Munson
· Departments have weekly meetings. Please share agendas with notes.
Professional Development Agendas
The Pierre School District allows many staff members to attend workshops, classes and/or conferences for professional development. Please provide a copy of the agenda/schedule from your professional development opportunities.
This may include:
· summer course offering,
· State conference,
· State lead committee (ie. Standards workgroup, Mentoring),
· National Conventions
· District lead book reads
"Working documents" that should be updated regularly.
All SD standards at your grade level should be included for core subjects
Linked to specific and in-depth lesson examples (think Madeline Hunter)
Depth of knowledge of lessons matching depth of standards
Linked to assessments
Showing specific timeline of when standards are taught
Clearly Developed Lesson Plans
Each classroom teacher (or team) provide one (1) “Clearly Developed” lesson plan.
This must include all components with great detail
Standards being addressed
Objectives the students will be able to do
Materials and resources needed
Introduction/Anticipatory Set
Concept Development/Notes/Lesson/Modeling
Check for Understanding/Assessment
Student work/Guided Practice/Homework
Closure activity
School Improvement - Clearly Developed Lesson Plans - Mr. Wiebe
Each teacher is to teach to the South Dakota State Standards for their grade level and subject area(s). Planbook is used at some levels to do such planning of lessons. This program allows for end of semester or end of year reports to show how many times a standard was taught. Some may not use planbook but instead use other methods of tracking standards. Each teacher needs to provide one (1) report of their standards taught.
SD Standards Professional Development
Any State lead workgroup participation or involvement. Include emails from state, notes from attendees, etc.
Teaching staff time devoted to Essential Standard discussions. In-service meetings, agendas, notes, and resources to such Standards. Discussion of how much time to spend on each, what part of year should all be part of notes.
Building level data retreat information: agendas, resources, etc.
TIE data retreat agendas, resources, etc.
Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
In-services, resources shared, PD attended, etc.
District Board Retreat (end of May)– Board Goals come from this
District Admin Retreat (end of May) – Review of year and looking ahead
Learning by Doing book, templates, activities, etc
Large staff back to school speakers/activities
Jan inservice speakers or work (scope sequence, lesson planning)
Meetings, sample assessments, intervention plans, testing schedules.
High school semester test prep discussions amongst departments, sample tests and results.
Curriculum, standards, PLC focus