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STEM Information Day

On March 17, ESA2 will present a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Information Program in Sioux Falls for school administrators and counselors, as well as business professionals. National Project Lead the Way speaker Pat Leaveck will be a primary speaker at the meeting. Other information on STEM related activities will also be presented. A major component of the infrastructure needed to make STEM activities such as Project Lead the Way successful in South Dakota is the partnership of education with business and industry. Business leaders, particularly those interested in the development of a technically skilled labor force are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting on March 17.

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Director of EDEC to be Recogonized

Dan Goodwin, director of East Dakota Educational Cooperative, has been named 2006-2007 Outstanding Administrator for Directors of Special Education.


He will receive his award Jan. 30 from the School Administrators of South Dakota

Career & Technical Education

Students at EDEC Career Academy and McCrossan Ranch now have access to training in the area of low-voltage cabling. This training is made available because of an HB 1171 grant awarded to EDEC by the South Dakota Department of Education for the 2007-08 school year.

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