Thought-provoking. Inspiring. Ideas worth spreading. Fifteen Sioux Falls School District students will take the stage on Friday, March 24, 2023 at 7pm in the District’s first-ever TEDxSioux Falls Youth event. TED is a nonprofit organization that provides a platform for polished speakers to share short talks to spark conversation, connection, and community. Tickets are available…

In an effort to enhance teacher appreciation services, the Education Foundation expanded its activities during the first semester of the 2022-2023 school year. All 37 sites in the Sioux Falls School District (including the Instructional Planning Center) received Flyboy Donuts. On the days educators received donuts, Education Foundation staff and Board members thanked teachers for…

The Education Foundation has been a longtime champion of educators in the Sioux Falls School District, and during the 2022-2023 school year, the organization has introduced fun ways to honor and celebrate school staff. New this year, the Education Foundation partnered with Scooter’s Coffee in Sioux Falls to provide an extra boost of caffeine. Staff…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government provided free breakfast and lunch to all students. That program has ended for the 2022-2023 school year. By December 2022, the Sioux Falls School District had amassed more than $106,000 in unpaid student lunch debt. In an effort to offset unpaid meal balances, the Education Foundation Board of…

Public schools across the United States will celebrate American Education Week November 14-18, 2022. To kick off the festivities, individuals can nominate a school in the Sioux Falls School District to receive a complimentary pop-up coffee bar from Scooter’s Coffee, courtesy of the Education Foundation. Starting November 14th, comment on the Education Foundation’s Facebook post…

The Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation is currently accepting applications for Public School Proud Grants. Teachers, counselors, and social workers will have eight weeks to submit their ideas. Applications are due Monday, December 5th at 5 p.m. Educators in the Sioux Falls School District are able to apply for up to $10,000 to purchase…

The Barrel House in Sioux Falls will be donating 10 percent of all sales today, September 19th, to the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation. The restaurant opens at 11 a.m. “We appreciate local businesses like The Barrel House for hosting fundraisers for nonprofits like ours,” said Allison Struck, executive director of the Education Foundation.…

The Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation announced a record number of First Time Teacher Grants during New Teacher Orientation at Jefferson High School on August 15, 2022. Educators from more than 30 schools in the Sioux Falls School District will each receive $200 to purchase supplies for their classrooms. The Education Foundation provides $100…

Walmart in Sioux Falls is collecting school supplies for students in the Sioux Falls School District. Bins have been set up in their store on North 60th Street, and customers are able to donate items after checking out at the registers. School supply lists have been posted and are available at the store. The crayons,…

Team members from SCHEELS and School Bus Inc. delivered a bus load of school supplies to Axtell Park earlier this morning. The crayons, markers, notebooks, binder, and backpacks will be distributed to students in the Sioux Falls School District during back-to-school events in August. For the past week, SCHEELS and Chick-fil-A in Sioux Falls have…