Oglala Lakota County School District
Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 (OLCSD) is a public school district headquartered in the Batesland School in Batesland, South Dakota.[1] It is in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
It serves all of
It was formerly known as the Shannon County School District 65-1 (SCSD). It adopted its current name in 2016.[3] The process to adopt the current name began on July 1, 2015.[4]
Curriculum
As of 2015[update] compared to the area Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools, OLCSD schools have less content geared towards Native American culture while they have more advanced technology than the BIE schools.[5]
Operations
In 2015, according to the editorial board of the
In 2018 the district created a school safety plan with its rural location in mind, as police response would not be at the level it would be in a suburban or urban area. Brandon Ecoffey of
Previously the district did not operate a high school building and required high school students staying with the district to attend
Schools
High school:
- Batesland School (Batesland)
- It opened in 1926 and its initial enrollment was below 20. By 2001 its enrollment was 210.[8]
- Red Shirt School (Hermosa)
- Rockyford School (Porcupine)
- Wolf Creek School
- By 2002 its enrollment was 550.[9]
Other:
- OLCSD Virtual High School
See also
- Pine Ridge School - Bureau of Indian Education school in Pine Ridge
References
- ^ "Home". Oglala Lakota County School District. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
Oglala Lakota County School District 206 School Street Batesland, SD 57716
- Address matches that of Batesland School: "206 School Street Batesland, SD 57716" - U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "History of School District Reorganization, 1950 to Present". South Dakota Department of Education. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- Lakota Times. June 4, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Minneapolis Star Tribune. April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- Lakota Times. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Kaczke, Lisa (August 29, 2019). "South Dakota, Oglala Lakota schools to construct first public high school on Pine Ridge". Argus Leader. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "School Data". Batesland School. June 10, 2001. Archived from the original on June 10, 2001. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Our School". Wolf Creek Elementary School. December 12, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
External links