Our Parent Advisory Committee informs our work. Because families are such an integral part of a child’s education, health and growth, St. Joseph’s Indian School relies on members of our Parent Advisory Committee to provide insight and feedback on programs, services and challenges. The group consists of around a dozen individuals who are either parents, grandparents or guardians of students.
Transportation and access to a suitable vehicle can be an issue for many Native American families in rural and urban South Dakota. To ensure the high attendance needed to support educational success ...
Thiyóšpaye is the Lakota word meaning extended family, kindred to the sense that it takes a village to raise a child.
Our Family Facebook page is a positive place for families and SJIS to come together!
St. Joseph ensure the safety of our students through various programs, education and training.
Look here to find the Student Application, Mutual Rights and Responsibilities and Consent Packet.
The elementary school has adopted an online gradebook system. TeacherEase provides students and families with access to monitor assignments and progress towards meeting standards. Our students prefer seeing their grades and assignments in real-time online over paper reports. We thought you might too! Call (605) 234-3317 for help creating an account.
New student resources offered by St. Joseph’s Indian School include the Parent Advisory Committee’s Top Ten Tips, the Copilot Program, Counseling Services and home and school orientation for students who arrive after the start of the school year.
Parenting resources are provided here to help parents utilize the same approaches with their children as houseparents, teachers and counseling staff at St. Joseph's Indian School.