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Parents and students praise teachers across Sioux Falls School District 49-5 during recognition remarks

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · February 13, 2026
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Summary

Parents and students offered testimony praising multiple teachers in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 for special-education support, arts programming, hands-on science and career-technical partnerships; no formal votes or policy actions appear in the transcript.

Parents, students and community members offered a string of endorsements for teachers in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, describing how specific instructors boosted confidence, led hands-on projects and connected students with local employers.

A parent (Speaker 1) said the district’s special-education teacher "has worked with Eli all 4 years," and that she "takes time to listen to us" and "answers all of our questions," crediting the teacher with helping Eli advocate for himself and with supporting parents as part of the RISE program. Another parent (Speaker 2) added that the teacher "always does more" and singled…

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