The Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Special Education Programs is accepting nominations for the 2025 SPED Staff of the Year award. Parents or guardians may nominate SPED teachers, SPED directors, speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school psychologists, or paraprofessionals who made an outstanding impact in their child’s education and have served in their profession for three or more years.
Nominations are due Jan. 17, 2025. The 2025 SPED Staff of the Year will be announced at the South Dakota SPED Conference in Rapid City on March 19, 2025.