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Although NOT a committee of the Dakota ACAC, the ACT State Council does work on many of the same issues as DACAC, and its membership includes many of the same individuals and organizations that also work with DACAC on its mission of improving the high school to college transition process.

During the past few months, one project of the State ACT Council has been to promote the taking of the ACT test by all South Dakota juniors, as a supplement or possible replacement for other state testing programs.  As part of that process the Council requested the ACT National Office to prepare a a match of the ACT test with the South Dakota State Standards and that document can be reviewed at http://www.act.org/education/statematch/

In addition, the Council conducted a survey in early 2008 of South Dakota high school counselors asking for their guidance on the issue, and a summary of that survey can be viewed by clicking here for the survey report.

Current members of the SD ACT Council are listed below.

2008-2009 Council Executive Committee

President

Dave Krull

Andes Central High School

President-Elect

Scott Fossum

Mitchell Technical Institute

Past President

Brandi DeFries

Mount Marty College

Secretary

Tom Cool

Dakota ACAC

State Corporate Rep.

Joni Freidel

University of South Dakota

 

School Counselor Representatives

Mark Dunn

Lyman High School

Doug Hoisington

Sioux Falls School District

Cathy Kazmerzak Nelson

Lake Preston High School

Clark Richardson

Rapid City School District

Art Hagg

O'Gorman High School

Shelley Gauer

Watertown High School

College Representatives

Shawn Helmbolt

South Dakota State University

Carrie Ahern

Dakota State University

Michele Seaton

The University of South Dakota

Missy Herr-Valburg

Dakota Wesleyan University

Jacque Johnson

Southeast Technical Institute

Susan Bies

Augustana College

Ex Officio Members

Stacy Solsa

SD School Counselors Assn.

Paul Turman

SD Board of Regents

Melodie Lane

SD Dept, of Labor

Todd Foster

SD Principals

Sharon Schueler

SD Assessment

 

 

For more information, check with the DACAC Executive Director, Tom Cool: dakota@augie.edu

Send mail to dakota@augie.edu with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: May 01, 2008