About our School

Expectations

Be Safe: Awaniċihdaka
Be Responsible: Waohiki
Be Caring: Wauŋşida
Be Respectful: Woohoda

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Toka Nuwan Wayawa Tipi is to unite and empower our Dakotah Oyate by successfully preparing our students through the revitalization of Dakotah Iapi and culture, as well as, the creation of a safe educational environment that inspires academic excellence.

Dakotah

STRATEGY 1: Develop an ESDS Curriculum for the Dakotah Iapi.

STRATEGY 2: Create and implement immersion activities.

STRATEGY 3: Implement School-wide Dakotah Iapi.

STRATEGY 4: Increase Dakotah Language proficiency of staff.

Indigenous Responsive

STRATEGY 1: Instructional staff will use highly effective teaching strategies in an active learning environment.

STRATEGY 2: Staff will create a culturally relevant class connecting students to real-world experiences.

STRATEGY 3: Fully implement ELA/Literacy curriculum with Native American literature.

STRATEGY 4: Strengthen student reading and math proficiency through consistent, fluency activities, vocabulary instruction, and targeted small group instruction.

STRATEGY 5: Revise and implement the writing plan include explicit writing instruction and application across all content areas.

STRATEGY 6: Provide differentiated professional development opportunities based on school-wide objectives and teachers’ individual needs.

Student Support

STRATEGY 1: Revise and sustain the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for Attendance.

STRATEGY 2: Implement and revise a Multi-Tiered System of Support for Behavior.

STRATEGY 3: Continuously develop and revise Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions for attendance and behavior.

Parent Involvement

STRATEGY: Increase parental involvement by providing varied opportunities with consistent communication with our families.

Accreditation

South Dakota State Accreditation

North Central Accreditation

COA After School Accreditation

NAEYC FACE Program Accreditation

Climate For Learning

Enemy Swim Day School serves the educational needs of the Glacial Lakes Region of NE South Dakota on the Lake Traverse Reservation. Academic programs for children in preschool through eighth grade include Dakota Language, Culture and History, South Dakota State Core Instruction, Pull-out and Inclusive Exceptional Education, Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapy and School Wide Title 1 programming. Teaching teams develop an education improvement plan for students testing below proficiency in math and reading.

Flexible Scheduling for Middle Grades
Small Classroom Size
Fulltime Educational Support, Guidance and Student Services
Highly Qualified Teachers
Fulltime School Nurse
High Expectations for Learning
Student Center Experiences
Expanded Learning Time: Summer and after school expanded learning time supports the academic school day by providing a wide variety of clubs designed to engage all interest and learning levels of the student body and to augment the regular school day curriculum. Clubs are oriented in categories:
- Education & Career Development
- Literacy & Writing
- Sports, Fitness & Recreation
- Character & Leadership
- Dakota Curriculum
- The Arts
- STEM
- Music Appreciation
- Health & Life Skills

Standards For Learning

Tribal Communications and Math standards.
Enemy Swim Day School has adopted the tribal communications and math standards that are aligned with the common core state standards. These standards are a set of learning skills that students are expected to do by the time they graduate each grade. The standards set the benchmarks and guidelines for what each student should learn and set a progression of skills that students learn as they move through school.

South Dakota State Content Standards for Science and Social Studies
The South Dakota State Content Standards are used to guide instruction in science and social studies learning at Enemy Swim Day School. More information about SD State Content Standards can be found at:http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/

Other Learning Opportunities Guided by SD State Content Standards include: Physical Education, Nutrition Education, Educational Technology, Fine Arts.

Dakota Culture, Language, and History
Dakota history and elements of Dakota culture are integrated into all content areas throughout the learning day in culturally responsive classrooms guided by the Oceti Sakowein Essential Understanding.
Along with integration across the curriculum, Dakota Language and Culture learning also takes place in self-contained classrooms with a male and female instructor.

Assessments

BIE Assessment : Tribal Summative Assessment – Annually

Enemy Swim Day School participates in the new BIE assessments for English-language arts and math which are aligned to the Common Core Standards. More information about the BIE assessment can be found: https://www.bie.edu/sites/default/files/documents/10_29_BIE_Standards_Assessments_and_Accountability_Oct2020.pdf

BIE Science : Tribal Summative Assessment – Annually

Science for fifth and eighth grade is assessed using the BIE Science Assessment

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NWEA MAPS & I-Ready Diagnostic Assessments : Formative Assessments – Tri – Annual
Formative assessments in math and reading are implemented tri-annually by classroom teachers. Data-driven results are used to place students in on-target, strategic and intensive intervention.

Tools For Learning: Educational Programs

Enemy Swim Day School uses a variety of educational improvement programs in delivery of services:

Sonday System
Read Live
IXL – Math and Reading
Accelerated Reader
CKLA Amplify Literacy curriculum Kind. – 3^rd grade
Engage New York Literacy curriculum: 4^th – 8^th grade
Ready Math K-8^th grade
I-Ready – Math and Reading
Newsela
Discovery Social Science
HMH Science
Reading Street
Connected Math Concepts
Number Worlds
SRA Language, Math & Reading
ESDS Vocabulary
Math Connect/Math Triumphs
Do the Math!
DiStar Math
Math Triumphs!
STEP UP to writing
4 Block Literacy Method
Guided Reading
Linda-Mood Bell
LIPS

Family And Child Education: FACE

The FACE program is a national education model for children, prenatal through age eight and their parents or primary care givers. FACE’s focus is on literacy, life-long learning, school readiness, and enhancing the Dakota language and culture. FACE is fully accredited through National Education of the Young Child Accreditation NEYCA