January 23, 2000
Dear SDCTE members,
The power of SDCTE is magnified by our working together toward shared goals.
This idea came home to me when we joined forces with SDRC for an outstanding convention to be held March 30-April
1 in Spearfish. Together we will have over 40 concurrent sessions, access to the latest
technology as well as colleagues with great ideas to share. These include SDCTE Author of the Year
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, last year's winner Kent Meyers, as well as outstanding educators and
writers from allover South Dakota.
We are honored to have won the
NCTE award for increased membership. Last year, thanks to all of you, we gained over 33 percent
in new members. Let's keep up the good work and win again in 2000.
Will you please make every effort to attend our
annual conference and bring a colleague? Please pass this newsletter along to anyone who
might be interested, and make extra copies for distribution at your school, office, or college.
Happy New Year,
Roger Ochse
SDCTE President