ADMINISTRATION

Board meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 pm at the City Hall. Meetings are aired live on GOV TV.

It is the philosophy of the Watertown School District that students will respond more positively to the opportunity for success than to the threat of failure.  The district, therefore, will seek to make achievement both recognizable and possible for its students, and will emphasize achievement in its processes of evaluating student performance.

Students in kindergarten through grade four will receive a standards-based report card using a 3-2-1 scale.  This notation will indicate how each student is performing in relation to specific learning standards.

3 = Proficient

2 = Approaching Proficiency

1 = Below Proficient

Blank = Not assessed at this time

In grades 5-12, the grading notation shall be based on letter grades of A, B, C, D, F, and I (incomplete) based on the percentage scale noted below.

           Percentile Scale: Advanced Placement

Standard Bonus added to GPA per grade period

   100    -  92     -    A                               A = .021  

     91    -  84     -    B                               B = .011

     83    -  76     -    C                               C = .006

     75    -  68     -   D                                   

     67    -    0     -    F                                   

For the purpose of determining grade point averages for individual and cumulative classes the four-point grade system is utilized:  A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. The cumulative grade point average for a quarter, semester, year, or total high school career is determined by adding the total grade points earned for each quarter and dividing by the total number grades given.

The Board recognizes that any grading system, however effective, is subjective in nature, but will urge all faculty members to conduct student evaluations as objectively as possible.

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Located northeast of Watertown High School at 1311 Third Avenue NE, NETHS offers career and technical courses in the following areas:

• Agriculture

• Biomedical

• Cabinetmaking

• Careers Exploration

• Computer Assisted Drafting (CAD)

• Culinary Arts

• Electronics (includes computer technician A+ training)

• Engineering Pathway

• Exploratory Program

• Health Science

• Human Services

• Machine Technology

• Residential Construction

• Transportation

• Visual Communications

• Welding

NETHS also provides coordination for internship activities.

NETHS is a cooperative effort of the Castlewood, Florence, Grant-Deuel, Great Plains Lutheran, Hamlin, Henry, Summit, Watertown, and Waverly-South Shore school districts.

NETHS students annually earn awards at the Skills USA VICA contests for career leadership skills.

LATC

Lake Area Technical College is a nationally recognized two-year technical college located just east of the Watertown High School campus. The faculty and staff at Lake Area Tech work closely with area/regional industries to offer students training in high-demand technical careers.

FACTS:

• Established in 1965

• 29 programs of study

• Public Institution

• 98% post-graduate employment

• Associate of Applied Science Degrees

• 89% of student population receive financial aid

• 75% of students work part-time while attending Lake Area Tech

• Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

• 16:1 student / teacher ratio

• Approximately 1800 students

• 40 acre campus

• 87% in training related field

• Accept college transfer credits

Lake Area Technical College recently completed the construction of the 70,000 square-foot Agriculture and Environmental Center, which houses the Agriculture, Heavy Equipment Operator, Environmental Technology, and CAT ThinkBig programs. The new complex was the fourth and final building phase of the Excellence by Design Campaign.

Lake Area Tech is located at 1201 Arrow Ave., Watertown, SD. Visit Lake Area Technical College on the web at LATC