Todd County School District

Due to winter weather and road conditions TCSD will not have school today. 12-month staff report as normal.

Todd County School District will have a 10 A.M. late start Thursday, January 19th. Buses will run were possible.

Due to winter weather and road conditions TCSD will be dismissing students at 1PM today.

TCHS vs SFIS BBB/GBB JV/Varsity Games starting @ 1:00 pm Sat. Jan 14th, 2023 @ TCHS Gym. Live stream direct link here on tcsd youtube channel. https://youtu.be/tA6UhgCUs8o

Reminder: TCSD Schools dismiss at 12:00 today 1/12. There will be no school 1/13 Friday due to scheduled In-service, and no school 1/16 Monday for Martin Luther King Day.

To show our respect for retired bus driver Harry DuBray, Todd County School District will dismiss students at 12:00 on Thursday, Jan. 12th . Harry served the students of our district for over 27 years. 1/10 11AM Caravan from Casino 1/10-1/11 Visitation at Bishop Harold Jones Building 1/12 2PM Funeral at Bishop Harold Jones Building

Join the Todd County School District and our partners at ParentGuidance.org Wednesday, January 11th for our next webinar in the Mental Health Series, Your Child's Anxiety and Depression. Contact your child's school or visit the link provided to get signed up. https://cookcenter.info/ToddJan11 Learn simple strategies that will help parents respond to their child’s anxiety and learn to recognize signs of depression. When applied, these anxiety management skills will help the child and parent bond, allowing the child to identify and work through their anxiety more effectively. You will also learn some basic steps to help manage depression and learn when depression symptoms may require professional help.

TCSD Regular School Board Meeting Monday Jan. 9th, 2023 starting @ 5:30pm held at the District Office will be live streamed to the tcsd youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/toddcountyschooldistrict. Direct link here https://youtu.be/wXPr2pso5Xc

Starting, January 9th, TCSD will be running buses where possible and as close to regular time as possible. Please remember that if you keep your child home due to road conditions, call the school office to let them know for the absence to be excused.

Update: Due to road conditions and continued snow removal, the first day for TCSD students will be Monday, Jan. 9th. If your student is unable to make it to school next week due to road conditions, please contact your child's attendance center and they will be excused. All staff will report as usual Jan. 6th.

TCHS vs Winner Girls JV/Varsity Basketball Game Thursday Jan. 5th, 2023 first game starts @ 6:00 pm Can be viewed on the TCSD Youtube Channel direct link here https://youtu.be/JUrk-mvJOGY

Update: Due to recent snowfall amounts, the first day back with TCSD students will be Friday, January 6th. Instructional staff will report for in-service on Thursday, Jan. 5th. All 12 month staff report on Wednesday, Jan. 4th.

Due to the upcoming winter weather. The first day back with students will be Thursday, January 5th. Instructional staff will report for in-service on Wednesday, January 4th instead of the 3rd. 12-month staff report to work on the 3rd.

Upcoming Basketball Schedule TC vs CEB basketball Friday, December 30, 2022 1:00: C Boys 2:15: JV Girls 3:30: JV Boys 5:00: Varsity Girls 6:30: Varsity Boys TC vs Red Cloud (rescheduled from December 28th) Saturday, December 31, 2022 2:00: Varsity girls 3:30: Varsity boys

ICP/ EPP UPDATE Rosebud Sioux Tribe State of Emergency Declaration Hello, I hope this update finds you well – With the -50 wind chill temperatures EPP has pulled crews responsible for clearing the roadways, off the road and they are currently only responding to absolute emergencies. It is very dangerous to have our crews out plowing roads open. Roads are blowing shut as soon as they are getting them open. A “NO TRAVEL” advisory is in effect. EPP has been in contact with services and those responsible for the 511# to post and advise that all roads leading into Rosebud Reservation are closed. ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STRANDED IN THEIR VEHICLES WILL BE TAKEN HOME OR TO THE NEAREST SHELTER AND BE CITED A $500 FINE. We will not be pulling any vehicles out at this time. The negative wind chill is causing our heavy machines to breakdown, causing hydraulic hoses to break, tire issues, steering issues, etc. We are doing our best to keep everyone warm and safe in their own homes. If, for any reason, your place of shelter is not equipped to stay in during these frigid temperatures there are places to go for shelter: St Francis Community Building Antelope Community Building. Sinte Gleska University Multipurpose building was being utilized for a shelter but heating issues caused those to be evacuated to Antelope Community building. Currently stopped, only responding to absolute emergencies - We have our team of volunteers delivering wood, food boxes and other emergent needs to people’s residences. Please keep in mind the Oyates emergent needs will be met as resources become available. At this time, we are sending the propane list daily to Sicangu Propane. December 18, 2022 EPP began coordinating efforts with Sicangu Propane to prioritize delivery for those at 0% and working from there. Tuesday, December 20, 2022, we teamed back hoes and plow trucks up with Sicangu Propane trucks (2) so they could get access to propane tanks. LIHEAP has been tasked with contacting outside propane companies (Thedford, Reese, CHS, Kadoka, Murdo, etc.) to bring in additional propane so we can reach more homes. Once we can confirm companies we may task each company with a certain area of the reservation. With the participation from local businesses and numerous tribal programs we were able to obtain resources that are needed in our tribe’s state of emergency. Though these resources are very much appreciated it is not nearly enough to respond to each request across the reservation. EPP is evolving every day and adjustments are being made to respond for effectively and efficiently to calls that are coming into the incident command post. Please understand that we would utilize those heavy machine operators who volunteered but the reality is there is not enough machines to put them in. We have had an estimated 20 people in heavy equipment, an estimated 10 people in pickup trucks with snow plows attached and driving portable diesel tanks to heavy machines who need fuel, another estimated 10 people delivering food boxes and wood. With these estimations, please take into consideration how difficult it has been to open up roads and driveways across the reservation and getting supplies to families. As of December 22th the Incident Command Post has taken close to 300 requests per day, since opening the phone lines on December 16, 2022. These daily emergency requests from the Oyate range from: 1. Snow removal 2. Food 3. Heat (i.e. wood, propane or plug in heaters) 4. Other (water, pampers, formula, toilet paper, blankets, frozen pipes, furnace breakdowns, water leaks, wood stove pipes, etc.) 5. Medical (emergent calls to get to the emergency room, Davita dialysis emergencies/appointments, prescription meds delivered) 6. Evacuations 7. Search and Rescue Amongst all requests we have teams who are working diligently around the clock to make sure all emergent requests are met. These teams consist of the following Tribal and Local Departments Snow removal, search/rescue, evacuations: 1. Road Department 2. Motor Fuel & Tax 3. ARPA Security Guards 4. Water & Sewer 5. Individuals with own machines to remove snow 6. Saint Francis Mission 7. Saint Francis Indian School 8. HeadStart 9. Game Fish & Parks 10. Rosebud Ambulance Service 11. Rosebud Law Enforcement 12. Mission Volunteer Fire Department 13. Bureau of Indian Affairs – Rosebud Headquarters 14. SWA 15. Local ranchers 16. Some State Department of Transportation 17. Local Towing Companies 18. Incident Command Center phone operators & volunteers coordinating within the ICP (ARPA Security staff, ARPA staff, RST Secretary, LE staff, RST Council representatives, and local volunteers) Food preparation/delivery: 1. Rosebud Social Services (community services) 2. Buches 3. Allstop 4. Community Chairpersons Association 5. RST Council Representatives 6. Feeding America 7. ARPA Security 8. Tribal Historic Preservation Office 9. Mission Volunteer Fire Department 10. Bureau of Indian Affairs – Rosebud Headquarters 11. Individual volunteers Heat (propane, wood, plug-in heaters) delivery 1. Sicangu Propane 2. CHS 3. Local wood vendors 4. Donations of wood from individuals outside of our area 5. ACE hardware 6. Rosebud Building Products 7. ARPA Security Guards 8. Tribal Historic Preservation Office 9. Mission Volunteer Fire Department 10. Bureau of Indian Affairs – Rosebud Headquarters 11. Game Fish & Parks 12. Individual volunteers Medical (dialysis, med prescriptions) 1. ARPA Security Guards 2. CHR 3. Davita staff 4. Rosebud Ambulance Service We truly appreciate everyone who has been kind to every volunteer at the Incident Command Post. If you have not yet received help and are in need of emergent help please do not hesitate to call one of the following ICP phone numbers: 605.747.2444 605.747.2140 605.747.2559

No work for all TCSD employees Dec. 22nd. Stay safe and warm.

Thank you to all who have helped clean out the entrances to our schools! Pictured here is the crew that took on the middle school’s entrances! We appreciate everything you do!

Checkout, The My Life is Worth Living free animated series a companion to Parent Guidance funded by the Cook Center for Human Connection. https://mylifeisworthliving.org/

The board of education work session for December 19 at noon has been canceled.

There will be no work for all staff on December 19 and 20. Please stay safe.