Sioux City Community Schools -

The Sioux City Community School District serves over 15,000 students representing significant diversity in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and many other measures. We are a beautiful representation of cultures and backgrounds. From the moment our students step into our schools, they benefit from learning and growing together – unified in education. The role of student services and equity education is to foster an educational experience that is rooted in equity, understanding, and respect.

The department oversees specialized student services and programs designed to meet the unique and individual needs of students. Our supports include the following:

• Student Registrations

• Translators and Interpreters

• Homeless Education

• Foster Care

• Migrant Education

• Indian Education

• Winning Combinations

• Equity General Supports

• School Based Therapy

• Transportation ONLY for qualifying students under Student Services/Equity grants

• Bullying/Harassment/Hazing/Discrimination investigations

• Title IX investigations

• Status verification letters

• 504s

• OCR complaints

• Infinite Campus Behavior Records Monitoring

• Equity Matters and Concerns

• Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, & Constitutional and Civil Rights Regulations Compliance

• Committees - PAC and Educational Equity Committee

In addition to these supports, the District has also developed innovative programs to integrate social and emotional services into the curriculum. The Student Services and Equity Education Department guides these program offerings:

• Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) – PBIS teaches all students in the District positive behavior expectations and acknowledges students for following these expectations.

• Second Step Program – At the elementary level, PBIS is reinforced by the Second Step Program, which is an effective social-emotional learning tool to nurture students in their early school years.

• Community Resource Partnerships – At all grade levels, students can also get in-school support from local partner community agencies.

These additional support services build citizenship, a sense of community, and an enhanced learning experience for students.