About SDEA
SDEA members work in South Dakota 's public schools, colleges and universities to help improve public education and the lives of South Dakota 's children. SDEA members provide a wide range of professional education services in communities throughout the state.
We teach in kindergarten classrooms and college lecture halls. We counsel adolescents and assist in carving out career aspirations. We drive school buses, prepare for careers in education and prepare school lunches. We direct school plays and coach soccer. We provide professional services that benefit students, schools and the public in virtually every position needed to run South Dakota 's schools.
Whether you call us your union or your professional organization, we have a long and wonderful tradition that spans over a century. Since our founding, SDEA members have been at the center of every struggle to advance the finest of American dreams - a high quality public education for every child.
We are the SDEA - Advocating New Directions for Public Education.
Bryce Healy, Executive Director
Donna DeKraai, President
