School Board
Indian Board of Education for the Pierre Indian Learning Center
The school board of education is composed of individuals representing the Great Plains region of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Nebraska. The board is responsible for (a) establishing policy and procedures, (b) selecting and approving the employment of superintendent and all department directors, and (c) cooperate and coordinate with local, state, federal, and tribal agencies.
| Board Member |
Tribal Affiliation |
Role |
| John Kessler |
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe |
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| Evan Hawk |
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe |
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| Gordon J. Jones, Jr. |
Flandreau-Santee Sioux Tribe |
Chairman |
| Dr. Natalie Anderson |
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe |
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| Darrell Hernandez |
Oglala Lakota Nation |
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| (vacant) |
Omaha Nation |
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| Emily Boyd-Valandra |
Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
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| (vacant) |
Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska |
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| Dr. Sherry Johnson |
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate |
Treasurer |
| Sharon Georgeson |
Spirit Lake Nation |
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| Frank Jamerson |
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe |
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| (vacant) |
Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation |
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| Betty Swain |
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians |
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| Darla LaPointe |
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska |
Vice Chair |
| Everdale Song Hawk |
Yankton Sioux Tribe |
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For more information regarding school board policies and procedures, please see Indian Board of Education - PILC Policies.