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On today's show...

We check in on two rural school systems. The superintendents from the Platte-Geddes School District and the Wall School District join us.

Joel Bailey from Platte-Geddes and Sally Crowser from Wall share how they're getting ready for the fast-approaching first school day.

They discuss keeping phones out of schools, financial planning in their district and how they're thinking about growth (1:10-33:57).

Our Teacher Talk conversation offers up a step-by-step guide on how to become a teacher in South Dakota (33:57-49:40).

Gina Benz and Jackie Wilber map out the different paths to different teaching positions. From a high school physical education teacher (and coach) to a special education elementary teacher, there are several ways to reach students.

Read their full companion blog post.

Lori Walsh is a special correspondent with SDPB and host of the "In the Moment" podcast.
Ari Jungemann served as a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ellen Koester served as a producer of "In the Moment," SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.