Prevention Services
NEPRC & WHY
Preschool - Immaculate Conception Preschool
Address: 435 10th Ave NW
Contact: Carol Dagel
Phone: 605-886-3883
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Website: icschoolwatertown.org
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Preschool - Little Blessings Preschool
Address: 1120 4th St NE
Contact: Kathryn Ferguson, Director of Operations; Tina Schanbeck, Assistant Director, Kjersten Fisk, Office Manager
Phone: 605-886-4113
Email: kathrynf777@gmail.com or mshroll@fwcsd.com or littleblessings@fwcsd.com
Website: https://littleblessingswatertown.com
Christian Daycare and Learning Center
Preschool - Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer Christian Preschool
Address: 2001 2nd St NW
Contact: Nikki Landmark
Phone: 605-886-2696
Email: preschool@lcoorwatertown.org
Website: www.lcoorwatertown.org/christian-preschool/
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Preschool - St. Martin's Lutheran Preschool
Address: 1200 2nd St NE
Contact: Jonathan Niemi
Phone: 605-886-4976
Email: jonathan.niemil@stmartinschurch.com
Website: www.stmartinsschool.com
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Public Elementary - Jefferson Elementary
Address: 1701 N Maple
Contact: John Decker
Phone: 605-882-6390
Email: John.Decker@k12.sd.us
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Public Elementary - Lincoln Elementary
Address: 1100 13th St NE
Contact: Gregg DeSpiegler
Phone: 605-882-6340
Email: gregg.despiegler@k12.sd.us
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Public Elementary - Mellette Elementary
Address: 619 2nd St NW
Contact: Laura Morrow
Phone: 605-882-6385
Email: Laura.Morrow@k12.sd.us
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Public Elementary - McKinley Elementary
Address: 5 12th St SW
Contact: Shannon Knopf
Phone: 605-882-6350
Email: shannon.knopf@k12.sd.us
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Public Elementary - Roosevelt Elementary
Address: 412 2nd St SE
Contact: Heather DeBoer
Phone: 605-882-6360
Email: Heather.DeBoer@k12.sd.us
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Public Elementary - Elementary Counselors
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Contact: Kristi Koll - Mellette, Marissa Stone - McKinley, Pam Luecke - Jefferson & Lincoln, Kelsey Popham-Roosevelt
Phone: kristi.koll@k12.sd.us or call 882-6385 marissa.stone@k12.sd.us or call 882-6350 pam.luecke@k12.sd.us or call 882-6390 or 882-6340 kelsey.popham@k12.sd.us or call 882-6360
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Classroom lessons from Second Step curriculum teaching skills for academic and social success.
Private Elementary - Immaculate Conception School
Address: 109 3rd St SE
Contact: Becca Briggs
Phone: 605-886-3883
Email:
Website: www.icschoolwatertown.org
Elementary School grades preschool - 6th grade with religious focus. Licensed after-school program. All day every day kindergarten. Spanish taught in K-6 with the curriculum. STREAM Lab now available.
Private Elementary - St. Martin's Lutheran School
Address: 1200 2nd St NE
Contact: Jonathan Niemi
Phone: 605-886-4976
Email: jonathan.niemi@stmartinschurch.com
Website: www.stmartinsschool.com
Preschool - 8th grade education. We are a South Dakota state accredited institution offering Christian Education to families with children from the ages of 4 years throught eighth grade.
Private Elementary - Trinity Lutheran School
Address: 1800 E Kemp Ave Suite 2
Contact: Sherman Carstensen
Phone: 605-882-3224
Email: 3in1lutheranschool@gmail.com
Website: www.trinitywatertownsd.com
Trinity Lutheran School is a kindergarten - eighth grade Christian day school
Private Elementary - Watertown Christian School
Address: 15 12th Ave NE
Contact: Dave Florey
Phone: 605-882-0949
Email: wcsoffice@watertownchristianschool.com
Website: www.watertownchristianschool.com
Private Christian school serving students in Pre K - 8th grade.
Public Middle School - Watertown Middle School
Address: 601 11th St NE
Contact: Todd L. Brist, Principal
Phone: 605-882-6370
Email: todd.brist@k12.sd.us
Website: www.watertown.k12.sd.us/o/middle-school
Chad D. Johnson, Assistant Principal Jason Buechler, School Counselor Olivia Taschmer, School Counselor Kimberly Lloyd, Project SUCCESS Coordinator Jess Johnson, School Resource Officer
Public High School - Watertown High School
Address: 200 9th St NE
Contact: Patty McClemans, Principal
Phone: 605-882-6316
Email: Patty.McClemans@k12.sd.us
Website: www.watertown.k12.sd.us
Troy Terronez, Assistant Principal Scott DeBoer, Assistant Principal Matt Bastian, Assistant Principal Jaman Harberts , School Resource Officer
Public High School - Academic Resource Center (ARC)
Address: 200 9th St NE
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Phone: 605-882-6316
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The ARC is part of Watertown High School and offers opportunities to students to recover credits, take online courses. Students need to apply to the program and be accepted to work on course requirements.
Public High School - Watertown High School Counseling Program/Student Services
Address: PO Box 730, 200 9th St NE
Contact: Shelly Gauer - School Counselor Heather Fischer - School Counselor Anna Eggers - School Counselor Mindy Haselhorst - Student Services Coordinator
Phone: 605-882-6323
Email: shelly.gauer@k12.sd.us heather.fischer@k12.sd.us anna.eggers@k12.sd.us mindy.haselhorst@k12.sd.us
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The school counselors provide services and resources for students in the areas of academic, career, and social/personal counseling.
Private High School - Great Plains Lutheran High School
Address: 1200 Luther Lane NE
Contact: David Maertz
Phone: 605-886-0672
Email: dmaertz@gplhs.org
Website: www.gplhs.org
Great Plains Lutheran High School is a grade 9-12 school offering a Christ cenctered education to students from our community, region, and beyond.
School District Services - Superintendent's Office
Address: 200 9th St NE (high school)
Contact: Dr. Jeff Danielsen, Superintendent
Phone: 605-882-6312
Email: Derek Barrios, Assistant Superintendent
Website: www.watertown.k12.sd.us
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School District Services - Activities Dept. Office
Address: 200 9th St NE (high school)
Contact: Craig Boyens
Phone: 605-882-6328
Email: craig.boyens@k12.sd.us
Website: https://watertownarrows.com
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School District Services - Transportation/School Bus Services
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Contact: Wade Heiser
Phone: 605-882-6335
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School District Services - Arrow Education Foundation Inc.
Address: 1030 Arrow Ave NE PO Box 730
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Phone: 605-882-6399
Email: watertownAEF@k12.sd.us
Website: www.arrowfoundation.org
We provide resources to genuinely enhance educational opportunities for students in the Watertown School District.
School District Services - Special Services
Address: 216 10th St SE
Contact: Jennfier Heggelund, Director of Special Services; Shannon Dammer-Smith, Assistant Direct of Special Services/Title I
Phone: 605-882-6398
Email: jennifer.hegglund@k12.sd.us or shannon.smith@k12.sd.us
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District wide programs include Early Childhood Preschool Ages 3-5, Special Education Services, Jr. Kindergarten, Elementary Alternative Classrooms, Elementary Autism Classroom, and Gifted and Talented Education for elementary students, 18-21 Transistion Campus. District wide staff includes SPED counselors, School Psychologists, Occupational Therapist and OT & PT Assistant.
Schools/College - Mount Marty College
Address: PO Box 1385
Contact: Heidi Schooley
Phone: 605-886-6777
Email: heidi.schooley@mtmc.edu
Website: www.mtmc.edu
Mount Marty provides post secondary education, liberal arts degrees primarily for nontraditional adult learners who need coursework delivered once-a-week and evenings. Mount Marty College Watertown offers nine bachelor's degree programs and associates programs tailored to individuals with busy work and life schedules. Through affordable rates, flexible class schedules and a community of supporters who care about each student's personal and professional success, MMC Watertown prepares students to lead, serve, and impact through their careers and throughout life. The college is approved through the Higher Learning Commission. Mount Marty has a home campus in Yankton, SD. Contact or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mmcwatertown/
Schools/Career & Technical - Lake Area Technical College
Address: 1201 Arrow Avenue
Contact: LuAnn Strait
Phone: 605-882-LATI
Email: straitl@lakeareatech.edu
Website: www.lakeareatech.edu
Lake Area Technical College is a public, technical college offering a two year associate degree in 29 areas of study. Approximately 2000 students attend Lake Area Tech annually. Admission Representatives are available to discuss post-secondary educational opportunities with prospective students. Financial aid is available to those who qualify and many scholarships are awarded each year. Lake Area Tech is a top ranked, nationally recognized college and has been recognized for their service to the community, and for being a great place of employment. Lake Area Tech provides many services to the community which included a full-service cosmetology program, free income tax preparation for the low-income and elderly, dental cleaning, and much more. For more information call 882-5284 or go to www. lakeareatech.edu. Lake Area tech is accredited by the High Learning Commission,
Preschool - Puddle Jumpers Preschool
Address: 7 W Kemp
Contact:
Phone: 237-6209
Email: Pjp.wtn.sd@gmail.com
Website: www.pjpwtnsd.wixsite.com/earlyedu
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Public Elementary - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program
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5th grade classroom lessons taught by the Watertown Police Dept. Drug Info for Responsible Decision Making, Risk & Consequences, Peer Pressure, Dealing With Stressful Situations, Basics of Communication, Nonverbal Communication & Listening, Bullying, Helping Others & Getting Help from Others are topics that are covered.
Preschool - Watertown School District 4 Yr. old Preschool
Address: McKinley School 5-12 St. SW
Contact: Shannon Knopf
Phone: 605-882-6350
Email: shannon.knopf@k12.sd.us
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Public Elementary - Watertown Intermediate School
Address: 601 11th St. NE
Contact: Jennifer Bollinger, Principal; Tim Kruse, Assistant Principal
Phone: 882-6355
Email: Jennifer.Bollinger@k12.sd.us, tim.kruse@k12.sd.us
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Grades 5-6. Paula Wilde, School Counselor Chad Stricherz, School Resource Officer
Public High School - Project SUCCESS Program
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Contact: WMS Contact: Kimberly Lloyd 882-6370 Kimberly.Lloyd@k12.sd.us WHS Contact: Michelle Achterberg 882-6318 Michelle.Achterberg@k12.sd.us
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Project SUCCESS is a school-based program that works to reduce the factors that put students at risk for substance abuse, as well as enhance the factors that will protect students from those risks. Schools Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students
Schools/Career & Technical High School - Northeast Technical High School
Address: 1311 Third Ave. NE
Contact: Bert Falak
Phone: 882-6380
Email: bert.falak@k12.sd.us
Website: www.northeasttechnicalhighschool@k12.sd.us
High School Career & Technical Education Programs: Agriculture, Automotive, Bio-Medical, Building Trades, Cabinetmaking, Culinary Arts, Engineering, Exploratory, Health Science, Human Services, Machining, Residential Construction, Welding, and various Work-Place Learning Opportunities. NTHS's eight member schools: Castlewood, Florence, Great Plains Lutheran, Hamlin, Henry, Summit, Watertown, and Waverly/South Shore.
School District Services - Central Food Services
Address: 200 9th St. NE (High School)
Contact: Caitlin Bach, Director
Phone: 882-6325
Email: Caitlin.Bach@k12.sd.us
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Watertown School District 5 yr. old Junior Kindergarten
Address: Roosevelt Elementary
Contact: Heather DeBoer
Phone: 882-6360
Email: Heather.DeBoer@k12.sd.us
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Junior Kindergarten program