West Sioux in Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

All City Elementary

April 22, 2023

1. All City Elementary Marker, Side One

Inscription. During the summer of 1974, the Sioux Falls School District agreed to launch an innovative elementary program at Irving School. Nancy Plato was chosen "Lead Teacher" and was charged with implementing an alternative school philosophy in a public school setting. Janet Brady was hired as the intermediate teacher. Together as a team, the two women taught fifty-five children in Grades K-6 the first year.

This alternative school embraced two basic principles: 1) parents agree to be actively involved in their child's education by being present one-half day each week as volunteer helpers, and 2) its curriculum exposes students to local, national, and international issues and events with each classroom treated as an extension of the community.

Founded as an experiment, in time the alternative school moved from Irving to Emerson and was renamed All City Elementary (ACE). Students continued to attend from all areas of the city and not merely from the school's neighborhood. Relocated to Garfield and then to Jane Addams, ACE celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2010.

Erected 2010 by the students of All City Elementary at Jane Addams, Minnehaha County Historical Society, & Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

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A significant historical year for this entry is 1974.

Location. 43° 33.61′ N, 96° 45.606′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. It is in West Sioux. Marker is on West Brookings Street east of North Kiwanis Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2511 W Brookings St, Sioux Falls SD 57104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Town Pump (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); West Sioux Falls (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named West Sioux Falls (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Rutland Depot (approx. ¾ mile away); The Church of the Good Samaritan (approx. ¾ mile away); Grinde School (approx. ¾ mile away); Nyberg's Ace Bandstand (approx. ¾ mile away); Fersdahl Log Cabin (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.

All City Elementary Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

April 22, 2023

2. All City Elementary Marker, Side Two

All City Elementary Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

April 22, 2023

3. All City Elementary Marker, from the west

All City Elementary Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

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4. All City Elementary Marker, from the east

All City Elementary at Jane Addams School image. Click for full size.

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5. All City Elementary at Jane Addams School

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2023. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 6, 2023.