Alvin G. Picotte, a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, has been named Superintendent of the Flandreau Indian School, South Dakota, the Bureau of Indian Affairs announced today.
Picotte has been since 1973 an Assistant Principal in the Minneapolis Public Schools system.
A graduate of Northern State College, South Dakota, Picotte earned a Master's degree in Education Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1973. He began teaching at Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1964, He has experience in health education and vocational rehabilitation. He was also the guidance counselor for the Indian Upward Bound Program at the University of Minnesota.
Picotte is 36, His appointment is effective July 31.
