IQS Authorized Schools
Bdote Learning Center
Informal Hearing Announcement: Bdote Learning Center was issued a notice communicating that IQS does not intend to renew the school's charter contract after the 2025-2026 school year. The school has requested an informal hearing in accordance with 124E.10, which is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 8am. The hearing is being livestreamed and can be accessed using this link.
Authorized September 2012, Bdote Learning Center is a Dakota and Ojibwe Language Immersion School.
We opened in August 2014, serving 100 students in grades K-3, and add a grade every year. We will eventually serve students in grades K-8. The mission of the Bdote Learning Center is to develop culturally aware, successful, high performing students by providing them with an academically rigorous education that is placed based and rooted in the language and cultures of indigenous peoples. Our vision is that all students will develop a love of lifelong learning; language and cultural fluency; skills and education to determine their own future; and commitment to give back to family, community, and country.