December 2014

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December 2014

Policy Alert: new bullying and complaints policies

Policies of a school district, especially those negotiated with bargaining representatives for the protection of teachers, have the full force and effect of law, and legally bind the school district.     By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services   ASBSD’s new sample Bullying policy – NEPN Code: JFCD – and exhibits …

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Appoint your district’s LAN member, attend training in Pierre

The 2015 legislative session is just two weeks away and we’re preparing our member districts for session through the ASBSD Legislative Action Network (LAN).   The ASBSD Legislative Action Network is designed to activate designated members of local school boards to represent the legislative positions of the Association and their local board and communicate those positions …

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ASBSD President appointed to national committee

ASBSD President Denise Lutkemeier was recently appointed to the National School Board Association’s 2015 Policies and Resolutions Committee.     Lutkemeier, the Wilmot School Board President, was appointed to the committee by NSBA President Anne Byrne. She was one of five “at-large” appointments made by Byrne to the 21-member committee.   The committee’s goal is …

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ASBSD’s final edition of the Bulletin

ASBSD is proud to send you the final edition of our monthly publication, The Bulletin.     This month’s Bulletin shares information on the Governor’s proposed increase to K-12 funding, outcomes of Delegate Assembly and much more.   Click here to view the online edition or download the easy-to-print PDF edition, which is attached.   We …

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Board of Director seats up for election in 2015

At last month’s Delegate Assembly, ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany provided notice of elections for the Association’s Board of Directors for 2015.   This year saw the implementation of a new timeline for ASBSD Board of Director elections, which was approved at the previous Delegate Assembly, with notification of open seats made in January, election …

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Final edition of the Bulletin being published this weekend

This month marks the end of the ASBSD Bulletin. It’s been an effective run for the Bulletin, but like all good things, it’s come to an end.   In place of the Bulletin, beginning next year we’ll move exclusively to the bi-weekly Blog Brief and monthly Policy Alert as our main points of communication and information distribution.   Over …

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Increase above inflation explained

Governor Dennis Daugaard proposed a two percent increase to state aid for schools for next year during his budget address on Tuesday (12/2), which will result in approximately $96 more per-student bringing the per-student allocation to approximately $4877 for the 2015-16 school year.   The rate of inflation came in at 1.5 percent, which would have been the …

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Potential retirees outpace potential teachers

The latest study released by the South Dakota School Administrators on the teacher shortage shared even more troubling news as the number of retiring teachers in the state exceeds the number of teacher education majors enrolled in South Dakota’s higher education institutions that are ready to replace retirees.   SASD information from the South Dakota Retirement …

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