November 2016

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November 2016

Review ASBSD’s updated legislative positions before Delegate Assembly

At their August meeting, members of the ASBSD Board of Directors approved changes to the Association’s legislative resolutions and standing positions recommended by the ASBSD Policy and Resolutions Committee.   The resolutions and standing positions dictate the legislative direction of ASBSD and are voted on by member districts at Delegate Assembly. This year’s Delegate Assembly has been …

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Survey shows teacher salaries up nearly 12 percent

A survey conducted this fall by the South Dakota Department of Education revealed a nearly 12 percent increase in average teacher salaries this year compared to last.   According to the survey of school districts, the projected average salary of public school teachers for Fiscal Year 2017 is $46,924, which represents an 11.9 percent increase …

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Read the latest edition of the BoardDocs newsletter

BoardDocs provide school boards and districts state-of-the-art services that save money, streamline operations and reduce time spent producing board packets and recently celebrated its 2,000th subscriber milestone and added to their growing State Association partner program.   Learn more about BoardDocs’ milestone in the latest edition of their board management newsletter, which also features information …

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ASBPT health fund members can participate in upcoming ACA webinars

Associated School Board Protective Trust will be hosting a FREE webinars, in conjunction with Eide Bailly, covering K-12 ACA compliance for health fund members.   “We’re looking forward to a very informative webinar hosted by an exceptionally knowledgeable source in Eide Bailly,” CFO/ASBPT Director Matt Flett said. “We hope our health fund members will join us …

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Fall’s ALL Scoreboard

This summer ASBSD introduced our new Board Recognition Program – ALL: Act, Learn, Lead – which recognizes board members’ participation in outside activities, board development and training, and demonstrated leadership at a variety of levels.   For additional information about the program, click here to visit the ALL webpage.     Through the fall activities heading towards Delegate …

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Finance Accountability board reviews rules and waivers

On the first Friday in November of 2016, a group charged with tracking compliance with the requirements of the state’s school funding formula reviewed proposed deadlines that could be significant for some school districts on the first Friday in November of 2017.   School Finance Accountability Board members reviewed draft rules for school districts submitting …

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Read the November edition of the SafeSchools newsletter

November’s edition of SafeSchools’ School Safety Newsletter is available.   Give the School Safety Matters newsletter a read here.   This month’s edition of the newsletter provides information on SafeSchools’ online safety and compliance training courses, new Cybersecurity courses, an alert of a new instant messaging app and much more.     ASBSD and SafeSchools have partnered to bring …

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