ASBSD’s September edition of The Bulletin
This month’s Bulletin previews the upcoming ASBSD Region Meetings, School Law Seminars and Delegate Assembly, reviews last month’s ASBSD-SASD Convention and much more. Click here to view the online edition.
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Legis. Planning Committee meets Monday
The South Dakota legislature’s long-term study of the funding facets of K-12 education continues next week. Members of the Legislative Planning Committee – charged with completing a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components – convene for the third meeting in the study on Monday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Capitol. …
P-Card program paying off for participants
By Bill Lynch When you talk to the Warner School District Business Manager Angie Vetter about ASBSD’s P-Card program you hear why the program was developed. Angie shared how it was a benefit to the Business Office by reducing the number of purchase orders and the hours entering the data into the accounts …
UPDATED: ASBSD Region Meeting registration open
School board members and administrators are invited to join ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany at a fall region meeting to discuss potential legislation for the 2015 session, ASBSD Standing Positions and Resolutions and new and updated services offered by the Association. Region meeting dates and locations include: 9/30 – Beresford School District (The Bridge’s …
School Law Seminars scheduled
This fall’s ASBSD School Law Seminars will feature a bonus session along with the continued expert analysis in topics related to school policy and school law for school board members and administrators. Dates and locations for the seminars include: 9/30-10/1 – Sioux Falls at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center (3200 West Maple Street) …
Policy Alert: Parliamentary Procedure
ASBSD Policy Alert is your source for the latest updates, commentary and information on school board policy. A version of the article below appeared in the May, 2014 edition of the Bulletin. Many school boards have a policy in which the school board adopted Robert’s Rules of Order. Policies generally say the board …
Policy Alert Video: Parliamentary Procedure
ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany, Leadership Development Director Randy Royer and Director of Policy and Legal Services Gerry Kaufman break down parliamentary procedures. Download ASBSD’s Parliamentary Procedures Guide here.
Poll shows support for decision making of local school boards
A study on the public’s attitude toward public schools indicated that “most Americans” support the decision making of local school boards. The 46th Annual PDK (Phi Delta Kappa International)/Gallup poll, released yesterday, noted that 56 percent of those polled (1,001 Americans over the age of 18) believed that the local school board “should have …
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Did you attend Convention? Tell us about it, if you did.
ASBSD and SASD want to thank you for joining us at the 2014 Joint Convention and making what we feel is the premier learning event for school board members and administrators in South Dakota a success. Read a recap of the 2014 Convention here. We would like you to share your feelings about …
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Submit your district’s information for the bus pact
ASBSD will continue the coordinating role for the Emergency School Bus Mutual Assistance Pact for school districts to utilize in the event a bus traveling outside of the home district fails. In the event of an emergency, a school bus driver, or authorized personnel, would contact the nearest district participating in the Bus Pact to …
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