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Recognizing ALL the effort of school boards

The ASBSD Board Recognition Program – ALL is designed to recognize school boards for their dedicated and ethical service to the students of South Dakota. This program will recognize board members’ participation in outside activities, board development and training, and demonstrated leadership at various areas and levels.   “Board members put in a great deal …

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ASBSD Board meets prior to Convention

The ASBSD Board ushered in a new year at their August meeting, which was held just before the 2016 ASBSD-SASD Convention.     Anita Peterson, Haakon School Board Member, took the reigns as president with the passing of the gavel from Eric Stroeder, Mobridge-Pollock School Board President. Read about it here.   Along with the …

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NSBA President shares her message with board members

National School Boards Association (NSBA) President Miranda Beard joined the ASBSD Board of Directors at their August meeting and spoke at ASBSD-SASD Convention.   At the ASBSD Board meeting, Beard, who began serving her year-long term as NSBA President in April, shared one of her motivations for serving on her local school board.     …

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Homeland Security grant funding available

Applications for Homeland Security grant funding is available.   Public schools, along with state and local, public and private nonprofit agencies and non-public schools, are eligible to apply.   The deadline to apply for the grant is Monday, August 1. Funding will be available by January 2017.   Grants will focus on basic security measures, …

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Policy Alert: Conflict of Interest legislation

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   House Bill 1214, the new law that prohibits school board members and …

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Free crisis training for Southeast South Dakota government agencies

Next month, employees of governmental agencies in nine Southeast South Dakota counties can take part in training to help them recognize signs of a meth lab and increase their knowledge of encounters with an active shooter.   The City of Beresford, in conjunction with the S.D. Division of Criminal Investigation and the S.D. Highway Patrol …

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