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With more than 40-years on the Sisseton School Board and more than 20-years as part of the ASBSD Board of Directors, LeRoy Hellwig was deservedly acknowledged for his service to public education. Hellwig was presented a plaque by the ASBSD Board of Directors at their August meeting in Sioux Falls. “In 44-years you …
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Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors met prior to the start of the ASBSD-SASD Convention to usher in a new era, welcome back some familiar faces, honor past board members and take care of business before the start of the school year. The August meeting saw the “passing of the gavel” from Denise …
Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors elected Sioux Falls School Board Vice President Todd Thoelke to the board’s 2nd Vice President position at their August meeting. Thoelke is currently in his second year on the ASBSD Board of Directors and previously served as a member of the ASBSD Branding Committee. The Sioux Falls …
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 Below is a list and brief synopsis of annual notices which school …
Policy Alert: Federally Required Annual Notices (2015) Read More »
The secret was out for the second year at the ASBSD-SASD Convention as many attendees discovered who the secret vendor was among the Convention’s more than 100 exhibitors. And those lucky attendees entered their name in a drawing for a chance to win $500 cash. Just after 5 p.m. on the Convention’s opening day, …
To help you prepare for the 2015-16 school year, we’ve prepared a calendar of ASBSD events. Click here to download the calendar. Packed with convenient and informative training and general sessions, the 2015-16 ASBSD events calendar includes a fall schedule with nine Region Meetings located across the state, three school law seminars – …
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 Based on legislation emanating from the 2015 legislative session, ASBSD has drafted …
Policy Alert: policy updates from 2015 legislative session Read More »
Below you will find the agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 5 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center beginning at 12 p.m. (CST). 1. Call to Order – Denise Lutkemeier 1.1 Recognition of outgoing board members 1.2 Good News 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1 …
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The latest, and potentially most in-depth, study of K-12 education headed down the homestretch eying its end-of-the-year finish line with hopes of finding solutions that live up to its first place name. Yet, after the first meeting (7/7) of the full Blue Ribbon Task Force, the magnitude of the work that lies ahead to …
Members of the South Dakota Legislature’s Minor Boundary Task Force convened on July 9 for their second meeting. The task force was established with the passage of Senate Bill 134 and charged to examine district boundaries and recommend possible changes to boundaries and a process for addressing minor boundary changes. SB 134 also set a …
Minor Boundary Task Force reviews draft legislation Read More »
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