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By a vote of 81-17, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on Thursday (July 16). Known as the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), the bill reaffirms local-level decision making in public education and opposes any proposals supporting vouchers or tuition tax credits to non-public …
There’s a new look for ASBSD. Our new look comes from an idea to represent both what ASBSD stands for and where we call home. “The design collectively embodies who we are,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany said. ““We’re excited about the update.” Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors shared …
Members of the South Dakota legislature’s Government Operation & Audit Committee (GOAC) reviewed the Associated School Board’s Protective Trust health fund – South Dakota School District Benefits Fund – on Monday (6/29). ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany appeared before GOAC to discuss the health fund’s current deficit. Pogany met with the legislature’s Executive Board in May …
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ASBSD First Vice President Eric Stroeder has been appointed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard to the Blue Ribbon Task Force. Stroeder, along with 12 other recently appointed individuals (click here for the full list) will join the current group of legislators and state officials in holding public input meetings throughout the summer, beginning on July 7. …
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As the number of open teaching positions in South Dakota’s public schools increased in 2015, the number of applicants for open positions drastically declined compared to last year. According to a survey conducted by SASD, 30 percent of the 837 open teaching positions for the 2015-16 school year remained unfilled as of May 27 …
When June comes to a close so too does an era at ASBSD with a new one beginning on the first day of July. After 11-years at ASBSD, and many more in school finance before, ASBSD Chief Financial Officer Bill Lynch is set to retire on June 30. On July 1, Matt Flett, current …
The six dates set for the South Dakota’s Blue Ribbon Task Force to meet now have times and meeting locations attached to them. The goals of the Task Force include ensuring a quality system of schools that focuses on student success, a workforce of great teachers and an efficient, equitable education funding system that focuses on …
School District Boundary Task Force members met for the first time on Wednesday (May 20) to begin review of minor boundary changes. Legislators passed Senate Bill 134 during this year’s session, creating the task force to examine school district boundaries, recommend possible changes to boundaries and recommend a process for addressing minor boundary changes. …
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Members of the South Dakota Legislative Executive Board voted 12-3 to recommend the legislature’s Government Operation & Audit Committee review the Associated School Board’s Protective Trust health fund. The recommendation comes after members discussed the issue of the health fund’s current approximately $10 million deficit with ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany during their meeting …
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Winner School Board member Steve Kubik was elected to the ASBSD Board of Directors this month. Kubik, in his sixth year serving on his local school board, will represent ASBSD’s Central Region’s 700-1,399 enrollment category. The four year term for Kubik will begin in August. Kubik served as Director for the region …
Associated School Boards of South Dakota is a private, non-profit organization representing more than 850 local school board members, the school districts they govern and the students they serve.