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Below you will find the meeting agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting being held in Keystone, SD on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. A PDF version of the agenda can be downloaded on the Publications & Forms page. ASBSD Board of Directors Meeting K Bar S Lodge, 12:00 p.m. MST, Keystone, SD …
ASBSD Board of Directors meeting agenda – April, 2015 Read More »
The 90th legislative summary concluded last week with and with the conclusion comes the publication of the 2015 ASBSD Legislative Summary. You can download the legislative summary here. Or visit our Publications and Forms page – link at the top of the homepage – and download the summary under the “2015 Legislative Session Documents” header. You can …
ASBSD member school districts are discovering the benefits of the online purchasing cooperative – BuyBoard. BuyBoard helps districts make confident buying decisions and is designed to streamline the purchasing process and provide flexibility and additional options. “Our members are benefitting from the frugal and efficient approach to purchasing that’s offered through the cooperative,” …
The Division of Career & Technical Education invites CTE teachers, school counselors, district administrators, and school board members to participate in a number of content standards revision work groups this summer. Each work group will include approximately 20 members, including secondary Career & Technical Education teachers, postsecondary faculty, and industry representatives. Other …
S.D. CTE office seeking applicants for workgroups Read More »
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 ASBSD has amended two sample policies: Nondiscrimination in Federal Programs and Sexual …
Policy Alert: new nondiscrimination and sexual harassment policies Read More »
One out of three teaching candidates who graduated from a South Dakota college or university in the past year took an out-of-state position according to a study completed by the South Dakota School Administrators (SASD). The latest data revealed 260 of the more than 770 graduates who obtained an education related degree were placed …
One-third of teaching candidates leave state after graduation Read More »
After some debate, it was decided the manner in which schools would receive a two percent increase in state aid proposed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard had to pass. Senators voted 26-7 and Representatives 48-18 to pass Senate Bill 53, which provides the proposed two percent increase to the state aid formula and brings the per-student …
Schools in line to receive two percent increase in state aid Read More »
Two K-12 related bills met their ends on Thursday (3/12) after legislative conference committees failed to concur on compromises. House members voted 49-17 to ultimately defeat a bill calling for the repeal of the South Dakota High School Activities Association’s policy on transgender student participation in sports. Rep. Jim Bolin, who was a …
Bills calling for repeal of SDHSAA policy, funding online ed. resources defeated Read More »
With the revenue projections presented the financial parameters were set for South Dakota’s fiscal year 2016 budget. Legislative appropriators adopted the revenue projection recommendations presented by the appropriations subcommittee for the FY16 budget, as well as the FY15 updated projections. Rep. Dan Dryden said the revenue projections presented by the Bureau of Finance …
Along with the adoption of revenue projections, the 36th legislative day featured the appointment of legislative conference committees and the ratification of three K-12 related education. A legislative conference committee consists of a group of Senators and Representatives who review a bill that has been amended in one or both chambers and attempt to …
Conference committees appointed, bills passed on 36th legislative day Read More »
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