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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 »
Join your professional peers, ASBSD and SASD at the premier learning event for school board members and administrators. 2015 ASBSD-SASD Convention is scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday, August 6-7 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. ASBSD and SASD are once again offering member school districts a great deal when they register 3 school …
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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 …
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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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 …
ASBSD’s Board of Directors met with members of the Blue Ribbon Task Force at their April meeting to discuss the needs and challenges facing schools and expectations of the task force. Rep. Jacqueline Sly, who will co-chair the committee, and TIE Learning Specialist Dr. Jim Parry joined the Board of Directors in Keystone (read …
ASBSD Board and Blue Ribbon Task Force members meet Read More »
School board members and administrators can add another date, or six, to their calendar as South Dakota’s Blue Ribbon Task Force – charged with solving the teacher shortage, reviewing school funding and examining student achievement – has scheduled six listening sessions across the state. Meetings are expected to run from 6:30 to 8 p.m., …
Ed. task force listening session dates set, input needed 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 …
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 »
Gov. Dennis Daugaard made the first wave of appointments to his Blue Ribbon Task Force recently. In February, Gov. Daugaard announced plans for the Task Force, which is charged with solving the teacher shortage, reviewing school funding and examining student achievement. The Task Force will be co-chaired by Rep. Jacqueline Sly and Sen. …
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