South Dakota’s first major dose of winter weather didn’t keep 64 school board members from making the trip to Pierre for the 2015 ASBSD Delegate Assembly. “As board members, you are here today because you are part of a powerful grassroots advocacy network,” ASBSD President Eric Stroeder said. “Your commitment to provide the best …
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Blue Ribbon Task Force members recently submitted a report to Gov. Dennis Daugaard that detailed the group’s findings on South Dakota’s teacher pipeline, their recommendations for adjusting the state aid formula, suggested changes to different school funding areas and a timeline for implementation. Task Force members told Gov. Daugaard that “at least $75 million …
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The Blue Ribbon Task Force met for the final time last month (Oct. 29) to debate and confer on the final recommendations to put in their report to Gov. Dennis Daugaard, which is due to him by Dec. 1, on the group’s findings. The Task Force’s final stances on the many funding topics reviewed …
At their August meeting, members of the ASBSD Board of Directors approved changes to the Association’s legislative resolutions and standing positions recommended by the ASBSD Policy and Resolutions Committee. The resolutions and standing positions dictate the legislative direction of ASBSD and are voted on by member districts at Delegate Assembly. This year’s Delegate Assembly …
The finish line is within reach for the Blue Ribbon Task Force. Sen Deb Soholt, a Co-Chair of the Task Force, said on the most recent episode of SDPB’s South Dakota Focus, which also featured ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany, Burk Superintendent Erik Person and SDEA President Mary McCorkle, the Oct. 29 meeting would …
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Coming off discussion on potential solutions to the teacher shortage, the Blue Ribbon Task Force got a first glance at a possible funding model that would funnel additional dollars to teachers at their October 1st meeting. S.D. Department of Education CFO Tami Darnall presented a teacher based funding model, which was broached at the …
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 …
South Dakota legislators will return to Pierre next week to wrap up the 90th legislative session. On Tuesday (3/31), legislators will return for “Veto Day” with three bills up for review, but just one related to K-12 education. Senate Bill 100, which proposed the creation of a leased residential property tax classification, was …
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As the frantic work by legislators began on adopting South Dakota’s fiscal year 2016 budget a topic that dominated the lead in to and first weeks of legislative session faded away entirely. Capital Outlay received very little in the way of discussion – aside from the passage of Senate Bill 191 and tabling of House …
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 …
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