Presidents and Vice Presidents can gather more info and insight about leading a school board at this year’s School Board President Workshop. ASBSD Board Development Director Jim Holbeck invites new and veteran board leaders to the upcoming workshop on Wednesday, August 2 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Click here to register […]
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Your district can join a movement to grow your own educators, create the next generation of teachers and do so with the assistance of an established association to help you develop your local chapter. Educators Rising South Dakota’s mission is to cultivate a new generation of highly skilled educators by guiding young people on
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“It is important to go to this Convention to connect with your home team, other teams, hear what is happening and learn from others.” That’s one attendee from last year’s ASBSD-SASD Convention said about the Premier Learning Event for School Board Members and Administrators, and we invite you to connect and learn at the 2023
Let’s talk about attracting and retaining teachers and staff members at a FREE upcoming webinar. Board members are invited to join your ASBSD Region Directors (click here to see your region) at an upcoming Attracting & Retaining Teachers & Staff Webinar: Click here to register for the Northeast Region webinar on Sunday, May 7
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Academic Achievements of Best and Brightest in Class of 2023 Recognized The academic achievements of the best and brightest students from the Class of 2023 were recognized recently at the 33rd Annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon. Governor Kristi Noem and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) honored students who
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A bill permitting the adoption of a new school board policy option passed the legislature this session and with its passing immediately becomes state law. Senate Bill 168 authorizes a school board to adopt policies regarding students who are registered sex offenders and included an emergency clause, which means it is permissible for a
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The Associated School Boards of South Dakota Board of Directors is pleased to announce Dr. Douglas Wermedal has accepted the position of ASBSD Executive Director. Wermedal currently serves as South Dakota State University’s Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, a position he has held for more two decades. Having served multiple terms on the
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The proposed Social Studies Standards for South Dakota’s schools are continuing their hearing schedule with the Board of Education Standards in 2023. You can read the proposed standards here, which had their first hearing in September at which many South Dakota public school educators and administrators testified in opposition. The overall sentiment of
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Legislative Cracker Barrels in your area offer access to your local legislators, as well as the chance to hear their answers on a variety of legislative topics. Below you will find a list of dates and locations of legislative cracker barrels being held throughout South Dakota that have been posted thus far. Please
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Two school voucher bills were introduced for the 2023 legislative session and are posted on ASBSD’s Billtracker page, with one having recently been defeated and another with a legislative committee hearing upcoming. You can read about the taxation bills & revenue here, the juvenile justice bills here, the bills that are moving on here
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