ASBSD Policy Alert will be your source for the latest updates, commentary and information on school board policy. SB 113: Revises the minimum suspension requirements for students participating in extracurricular activities. SDCL 13-32-9 was amended by Senate Bill 113. SDCL 13-32-9 requires students participating in SDHSAA activities to be suspended if adjudicated, […]
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ASBSD Policy Alert will be your source for the latest updates, commentary and information on school board policy. HB 1033: Revises open enrollment provisions regarding the application review process of siblings of open enrolled students. An Open Enrollment statute, SDCL 13-28-43, was amended by HB 1033 to ensure that students from the same
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Watch Wade’s Welcome and then read the ASBSD Bulletin, which provides you the latest on the long-term legislative study planned for K-12 education, April’s ASBSD Board of Director’s meeting, the Academic Excellence Luncheon and much more. Read the Bulletin here.
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A little more than a month after committing funding above three percent to K-12 schools, the legislature is committing a two-year study to education. Members of the Legislative Executive Board voted 13-0 to assign an in-depth study of K-12 education to the Legislative Planning Committee. The planning committee will focus on a wide
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Watch Wade’s Welcome and after head to bulletin.asbsd.org/ for the latest on the conclusion of legislative session, registering for the 2014 ASBSD-SASD Convention, submitting a story from your district for the Good News Bulletin and much more.
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South Dakota legislators recently completed their letter of intent requesting school districts use the additional $2.2 million appropriated as part of Senate Bill 188 to improve teacher salaries. Senate Bill 188 provides a 3.35 percent increase to the per-student allocation for the 2014-15 school year and sets the PSA at approximately $4,781. The additional $2.2
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The 89th legislative summary concluded on Monday, March 31 with “Veto Day” and with the conclusion comes the publication of ASBSD’s 2014 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 “2014
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Click play on the video above to listen to ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany, SASD Executive Rob Monson and Secretary of Education Melody Schopp recap the bills passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Dennis Daugaard. The trio discuss funding, policy and Common Core bills; among other
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Schools are officially set to receive a 3.35 percent increase to the per-student allocation next year after Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed Senate Bill 188 in to law this week. On unanimous votes, the Senate and House passed a bill to provide an additional $2.2 million in ongoing state aid for districts. The 3.35 percent
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Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed two bills related to the Building South Dakota Fund and were intricately tied to providing schools with an increase to the PSA. Senate Bill 157 provides an appropriation of $30 million spread over the next three years to the Building S.D. fund and ensures that following the three year period
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