Two bills, two actions in appropriations on Thursday (2/8). House Appropriations members passed House Bill 1166, provides the Joint or Interim Appropriations committee the power to approve, amend or deny teacher compensation waivers, on an 8-1 vote. ASBSD supported the bill. “This gives (the committee) some flexibility to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ […]
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Two bills trekked across the Capitol building hall towards the Senate this week. House Bill 1221, which expands the partners in education tax credit program, passed the House Education committee on a 13-0 vote and the House on a 62-5 vote. Sen. Kevin Killer said the addition would make one new school eligible
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The first of two state aid enrollment calculation adjustment bills fell in committee on Friday (2/2) House Appropriators defeated House Bill 1135, which permits school districts to use two-year averaging when calculating enrollment for state aid purposes, on a 5-3 vote. “This is a broad issue with school districts,” Rep. Tona Rozum, the
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Appropriators weighed in on the waivers received by school districts who did not meet one or both school finance accountability targets. At Tuesday’s (12/5) legislative Joint Appropriations Committee meeting, appropriators unanimously approved 15 outright and 14 conditional waivers previously granted by the School Finance Accountability Board. The mandates, which required 85 percent of the total state
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Next week South Dakota will bid farewell to a staple in education in the state. After four decades serving public education South Dakota Secretary of Education Melody Schopp is set to retire with her final day in the department on Friday, December 15. “We’re going to miss working with and alongside Secretary Schopp,”
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This month, members of the School Finance Accountability Board met to determine the fate of waivers presented to them from school districts who did not meet one, or both, mandates tied to ensure an increase to teacher salaries and approve their final report to the legislative Appropriations committee. “This very important work, which is
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The November edition of the SafeSchools’ School Safety Newsletter is now available. Give the latest edition of the School Safety Matters newsletter a read here. This month’s newsletter shares tips to prevent bullying and suicide in schools, improving classroom safety and much more with readers. ASBSD and SafeSchools have partnered to bring all member districts the opportunity
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Members of the board charged to review school district compliance with state mandates related to teacher pay recently discussed the upcoming waiver process for not meeting teacher pay mandates. Thirty-six South Dakota school districts missed the mandates for the 2016-17 school year, which required 85 percent of the total state aid dollars be allocated for
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