Policies of a school district have the full force and effect of law and legally bind the school district. Wessington Springs Ed. Assoc. v. Wessington springs Sch. Dist., 467 N.W. 2d 101 (S.D. 1991). By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services House Bill 1172, which revised certain provisions regarding meetings […]
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After February’s scheduled board meeting was postponed due to winter weather, the ASBSD Board of Directors opened their 2018 meeting schedule in Sioux Falls last week (4/20-21) covering a litany of topics and honoring three fellow members for their service on the board. Deuel School Board President Debbe Koenecke was presented a plaque for
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South Dakota’s teacher pay climbed the national ladder according to a recent study. The National Education Association’s 2018 Rankings and Estimates report cited South Dakota’s average teacher salary of $46,979 in 2016-17 brought the state from 51st in the nation to 48th. The state’s average teacher salary rose by nearly $5,000 from 2015-16 to 2016-17,
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Members were appointed to the committee set to study an area of education funding this summer. The legislature’s Executive Board voted to approve the appointment of 13 legislators to the study of the state’s extraordinary cost fund, which districts can apply for to receive additional funding for special education costs. The legislators include: Representatives Dan Ahlers,
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Policies of a school district have the full force and effect of law and legally bind the school district. Wessington Springs Ed. Assoc. v. Wessington springs Sch. Dist., 467 N.W. 2d 101 (S.D. 1991). By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services The ASBSD Policy Services staff and policy committee
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Revenue figures reverted to the red in March. S.D. Bureau of Finance and Management reported revenue for the third month of 2018 was nearly $2 million under projections adopted by the legislature during session. Sales Tax collections were $2.4 million less than projected for the month with Bank Franchise Tax and Unclaimed Property
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School districts are set to receive one-time money following the end of this fiscal year. Joint Appropriations committee members specified the one-time dollars appropriated through the passage of House Bill 1044 during the 2018 legislative session will be distributed after June 30, but will not be included in next school year’s finance accountabilities.
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Below you will find the meeting agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting being held in Sioux Falls, SD on Friday and Saturday, April 20-21. A PDF version of the agenda can be downloaded on the Publications & Forms page. ASBSD Board of Directors Meeting Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 12:00 p.m., Sioux Falls, SD Call
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An area of school funding will be studied by the legislature in this year’s interim. Members of the legislature’s Executive Board voted unanimously to study the state’s extraordinary cost fund, which districts can apply for to receive additional funding for special education costs. “This fund is getting hit pretty hard,” Rep. Hugh Bartels
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The focus of the waiver process turns to general fund cash balance in 2018. Last year, members of the School Finance Accountability Board acted on teacher compensation waivers and at their first meeting of the year (3/12), the board took a look at the general fund cash balance waiver process. “I know that
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