ASBSD
The 2014 ASBSD-SASD Convention provided the opportunity to recognize individuals and a collective board for their contributions to the K-12 education community through five ASBSD Awards. Vermillion School Board Chairman Chris Esping was tabbed the Outstanding School Board Member of the Year. (Esping [right] and S.D. Sec. of Education Melody Schopp. Photo courtesy […]
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Whether a veteran or newcomer to the role of school board president, you’re going to face trials and triumphs this school year. To help you deal with those situations, ASBSD invites you to join us at the 2014 President’s Retreat. This year’s retreat will be held in Pierre at the King’s Inn
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This month’s Bulletin previews the upcoming ASBSD-SASD Convention, reviews the latest from the legislative interim committees and much more. Click here to view the online edition.
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A nationally used option for purchasing is now available to South Dakota school districts. ASBSD would like to introduce BuyBoard: an online purchasing cooperative designed to streamline the purchasing process and help districts make confident buying decisions. “BuyBoard gives districts flexibility and additional options in purchasing,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany said.
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Each month ASBSD President Pam Haukaas will highlight a topic, which is helping advance K-12 education in South Dakota. It has been a fantastic ride! At the awards Luncheon during the ASBSD-SASD Convention, I will finish my tenure as ASBSD president and turn the reins over to the capable hands of Denise Lutkemeier.
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Do you know a board member from another school district? Get to know one at the Board Member (With)Outpost at the 2014 ASBSD-SASD Convention. Stop by the (With)Outpost, meet your peers from other school districts and have a conversation about everything and anything that impacts school boards. The (With)Outpost will be located at the
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Find the secret vendor in the ASBSD-SASD Convention’s Exhibit Hall and have a chance at $500! Visit the exhibitor booths, ask if they’re the “secret vendor” and place the card you receive in the drawing box located at the registration table by the Exhibit Hall entrance doors. A winner will be drawn on
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One thing was clear following the latest of the Legislative Planning Committee: those in the education field know there’s a crisis in the classroom. A procession of superintendents testified before the committee – charged with completing a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components – on the teacher shortage during the July
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Final revenue figures for the 2014 fiscal year budget came in higher than the revised revenue projections adopted by the legislature during the 2014 session. Jim Terwilliger of the S.D. Bureau of Finance and Management presented members of the interim Joint Committee Appropriations with an approximately $9.9 million surplus ($2.6 million in tax receipts
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Discussion about capital outlay got in-depth for the first time during the legislative interim. The legislative planning committee – charged with completing a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components – and the Agricultural Land Assessment Task Force heard presentations on capital outlay at their latest meetings in July. S.D. Division of
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Associated School Boards of South Dakota is a private, non-profit organization representing more than 850 local school board members, the school districts they govern and the students they serve.