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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 Wednesday, August 6. A PDF version of the agenda can be downloaded on the Publications & Forms page. ASBSD Board of Directors Meeting Sioux Falls Convention Center – Room 6-7 – 12:00 Noon […]
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The Legislative Planning Committee charged with completing a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components learned of the potential affects equalization of the other revenue school districts receive could have on K-12 community. Department of Education Director of Finance Tammy Darnall said the discussions of other revenue usually focus on utility, wind
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ASBSD Policy Alert will be your source for the latest updates, commentary and information on school board policy. On July 28, 2014, new South Dakota Administrative Regulations (ARSD) will become effective. These new regulations allow school employees (other than school nurses) to be trained in the subcutaneous (under the skin) administration of insulin and
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ASBSD’s New School Board Member workshops, which focus on the subjects from GAVEL’s School Board Governance training and help new school board members better understand their unique role in public education and public service, are set to begin in just a few weeks. Join ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randall Royer as he introduces
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The legislature’s Agricultural Land Assessment Implementation and Oversight Advisory Task Force will hold a meeting next week (Tuesday, July 22) that could impact K-12 education. The Task Force, made up of eight legislators and six other individuals, will hear a report from a summer work group concerning the capital outlay tax and other school
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The second meeting in a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components will be held on Monday (July 21). Members of the legislative planning committee will hear testimony on the capital outlay fund, other revenue for school districts and about the teacher shortage in South Dakota schools. SASD Executive Director Rob
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Come to the 2014 ASBSD-SASD Convention and “Stand Up 4 Education” with your fellow school board members and administrators. This year’s Convention, scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday, August 7-8 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, will feature a panel discussion with four S.D. legislators on the future of education in South Dakota
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Matt Flett became the Director of Associated School Boards Protective Trust at the start of the 2015 fiscal year. By Matt Flett July 1 marked the first time in 25 years that Malcolm McKillop would not start the fiscal year as Director of the Protective Trust. As Malcolm ventures into retirement
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This post appeared in the July edition of the ASBSD Bulletin. Each month ASBSD President Pam Haukaas will highlight a topic, which is helping advance K-12 education in South Dakota. Welcome, new school board members. For some of you this may be the first Bulletin you have read. Let me congratulate you
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ASBSD Chief Financial Officer Bill Lynch discusses the fallout of a catastrophic event in a school district. By Bill Lynch You never know when catastrophe is coming. It may never happen. But, when it does, it’s unpredictable. However, how you’re prepared for those terrible situations can make a difference. The hard
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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.