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South Dakota school districts are set to receive Coronavirus Relief Funds, or CRF. Below you will find the main pieces of CRF for schools: Noem has announced that an additional $75 million in CRF grant funding will be made available to South Dakota’s public and non-public K-12 schools. The U.S. Treasury’s updated guidance allows […]
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Policies of a school district, especially those negotiated with bargaining representatives for the protection of teachers, 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 The ASBSD Policy Committee has approved
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ASBSD continues our coordinating role for the Emergency School Bus Mutual Assistance Pact between school districts on the occasion a bus traveling outside of the district fails. In the event of an emergency, a school bus driver, or authorized personnel, would call the nearest cooperating Emergency School Bus Mutual Assistance Pact district to secure
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ASBSD saw its gavel passed and a new President take the helm. Wilmot School Board President Denise Lutkemeier completed her year-long term as President of ASBSD by passing the gavel to Mobridge-Pollock School Board Chairman Eric Stroeder. “It has truly been an honor to work for this organization and serve it,” Lutkemeier
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White River School Board Member Louann Krogman has been elected as the Second Vice President of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota. ASBSD’s Second Vice President serves an integral role on the Association’s Executive Committee, which comprises the leadership team of the 18-member Board of Directors. Krogman was appointed as an At-Large
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ASBSD Board Members met last month to welcome new members, approve updates to the Executive Committee, approve resolutions and standing positions and more. Brandon Valley School Board Member Ellie Saxer and Rapid City School Board President Curtis Pochardt were elected to the 18-member ASBSD Board of Directors. Saxer is representing the Southeast Region,
ASBSD Board welcomes new members, approves Exec. Comm. Read More »
Policies of a school district, especially those negotiated with bargaining representatives for the protection of teachers, 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 Policy Services has made available
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For 2020-21, the Council of School Attorney’s Board of Directors voted to hold all events online. Beginning this fall, a schedule of school law webinars, which will be a substitute for all in-person events, will commence and cover a variety of topics related to school law. “The COSA board made the prudent decision
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Recently, ASBSD and SASD hosted three reopening school sharing sessions across the state for administrators to join together and share with each other how they were preparing for the 2020-21 school year in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. “We had a great group of meetings with administrators from all locations, environments and enrollment
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The 2020 ASBSD-SASD Convention will be held virtually on Thursday, August 6 and will begin at 9 a.m. with a keynote speech from Devin Hughes of The Orange Frog group followed by 15 live breakout sessions covering a variety of topics and a panel discussion on the upcoming school year with state officials, with EACH
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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.