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ASBSD Board supports priorities, approves update enrollment categories

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ASBSD Board of Directors proposed legislative priorities and set updated enrollment categories for the Association at their latest meeting. Meeting prior to ASBSD’s Delegate Assembly, the Board of Directors agreed to present the following legislative priorities to the Delegates: C1: School Funding C4: Capital Outlay Adjustments B9: Behavioral and Mental Health Resources Those priorities […]

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Online sales tax collection on the rise, solutions sought in statute

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Online sales tax revenue was on the agenda for legislature’s lead committee this week. Members of the Legislature’s Executive Board received a report on Sales Tax Reduction from Remote Sales, which in state statute is the reduction of the sales tax by one-tenth of percent for every $20 million raised by Internet sales, also

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Special Education comm. concludes study without recommendations

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The legislative committee charged with studying special education completed their study but had not introduced any formal recommendations as of Monday (11/18). The Special Education Interim Legislative Committee met last week (11/13) for the third and final time of the legislative interim. The committee was created by the passage of Senate Bill 3 during this year’s

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Ag Land Task Force approves proposed legislation

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No major proposed property tax legislation emanated out of the legislature’s ag committee. The Ag Land Assessment Task Force met recently (11/15) and approved two pieces of legislation to be introduced during the 2020 Legislative Session: House Bill Draft 248: To authorize the Secretary of the Department of Revenue to contract with certain entities

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ASBSD providing free resource in due process and students suspension

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Looking for assistance when dealing with student suspension? ASBSD’s partnership with the School Leaders Risk Management Association (SLRMA) provides FREE access to this resource and many other valuable checklists to our members. SLRMA has provided school leaders the Due Process Requirements for Out-of-School Suspension Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices. Take a moment to download this checklist here

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What Quorum users are saying about the service

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ASBSD’s paperless board meeting option has subscribers sounding off about the service. Wagner Community School District was the first Quorum subscriber, which launched in August when ASBSD and Sparq Data solutions partnered up, and Business Manager Lory DuFrain called the transition to the program “seamless.” “The Wagner Community School District administrative team and school board

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South Dakota Receives Federal School Security Grants

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South Dakota has received three grants totaling almost $2 million designed to help South Dakota school districts prevent and address threats of violence at their schools. Governor Kristi Noem recently announced the S.D. Department of Public Safety (DPS) received three grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence, which is part of

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Best practices resource on school safety available to ASBSD members

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ASBSD members can review a new resource on best practices on safety and security in schools. Aside from installing expensive electronic security systems and transforming school buildings into fortresses, does your school district have a sound and updated plan to prevent, prepare for, and respond to violent acts and other threats to the safety

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Appoint your district’s delegate for the 2019 ASBSD Delegate Assembly

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ASBSD’s Delegate Assembly is the time and place to establish your state school board association’s legislative direction and share your district’s view on key legislative topics. Delegates will vote on ASBSD’s resolutions and standing positions, which set the legislative path for the 2020 legislative session. Click the links to review ASBSD’s proposed resolutions and standing positions for

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Updates made to ASBSD Legislative Resolutions and Standing Positions

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At their August meeting, members of the ASBSD Board of Directors approved changes to the Association’s legislative resolutions and standing positions recommended by the ASBSD Policy and Resolutions Committee. The resolutions and standing positions dictate the legislative direction of ASBSD and are voted on by member districts at Delegate Assembly. This year’s Delegate Assembly will be

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