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A survey conducted this fall by the South Dakota Department of Education revealed a nearly 12 percent increase in average teacher salaries this year compared to last. According to the survey of school districts, the projected average salary of public school teachers for Fiscal Year 2017 is $46,924, which represents an 11.9 percent increase […]
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BoardDocs provide school boards and districts state-of-the-art services that save money, streamline operations and reduce time spent producing board packets and recently celebrated its 2,000th subscriber milestone and added to their growing State Association partner program. Learn more about BoardDocs’ milestone in the latest edition of their board management newsletter, which also features information
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Associated School Board Protective Trust will be hosting a FREE webinars, in conjunction with Eide Bailly, covering K-12 ACA compliance for health fund members. “We’re looking forward to a very informative webinar hosted by an exceptionally knowledgeable source in Eide Bailly,” CFO/ASBPT Director Matt Flett said. “We hope our health fund members will join us
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This summer ASBSD introduced our new Board Recognition Program – ALL: Act, Learn, Lead – which recognizes board members’ participation in outside activities, board development and training, and demonstrated leadership at a variety of levels. For additional information about the program, click here to visit the ALL webpage. Through the fall activities heading towards Delegate
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On the first Friday in November of 2016, a group charged with tracking compliance with the requirements of the state’s school funding formula reviewed proposed deadlines that could be significant for some school districts on the first Friday in November of 2017. School Finance Accountability Board members reviewed draft rules for school districts submitting
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November’s edition of SafeSchools’ School Safety Newsletter is available. Give the School Safety Matters newsletter a read here. This month’s edition of the newsletter provides information on SafeSchools’ online safety and compliance training courses, new Cybersecurity courses, an alert of a new instant messaging app and much more. ASBSD and SafeSchools have partnered to bring
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South Dakota remodeled its state funding formula in 2016 so ASBSD revamped its School Board U GAVEL Fiscal Responsibility course. The latest rendition of the fiscal responsibility course – available to you through our online training site – presents the basics on school district finances and helps board members better understand the state’s new
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During the 2014-15 school year the Yankton School Board utilized ASBSD’s School Board U course options in order for five board members to become GAVEL certified, which placed all board members on the same knowledge plane, in an effort dubbed: The Yankton Model. Since that time, Yankton board members have combined to complete 15 School
School board members and administrators, ASBSD is looking forward to seeing and hearing from you at our 2016 Fall Region Meetings. ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany will stop at 10 locations across South Dakota to discuss potential legislation for the 2017 session and gather feedback on ASBSD’s legislative platform (download drafts of our Standing Positions and Resolutions).
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The Department of Education is now accepting applications for the 2017 Workforce Education Grants, which offer districts a chance to make transformative changes in their career and technical education programs. Resources for the 2017 Workforce Education Grants are available on the Department of Education website and, in addition, DOE CTE staff will hold conference calls
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