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The latest, and potentially most in-depth, study of K-12 education headed down the homestretch eying its end-of-the-year finish line with hopes of finding solutions that live up to its first place name. Yet, after the first meeting (7/7) of the full Blue Ribbon Task Force, the magnitude of the work that lies ahead to […]
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Members of the South Dakota Legislature’s Minor Boundary Task Force convened on July 9 for their second meeting. The task force was established with the passage of Senate Bill 134 and charged to examine district boundaries and recommend possible changes to boundaries and a process for addressing minor boundary changes. SB 134 also set a
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By a vote of 81-17, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on Thursday (July 16). Known as the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), the bill reaffirms local-level decision making in public education and opposes any proposals supporting vouchers or tuition tax credits to non-public
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There’s a new look for ASBSD. Our new look comes from an idea to represent both what ASBSD stands for and where we call home. “The design collectively embodies who we are,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany said. ““We’re excited about the update.” Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors shared
Members of the South Dakota legislature’s Government Operation & Audit Committee (GOAC) reviewed the Associated School Board’s Protective Trust health fund – South Dakota School District Benefits Fund – on Monday (6/29). ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany appeared before GOAC to discuss the health fund’s current deficit. Pogany met with the legislature’s Executive Board in May
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ASBSD First Vice President Eric Stroeder has been appointed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard to the Blue Ribbon Task Force. Stroeder, along with 12 other recently appointed individuals (click here for the full list) will join the current group of legislators and state officials in holding public input meetings throughout the summer, beginning on July 7.
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As the number of open teaching positions in South Dakota’s public schools increased in 2015, the number of applicants for open positions drastically declined compared to last year. According to a survey conducted by SASD, 30 percent of the 837 open teaching positions for the 2015-16 school year remained unfilled as of May 27
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When June comes to a close so too does an era at ASBSD with a new one beginning on the first day of July. After 11-years at ASBSD, and many more in school finance before, ASBSD Chief Financial Officer Bill Lynch is set to retire on June 30. On July 1, Matt Flett, current
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School board members new to the board or those looking to pick up some key information about their role as a school board member should join ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randall Royer at our upcoming New School Board Member Workshop. The workshops will focus on school board governance, education law for board members,
Get caught up on your role on the board at our Workshop Read More »
The six dates set for the South Dakota’s Blue Ribbon Task Force to meet now have times and meeting locations attached to them. The goals of the Task Force include ensuring a quality system of schools that focuses on student success, a workforce of great teachers and an efficient, equitable education funding system that focuses on
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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.