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 …
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 …
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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As school districts approach an unprecedented to start to a school year there are many different resources available to assist in the planning and preparation. Below you will find links to a variety of guides from ASBSD, the South Dakota Department of Education, as well as the Department of Health: ASBSD Reopening of Schools …
As Fiscal Year 2021 begins the wave of school funding comes to districts. The first half of state aid and special education funding will be made and to find out the amounts your district is set to receive click each link below: Click here to see District-by-District State Aid Funding (first half) Click here …
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 Director of Policy & Legal …
A career filled with invaluable experience and institutional knowledge in school law is concluding as ASBSD Director of Policy and Legal Services Gerry Kaufman will retire in September. “My goal, when making the decision to go to law school after serving as a public school counselor for 8 years, was to work in the …
Whether or not they held a school board election, all school districts have a statutory requirement to post specific election information within their board minutes this year. In 2018, SDCL 13-7-30 became law requiring schools to report certain school board election information in their minutes. Even if your district is not holding an election in …
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There will be no special legislative session this month, which means schools will receive the two percent funding increase prescribed by state law on July 1. “We will not be having a special (legislative) session in June,” Gov. Kristi Noem said at her press conference on Thursday (6/4), adding that her administration would “continue …
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The 2020 ASBSD-SASD Convention will be held virtually this year. On Thursday, August 6, ASBSD and SASD, in conjunction with TIE, will host a virtual Convention for board members and administrators. “Moving the ASBSD-SASD Convention to the virtual platform from our regular face-to-face event was a difficult decision,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany …
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