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One of the most important steps in ASBSD’s preparation for legislative session each year is Delegate Assembly. The legislative direction of the Association is set with approval of resolutions and standing positions by member districts. Download the approved standing positions and resolutions by clicking on the links or visit the Publications and Forms page on the ASBSD website. For the 2015 legislative session, …
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. By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services ASBSD’s new sample Bullying policy – NEPN Code: JFCD – and exhibits …
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Committees for both the House and Senate were recently posted for South Dakota’s 90th legislative. To see the committee lists, click here. Rep. Jacqueline Sly returns for her third year as the Chair of the House Education committee, but will have a new Vice Chair as Rep. Timothy Johns, a committee member for the …
Let’s take a look at the 90th legislative session’s calendar. The 2015 calendar features an added day; bringing the session’s total to 39 days next year and beginning on January 13 with the State of the State Address. Wednesday, February 4 will be the final day for bills to be introduced and “Crossover Day” …
ASBSD President Denise Lutkemeier was recently appointed to the National School Board Association’s 2015 Policies and Resolutions Committee. Lutkemeier, the Wilmot School Board President, was appointed to the committee by NSBA President Anne Byrne. She was one of five “at-large” appointments made by Byrne to the 21-member committee. The committee’s goal is …
ASBSD is proud to send you the final edition of our monthly publication, The Bulletin. This month’s Bulletin shares information on the Governor’s proposed increase to K-12 funding, outcomes of Delegate Assembly and much more. Click here to view the online edition or download the easy-to-print PDF edition, which is attached. We …
At last month’s Delegate Assembly, ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany provided notice of elections for the Association’s Board of Directors for 2015. This year saw the implementation of a new timeline for ASBSD Board of Director elections, which was approved at the previous Delegate Assembly, with notification of open seats made in January, election …
This month marks the end of the ASBSD Bulletin. It’s been an effective run for the Bulletin, but like all good things, it’s come to an end. In place of the Bulletin, beginning next year we’ll move exclusively to the bi-weekly Blog Brief and monthly Policy Alert as our main points of communication and information distribution. Over …
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Governor Dennis Daugaard proposed a two percent increase to state aid for schools for next year during his budget address on Tuesday (12/2), which will result in approximately $96 more per-student bringing the per-student allocation to approximately $4877 for the 2015-16 school year. The rate of inflation came in at 1.5 percent, which would have been the …
The latest study released by the South Dakota School Administrators on the teacher shortage shared even more troubling news as the number of retiring teachers in the state exceeds the number of teacher education majors enrolled in South Dakota’s higher education institutions that are ready to replace retirees. SASD information from the South Dakota Retirement …
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