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School boards will likely be working with an increased bid limit at the start of Fiscal Year 2021. House members passed Senate Bill 135, which increases the bid limit for certain public improvements to $100,000, on a 58-8 vote after the House Local Government committee had passed the bill on a 12-0 vote. […]
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A change to the minor boundary change process proceeded through the Senate. On unanimous votes, Senators and the Senate Education committee passed House Bill 1255, which removes the requirement for a mandatory appraisal in minor boundary changes. “Two school boards can make the (minor boundary change) decision by resolution, take a vote and
Change to MBC sees success in Sen., signed by Gov. Read More »
The latest members of the state Board of Education standards were confirmed recently. Phyllis Heineman’s and Julie Westra’s appointments to the South Dakota State Board of Education were approved unanimously by the Senate Education committee and on a 31-3 by the full Senate. In January, Gov. Kristi Noem appointed each individual to the state board.
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A bill expanding the Jobs for America’s Graduates in the state reached the governor’s desk. Following a unanimous vote by House Education committee members, Senate Bill 39, which creates Jobs for SD’s Graduates program and special donation fund, passed the House on a 60-7 vote and was signed by Gov. Kristi Noem. ASBSD was
S.D. JAG program expansion entered into statute Read More »
It is the goal of everyone associated with education in South Dakota to provide as much information and resources to assist schools during this trying time. The South Dakota Department of Education has assembled a document of commonly asked questions compiled into one resource for school districts to reference and will update it regularly
COVID-19 Q&A and other resources Read More »
Statewide assessments will not be required for the 2019-20 school year. The U.S. Department of Education has informally approved the South Dakota Department of Education’s waiver of statewide assessment requirements, accountability and school identification requirements for the school year. Through this waiver, South Dakota will not need to administer its statewide assessments to
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The question has been asked about how school boards should deal with school board meetings in light of the coronavirus. ASBSD recommends conducting all school board meetings by teleconference during the coronavirus crises. State law allows school boards to conduct meetings by teleconference (SDCL 1-25-12(4) defines “teleconference” as information exchanged by any audio, video,
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The Secretary of State’s office is continually providing information and guidance on how to handle upcoming school board elections and we have compiled the latest to provide to you. In a recent statement, Secretary of State Steve Barnett said, “State law does not allow for the rescheduling of these dates or the extension of
2020 School Board Election information and guidance Read More »
With the recent confirmation of Coronavirus reaching South Dakota, ASBSD, SASD, the state Department of Education and the state Department of Health is providing information and action steps to all school districts to combat and prevent the spread of the virus. Download the S.D. Department of Health Information for Schools on the Coronavirus here.
Information for schools on the Coronavirus and preventing its spread Read More »
To continue to assist school districts in managing operations during the Coronavirus outbreak, the School Leaders Risk Management Association (SLRMA), a partner of ASBSD, is providing a SLRMA COVID-19 Self-Audit Checklist & Best Practices free to the public for download. You can download the checklist and best practices here: https://www.slrma.org/news/checklists/1250-covid-19-checklist. SLRMA, a not-for-profit
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