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Nineteen districts streamlining policy process

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Nineteen South Dakota school districts have streamlined their school board policy process with help from ASBSD. By signing up for ASBSD’s Online Policy Services, Alcester-Hudson, Bennett County, Centerville, De Smet, Deuel, Dupree, Edmunds Central, Elkton, Haakon, Howard, Iroquois, Kimball, Lemmon, Leola, McIntosh, Miller, Redfield, Sisseton and Tripp-Delmont., are streamlining their policy books. “The school board […]

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State’s teacher pay improves national ranking

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South Dakota’s teacher pay climbed the national ladder according to a recent study. The National Education Association’s 2018 Rankings and Estimates report cited South Dakota’s average teacher salary of $46,979 in 2016-17 brought the state from 51st in the nation to 48th. The state’s average teacher salary rose by nearly $5,000 from 2015-16 to 2016-17,

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Legislators appointed to interim study committees

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Members were appointed to the committee set to study an area of education funding this summer. The legislature’s Executive Board voted to approve the appointment of 13 legislators to the study of the state’s extraordinary cost fund, which districts can apply for to receive additional funding for special education costs. The legislators include: Representatives Dan Ahlers,

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Policy Alert: Use of Restraint and Seclusion

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Policies of a school district 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 Services The ASBSD Policy Services staff and policy committee

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Policy Alert: Two new policies added, two amended

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Policies of a school district 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 Services ASBSD’s Policy Services team recently approved two new

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Revenue figures revert to the red in March

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Revenue figures reverted to the red in March. S.D. Bureau of Finance and Management reported revenue for the third month of 2018 was nearly $2 million under projections adopted by the legislature during session. Sales Tax collections were $2.4 million less than projected for the month with Bank Franchise Tax and Unclaimed Property

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One-time funding coming to schools

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School districts are set to receive one-time money following the end of this fiscal year. Joint Appropriations committee members specified the one-time dollars appropriated through the passage of House Bill 1044 during the 2018 legislative session will be distributed after June 30, but will not be included in next school year’s finance accountabilities.

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Health Fund provides low renewal rates, adds new members

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You can count on two fingers or less the percentage increase in premium the 61 school districts and educational cooperatives who are members of the health fund will receive next year. South Dakota School District Benefits Fund members recently received their health fund premium renewals, which range from zero to two percent, for Fiscal

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ASBSD partners with SLRMA to bring risk management tools to members

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As a leader in school risk, ASBSD partnered with the School Leaders Risk Management Association (SLRMA) to provide our member districts FREE access to a variety of checklists and best practices focused on school board and district protection. SLRMA is a not-for-profit organization that collects, analyzes and disseminates federal school board legal liability risk

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ALL Scoreboard updated as year heads towards homestretch

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Nearly 50 school boards have earned ALL award levels during the 2017-18 school year. Those award earners will receive a plaque for earning points as part of ASBSD’s Board Recognition Program – ALL: Act, Learn, Lead, which runs throughout the fiscal year (July 1-June 30) and boards earn points in ASBSD activities, training opportunities and demonstrating leadership at

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