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Twelve districts streamlining school policy in 2017

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Twelve South Dakota school districts are streamlining the school board policy process in 2017 By signing up for ASBSD’s Online Policy Services, Alcester-Hudson, Bennett County, Centerville, Edmunds Central, Elkton, Howard, Iroquois, Kimball, Leola, McIntosh, Miller and Tripp-Delmont, are in the process of electronically organizing their policy book. “A year ago we decided we needed to […]

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Gov. shares sales tax news in State of the State

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As he has since 2011, Gov. Dennis Daugaard opened the latest legislative session with his State of the State address on Tuesday (Jan. 10). Gov. Daugaard touched on a number of topics during the address, but maybe none as noteworthy – and surprising – as his announcement that South Dakota and Internet giant Amazon

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Pledge program presents districts better interest rates on bonds

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Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors received an overview of an expanded state program that increases the rating of capital outlay bonds or certificates issued to schools and provide them with better interest rates. S.D. Health and Educational Facilities Authority Director Don Templeton shared information on the program, which was updated by the

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Meet the 2017 House Education committee

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There will be plenty of fresh faces in room 413 of the Capitol Building when the House Education committee convenes for its meeting of the 2017 legislative session. Only five of the 15 committee members served on House Ed. last year, with six of the 10 new committee members being freshmen legislators, as well.

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Meet the 2017 Senate Education committee

Despite replacing five of members from last year’s Senate Education committee, the legislators prepped to review bills that will affect South Dakota schools are no strangers to education. Sen. Jim Bolin will take the lead as Chair of the seven member committee, which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:45 a.m.

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2017’s first edition of the SafeSchools Newsletter

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The most recent edition of the SafeSchools’ School Safety Newsletter is available. Give the first 2017 School Safety Matters newsletter a read here. January’s edition of the newsletter recaps SafeSchools’ 2016, shares insight on doing a mid-year compliance check in your district, discusses new technologies that make using SafeSchools easier and much more. ASBSD and SafeSchools have

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Legislative resources for the 2017 session

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The 2017 legislative session begins next week (Jan. 10) and ASBSD has you covered for coverage of the daily occurrences in the legislature. Four ASBSD resources will help you keep up-to-date on the 92nd legislative session and informed about ASBSD Bill Tracker ASBSD Blog Legislative Session Documents List of Legislative Cracker Barrels ASBSD Bill Tracker provides

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Legislative session’s key dates in 2017

2017 Legislative Session, ASBSD, Capital Outlay, Common Core, ESA, LatestNews, Other Revenue, Policy, School Board Elections, School Safety, Special Education, State Aid, Student Achievement, Taxation, Teacher Pay / asbsd

With just a week before the 2017 legislative session begins, it’s time to take a look at the schedule of the 92nd session. The first of the 38 days in the 92nd legislative session’s calendar is on Tuesday, January 10 with Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s penultimate State of the State Address. Friday, February 3 marks

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ALL Scoreboard through 2016

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2016 brought a new way for ASBSD to honor the tireless work of South Dakota’s school boards. ASBSD’s Board Recognition Program – ALL: Act, Learn, Lead – which recognizes board members’ participation in outside activities, board development and training, and demonstrated leadership at a variety of levels, was introduced and boards earned points. School boards

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ASBSD’s legislative direction set at Delegate Assembly

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Winter weather put the initial ASBSD Delegate Assembly date on hold and brought its blusteriness to the day again, but didn’t stop 70 delegates from setting the Association’s legislative direction for the 2017 session. “ASBSD and school board members unite to form is a powerful grassroots advocacy network that helps lead public education forward

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