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South Dakota’s 2016 election workshop schedule is set for the fall. The Secretary of State’s office, Associated School Boards of South Dakota and the South Dakota Municipal League will co-sponsor workshops covering all aspects of elections – from notices to the final canvass – including question-and-answer sessions. Download the Registration Form here. …
ASBSD’s resolutions and standing positions dictate the legislative direction of the association. Download the resolutions and standing positions here. As member districts, you have the opportunity to vote on the resolutions and standing positions each year at Delegate Assembly. This year’s Delegate Assembly is set for Friday, Nov. 18. Before Delegate Assembly, your district also has the opportunity …
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Almost a year after its launch, the ASBSD online policy services community continues to grow. Ten school districts from across South Dakota have signed up for the service that streamlines the school board policy process. “A year ago we decided we needed to completely review and revamp our school policy manual,” Kimball Superintendent …
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Another piece of the historic education funding package passed by the legislature this year came to fruition on Friday (Sept. 9). Members of the School Finance Accountability Board held their first meeting via teleconference to discuss the responsibilities placed upon them through Senate Bill 131. Board members – who were appointed by Gov. …
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Rapid City School Board Member Ron Riherd will join the Associated School Boards of South Dakota’s Board of Directors. Riherd – who was elected to the Rapid City Board of Education in 2016 – was selected by his fellow local board members to represent the district on the ASBSD Board. The Rapid City School …
The ASBSD Board Recognition Program – ALL: Act, Learn, Lead – recognizes board members’ participation in outside activities, board development and training, and demonstrated leadership at a variety of levels. For additional information about the program, click here to visit the ALL webpage. As school boards head toward the fall months, we’ve …
A few weeks ago, ASBSD and SafeSchools Online Staff Training System announced their partnership to bring all member districts access to their market-leading online staff training system, beginning in September, and now we’re bringing you the first edition of their popular School Safety Matters newsletter. Give the School Safety Matters newsletter a read here. …
Associated School Boards of South Dakota extends deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of Representative Dan Dryden. Along with the many that knew and loved Representative Dryden, the people of South Dakota have lost a great champion of the values and beliefs that make this state great. “We’re deeply saddened by …
Rep. Dan Dryden: a great man and a great champion for South Dakota Read More »
ASBSD will continue a coordinating role for an Emergency School Bus Mutual Assistance Pact between school districts for the occasion that a bus traveling outside of the district fails. In the event of an emergency, a school bus driver, or authorized personnel, would call the nearest cooperating district to secure a bus and/or driver …
Submit your district’s info for the 2016-17 Bus Pact Read More »
It’s been three months since the State implemented the half-penny sales tax the legislature passed. House Bill 1182 provided the means for schools to raise teacher salaries based on the infusion of $67 million into the new state aid formula. As expected, school districts provided raises to teachers using those funds through their collective …
Sales tax, state aid and the start of the fiscal year Read More »
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