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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 […]
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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
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The historic flooding event occurring in south Louisiana is happening just as many school districts are starting the new school year. School districts now face the challenge of trying to get schools up and running again – without the necessary supplies and many families have lost all their belongings and their homes. State
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The ASBSD Board Recognition Program – ALL is designed to recognize school boards for their dedicated and ethical service to the students of South Dakota. This program will recognize board members’ participation in outside activities, board development and training, and demonstrated leadership at various areas and levels. “Board members put in a great deal
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The ASBSD Board ushered in a new year at their August meeting, which was held just before the 2016 ASBSD-SASD Convention. Anita Peterson, Haakon School Board Member, took the reigns as president with the passing of the gavel from Eric Stroeder, Mobridge-Pollock School Board President. Read about it here. Along with the
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The annual ASBSD President’s “passing of the gavel” accompanied the August Board of Directors meeting agenda. Eric Stroeder, Mobridge-Pollock School Board President, finished what he referred to as “a whirlwind year” as ASBSD President, passing the gavel to Haakon School Board Member Anita Peterson. “It’s been a great thrill to be ASBSD
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Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors recently elected Madison Central School Board President Tom Farrell to the Association’s 2nd Vice President position at their August meeting. Farrell has served on the ASBSD Board of Directors since 2014, as the representative for the Southeast Region’s 700-1,399 enrollment category, and as a member of the ASBSD Policy
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National School Boards Association (NSBA) President Miranda Beard joined the ASBSD Board of Directors at their August meeting and spoke at ASBSD-SASD Convention. At the ASBSD Board meeting, Beard, who began serving her year-long term as NSBA President in April, shared one of her motivations for serving on her local school board.
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Applications for Homeland Security grant funding is available. Public schools, along with state and local, public and private nonprofit agencies and non-public schools, are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply for the grant is Monday, August 1. Funding will be available by January 2017. Grants will focus on basic security measures,
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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 House Bill 1214, the new law that prohibits school board members and
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