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Sixty-eight participating members of the Associated School Boards Protective Trust Workers’ Compensation Fund will soon receive their portion of the fourth and final $500,000 payment of a $2 million total dividend. The Protective Trust Board of Directors voted in 2012 to distribute the excess capital over a four year period after the fund’s actuaries […]
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ASBSD Board of Directors members met in Brookings in April to review the direction of the Association and approve the FY 2017 budget. Board members reviewed the progress in ASBSD’s strategic plan, which they approved at last year’s April meeting. The four goals of the strategic plan include: Provide school board members
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The best and brightest from the Class of 2016 were honored for their academic achievements at the 26th Annual Academic Excellence Luncheon in Pierre on Monday. In conjunction with Gov. Dennis Daugaard, the Associated School Boards of South Dakota invited more than 200 students, who were identified as the top one percent of their senior
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ASBSD recently wrapped up a slate of Collective Bargaining Seminars, which covered how districts must apply the new funding formula, the accountability requirements introduced by the new legislation and negotiating teacher salary and benefits. For those not able to attend the in-person training, but interested in the information, we have converted it into training
Collective Bargaining Seminar added to School Board U course list Read More »
The Tea Area School District is looking to purchase three items for the district, they include: One piece student desks (prefer entry from either side, but would consider other options); Musical instruments; Piano. If you have those items available, please contact Tea Area Business Manager Chris Esping at 605-498-2700, extension 6, or via email at
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In 2013, the South Dakota Legislature established the Workforce Education Fund, which designated up to $1.5 million to provide grants for Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs in secondary schools. Workforce Education Grants provide South Dakota school districts the opportunity to make transformative change in CTE programs and increase the opportunities for students to access high
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Former ASBSD Executive Director Gene Enck will be celebrating his 80th birthday this spring and his family invites all of Gene’s friends and colleagues to surprise him with a birthday card shower. Gene’s family expressed how special his time at ASBSD and the people he worked with still are to him and he would
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During the 2015 legislative session, the South Dakota Legislature adopted Senate Bill 191 authorizing an expanded State Aid Pledge Program through the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Lt. Gov. Matt Michels said the program is “beneficial to our schools” because it would designate the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority Intercept Program as
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With the passage of each piece of Gov. Dennis Daugaard and the Blue Ribbon Task Force’s education funding proposal, the state’s funding formula has transformed immensely. To help explain the changes brought about from Senate Bill 131, Gov. Daugaard’s Chief of Staff Tony Vehnhuizen, Deputy Policy Advisor Patrick Weber and DOE Finance and Management
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A proposal for private school scholarships to be funded by public dollars was signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard last week, just days before the legislature reconvenes for veto day (3/29). Senate Bill 159, which uses tax credits from the insurance company premium and annuity tax to fund private school scholarships, passed the Senate on
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Associated School Boards of South Dakota is a private, non-profit organization representing more than 850 local school board members, the school districts they govern and the students they serve.