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First capital outlay bill falls, but conversation started on issue

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The conversation surrounding solutions for capital outlay got started on Monday (1/27). Senate Taxation members may have defeated Senate Bill 67, which amends the Capital Outlay levy for sparse school districts, on a 6-1 vote, but they heard from individuals representing schools that a solution was needed and another bill forthcoming. ASBSD was monitoring […]

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2020 ASBSD Board of Director’s elections

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The 2020 election cycle for the ASBSD Board of Directors is about to begin and seats in the following regions and enrollment categories will be up for election: Central region with enrollment 265 & Under Agar-Blunt-Onida, Bowdle, Colome Consolidated, Edmunds Central, Eureka, Gettysburg, Herried, Highmore-Harrold, Hoven, Jones County, McIntosh, Selby Area, Smee and South Central Northeast

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Nebelsick shares state of public schools with committee

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At their first committee meeting of the session, one group of legislators focused on education got synopsis of the challenges facing South Dakota’s public school districts. Huron Superintendent Terry Nebelsick shared the “state of our public schools” with members of the House Education committee last week (1/22), touching on students, test scores and teachers

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Bill strengthening JAG program in S.D. passed by comm.

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A bill aimed at increasing participation in the Jobs for America’s Graduates program across the state made its way out of committee last week (1-23). On a 7-0 vote, the Senate Education committee passed Senate Bill 39, which creates Jobs for SD’s Graduates program and special donation fund. The public-private partnership program would

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Two bills advance from House Education

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Two bills started the legislative process by proceeding forward. House Bill 1031, which revises certain provisions regarding school district fiduciary funds, passed the House Education committee and the full House on unanimous votes, recently. S.D. DOE Finance Management Director Cody Stoeser called it a “clean up bill to align some language with governmental

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School registration open for South Dakota Week of Work

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Schools are now able to register their participating 10th grade students in the South Dakota Week of Work matching system. The first-ever South Dakota Week of Work is slated for April 20-24, 2020 and the initiative is a partnership with businesses and schools that will give 10th grade students the opportunity to get out of the classroom,

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Meet the 2020 House Education committee

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Every member of the House Education committee will return to their post. The 15-member House Education committee, which will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:45 a.m., brings every member back for the 2020 legislative session with Rep. Lana Greenfield serving as committee chair for her second year. Let’s get to know the

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Meet the 2020 Senate Education committee

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There’s a single change to the Senate Education committee for the 2020 legislative session. Sen. Blake Curd will serve as Chair of the seven-member Senate Education committee, which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:45 a.m. Sen. Alan Solano resigned from the legislature last fall. Let’s meet the committee members:

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Protective Trust has new online home

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The Associated School Boards Protective Trust (ASBPT) has a new home online. ASBPT has moved all its online information to https://asbsd.org/index.php/protective-trust/ and you can access the page by visiting www.asbsd.org and clicking the “ASBPT” link at the top of the page: OR through the “Read More” link found under the “Protective Trust”

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2019-20 Election Workshop Webinars upcoming

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Two webinar workshops – with two different times available – remain on the schedule to assist election officers in conducting elections for the 2019-20 school year. The Secretary of State’s office, Associated School Boards of South Dakota and the South Dakota Municipal League will again co-sponsor workshops covering all aspects of elections – from notices to the final canvass –

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