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. Wessington Springs Ed. Assoc. v. Wessington springs Sch. Dist., 467 N.W. 2d 101 (S.D. 1991). By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services […]
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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. Wessington Springs Ed. Assoc. v. Wessington springs Sch. Dist., 467 N.W. 2d 101 (S.D. 1991). By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services
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Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors convened in Western South Dakota in April. Board members toured Ellsworth Air Force Base in Box Elder prior to the meeting. “It was an honor to have the opportunity to tour Ellsworth Air Force Base,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany said. “The Board Members soaked
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The group charged to take on the in-depth legislative study of special education in South Dakota has been appointed. Fourteen members – five legislators and nine other individuals – will serve on the Special Education Interim Legislative Committee, which was created by the passage of Senate Bill 3 during this year’s legislative session.
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The best minds in school law in South Dakota brought their vast knowledge and information to you in a series of eight School Law Webinars. Administrators can earn 1 CEU hour and Board members attending can earn 20 ALL points for their board! The school law experts from COSA and ASBSD covered eight,
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As your district’s 2019 graduation date approaches, ASBSD wants to remind schools that any student choosing to wear an eagle plume or eagle feather during the graduation ceremony must be allowed to do so. In 2018, the legislature passed House Bill 1252, which prohibits certain government entities from prohibiting any person from wearing traditional tribal
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With the governor’s signature on the final few bills left in legislative session, South Dakota schools are officially set to receive a 2.5 percent increase in state aid for the 2019-20 school year. On Wednesday (3/27), Gov. Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 191, which appropriates funds for the FY2020 general fund budget, and Senate
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The two legislative chambers left the 2019 session still divided on how to adjust the state sales tax rate. House and Senate members agreed to wait until next year to deal with the Partridge Amendment after a legislative conference committee could not come to an agreement on House Bill 1265, which adjusts the Partridge Amendment and permits
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The group charged with reviewing and acting upon accountability waivers met for the first time in 2019. School Finance Accountability Board (SFAB) members convened on Monday (3/25) to review timelines for accountability waiver and update the teacher compensation accountability request for waiver form. Established in 2016 as part of the funding formula overall,
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One-third of South Dakota school boards have earned an ALL Award in 2018-19 and many more are easily within reach of joining them. Fifty school boards have earned a Gold Level award (500 points), Silver level plaque (350 points) or Bronze level honor (250 points) through ASBSD’s board recognition program: ALL. “With three months to go we’ve nearly
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