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Review ASBSD’s updated legislative positions before Delegate Assembly

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At their August meeting, members of the ASBSD Board of Directors approved changes to the Association’s legislative resolutions and standing positions recommended by the ASBSD Policy and Resolutions Committee. The resolutions and standing positions dictate the legislative direction of ASBSD and are voted on by member districts at Delegate Assembly. This year’s Delegate Assembly has been […]

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The Yankton Model

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During the 2014-15 school year the Yankton School Board utilized ASBSD’s School Board U course options in order for five board members to become GAVEL certified, which placed all board members on the same knowledge plane, in an effort dubbed: The Yankton Model. Since that time, Yankton board members have combined to complete 15 School

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Reach out to ASBSD at our Region Meetings

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School board members and administrators, ASBSD is looking forward to seeing and hearing from you at our 2016 Fall Region Meetings. ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany will stop at 10 locations across South Dakota to discuss potential legislation for the 2017 session and gather feedback on ASBSD’s legislative platform (download drafts of our Standing Positions and Resolutions).

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ASBSD will answer your legal questions at our school law seminars

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ASBSD is set to answer your legal questions at this fall’s School Law Seminars. The School Law Seminars will feature a 90-minute bonus session on Tuesday night explaining the updated conflict of interest law passed during the 2016 legislative session and a full-day Wednesday session covering a demonstration from the South Dakota Highway Patrol’s

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Submit a resolution for ASBSD’s Delegate Assembly

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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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Ten districts taking advantage of ASBSD’s online policy options

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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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ASBSD Board meets prior to Convention

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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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Policy Alert: Conflict of Interest legislation

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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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Policy Alert: Revised School Governance Policies

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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 ASBSD has revised a number of ASBSD sample policies in response to

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Policy Alert: Revised Student Related Policies

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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 ASBSD has revised a number of ASBSD sample policies in response to

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