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Policy Alert: Open Enrollment

ASBSD Policy Alert will be your source for the latest updates, commentary and information on school board policy.   HB 1033: Revises open enrollment provisions regarding the application review process of siblings of open enrolled students.   An Open Enrollment statute, SDCL 13-28-43, was amended by HB 1033 to ensure that students from the same […]

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Download the 2014 ASBSD Legislative Summary

The 89th legislative summary concluded on Monday, March 31 with “Veto Day” and with the conclusion comes the publication of ASBSD’s 2014 Legislative Summary.     You can download the legislative summary here. Or visit our Publications and Forms page – link at the top of the homepage – and download the summary under the “2014

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Gov. signs three health and wellbeing bills

Three bills related to health and wellbeing of students and staff members in schools were signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard recently.   The ASBSD supported, House Bill 1181, which allows for the requirement of a certification of health from an employee of a school at the request of the district’s Superintendent, was signed. The bill returned

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Eval data protection bill signed

House Bill 1030, which makes evaluation data of a teacher, principal or other school employee compiled by a school district confidential, was signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.   Secretary of Education Melody Schopp testified during session that the evaluation information will “improve the practice” of teaching and needs to be confidential because it could contain

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Hours adjustment bill on its way to Gov.

A bill revising the number of school term hours for some elementary students is headed to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s desk.   Senators (35-0) and Representatives (69-0) concurred on an amended version of House Bill 1249.   The bill includes the fourth and fifth grades in the 875-hours of classroom time already required for kindergarten through

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