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The South Dakota legislature’s long-term study of the funding facets of K-12 education continues next week. Members of the Legislative Planning Committee – charged with completing a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components – convene for the third meeting in the study on Monday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Capitol. …
School board members and administrators are invited to join ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany at a fall region meeting to discuss potential legislation for the 2015 session, ASBSD Standing Positions and Resolutions and new and updated services offered by the Association. Region meeting dates and locations include: 9/30 – Beresford School District (The Bridge’s …
A study on the public’s attitude toward public schools indicated that “most Americans” support the decision making of local school boards. The 46th Annual PDK (Phi Delta Kappa International)/Gallup poll, released yesterday, noted that 56 percent of those polled (1,001 Americans over the age of 18) believed that the local school board “should have …
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The premier learning event for school board members and administrators drew nearly 500 attendees to the Sioux Falls Convention Center to discuss advocacy, student achievement, legislative issues and much more. 2014’s ASBSD-SASD Convention set the stage for the upcoming school year for district leaders as they came together for the two-day event, which featured …
Four South Dakota legislators joined nearly 500 school board members and administrators at the 2014 ASBSD-SASD Convention for a panel discussion on the future of education in South Dakota. To close Convention, Representatives Scott Munsterman and Dan Dryden and Senators Tim Rave and Billie Sutton had a frank conversation about the teacher shortage crisis …
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This month’s Bulletin previews the upcoming ASBSD-SASD Convention, reviews the latest from the legislative interim committees and much more. Click here to view the online edition.
One thing was clear following the latest of the Legislative Planning Committee: those in the education field know there’s a crisis in the classroom. A procession of superintendents testified before the committee – charged with completing a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components – on the teacher shortage during the July …
The Legislative Planning Committee charged with completing a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components learned of the potential affects equalization of the other revenue school districts receive could have on K-12 community. Department of Education Director of Finance Tammy Darnall said the discussions of other revenue usually focus on utility, wind …
The second meeting in a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components will be held on Monday (July 21). Members of the legislative planning committee will hear testimony on the capital outlay fund, other revenue for school districts and about the teacher shortage in South Dakota schools. SASD Executive Director Rob …
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This month’s Bulletin includes information on the long-term study of K-12 funding, ASBSD’s new online training site – ASBSD School Board U, the upcoming early registration deadline for the 2014 Convention and much more. Click here to view the online edition.
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.