Student Achievement
Civics education will remain status quo for the upcoming school year. House members voted 30-33 against Senate Bill 52, which required schools to provide information for a survey of the adequacy of S.D. civics education, after House Education committee members voted 10-3 in favor of the previously hoghoused bill. ASBSD opposed the bill, […]
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The proposed in-depth study on special education is on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 3, which creates the Special Education Interim Study to study special education in South Dakota, was amended and passed by the House Education committee on an 11-3 vote and by the House on a 48-16 vote, before being
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Assessments in schools will not change for next school year. House members defeated Senate Bill 188, which revises certain provisions regarding state tests, on an 18-45 vote after House Education committee members passed it 12-2. “I don’t think we’re getting comprehensive results,” Rep. Rebecca Reimer told her fellow Representatives during the bill’s debate
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School board members and superintendents remind your district’s high school principal(s) to identify and submit the name(s) of the academic top one percent of the 2019 senior class to be honored at the Academic Excellence Recognition Banquet. ASBSD sent a letter to schools in February requesting they submit their school’s student(s). Gov. Kristi Noem and ASBSD, in
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Workforce Education Grants are available for schools. The South Dakota Department of Education is now accepting applications for the 2019 Workforce Education Grants, which are designed for districts to make transformational change in career and technical education programs. Applications are due by Friday, March 29, with award announcements set for Monday, April 22.
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A bill resetting the membership of a special education oversight board and establishing it in state statute is headed to the governor. After unanimous votes by the House Education and full House, Senate Bill 1, which establishes the Extraordinary Cost Oversight Board in state statute and amends membership, headed to Gov. Kristi Noem for
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A bill rebasing special education funding flew through the final steps in the legislative process. House Bill 1001, which requires the recalculation of the special education disability levels’ amount allocation to take place every two years, passed Senate Education on a 7-0 vote and the full Senate on a 33-0 vote. ASBSD supports
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Committee members returned the civics test bill back to its original form recently. Senate Education committee members amended House Bill 1066, requires students to take a civics test before graduating from high school, back to the bill’s original form and passed it on a 5-2 vote. When it initially reached the committee, HB 1066
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Legislative Cracker Barrels in your area offer access to your local legislators, as well as the chance to hear their answers on a variety of legislative topics. Below you will find a list of dates and locations of legislative cracker barrels being held throughout South Dakota that have been posted thus far. Please
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The K-12 education levy bills advanced in the legislature. Senators passed Senate Bill 179, which revises the property tax levies for the general fund of school districts and for state aid, on a 33-1 vote, and Senate Bill 182, which revises the special education property tax levy for school districts and the special education
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