Associated School Boards of South Dakota

September11: Alm honored with dedication

ASBSD Board of Director member Duane Alm received an exceptional and well-deserved honor last month from the Aberdeen School District when the addition placed on the C.C. Lee Elementary School was named in his honor. Alm, now in his 13th year on the Aberdeen School Board, was the principal at C.C. Lee for 17 years

September06: Weekly Links

Each week we’ll post links to news stories on K-12 education from the state’s various media outlets. Aberdeen American News: Aberdeen Elementary dedicates wing to Alm Mitchell Daily Republic: Mitchell Superintendent shares his thoughts on Common Core Watertown Public Opinion: Column discusses starting school after Labor Day Mitchell Daily Republic: Rachel’s

September06: Revisions made to ASBSD legislative resolutions and standing positions

Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors approved changes to the association’s legislative standing positions and resolutions recommended by the Policy and Resolutions Committee at the August board meeting. 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

September05: Event photos posted on Facebook

Photos from the August ASBSD Board of Directors meeting, 2013 ASBSD & SASD Joint Convention and 2013 ASBSD President’s Retreat are posted on ASBSD’s Facebook page. Click here to see shots from the Board of Directors meeting. Click here to see photos from Convention. Click here to see pictures from the President’s Retreat.

September05: ASBSD’s September Bulletin

This month’s Bulletin is packed with information on the upcoming ASBSD Region Meetings, revisions to the association’s legislative resolutions and standing positions, recaps from recent ASBSD events, the first in a series of articles covering S.D.’s open meeting law and much more. Click here to view it.

September05: Public meetings and posting notice

This is the first in a series of articles written by ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randall Royer examining South Dakota’s Open Meeting Law. South Dakota’s Open Meeting Law is the governing statute for conducting a school board meeting. South Dakota Codified Law (SDCL) 1-25-1 requires that official meetings of public bodies must

September04: News from the National Association

This article appears in the September edition of The Bulletin. Each month, NSBA Western Region Director and Mitchell School Board Member Neil Putnam will provide an update on the National School Board Association. By Neil Putnam, NSBA Western Region Director, Mitchell, SD I want to thank ASBSD for providing me this

September03: Leading in a Time of Change

This article appears in the September edition of The Bulletin. Each month ASBSD President Pam Haukaas will highlight a topic, which is helping advance K-12 education in South Dakota. “A Leader begins with a vision for something good – has the capacity to share that vision and enlist others to build a team