August29

UPDATED: ASBSD Region Meeting registration open

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

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August29

School Law Seminars scheduled

This fall’s ASBSD School Law Seminars will feature a bonus session along with the continued expert analysis in topics related to school policy and school law for school board members and administrators.   Dates and locations for the seminars include: 9/30-10/1 – Sioux Falls at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center (3200 West Maple Street) 

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August22

Policy Alert: Parliamentary Procedure

ASBSD Policy Alert is your source for the latest updates, commentary and information on school board policy. A version of the article below appeared in the May, 2014 edition of the Bulletin.   Many school boards have a policy in which the school board adopted Robert’s Rules of Order.   Policies generally say the board

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August22

Policy Alert Video: Parliamentary Procedure

  ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany, Leadership Development Director Randy Royer and Director of Policy and Legal Services Gerry Kaufman break down parliamentary procedures.   Download ASBSD’s Parliamentary Procedures Guide here.

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August21

Poll shows support for decision making of local school boards

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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August20

Did you attend Convention? Tell us about it, if you did.

ASBSD and SASD want to thank you for joining us at the 2014 Joint Convention and making what we feel is the premier learning event for school board members and administrators in South Dakota a success.   Read a recap of the 2014 Convention here.   We would like you to share your feelings about

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August19

Submit your district’s information for the bus pact

ASBSD will continue the coordinating role for the Emergency School Bus Mutual Assistance Pact for school districts to utilize in the event a bus traveling outside of the home district fails. In the event of an emergency, a school bus driver, or authorized personnel, would contact the nearest district participating in the Bus Pact to

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August15

Recapping the 2014 Convention

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

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August15

ASBSD Board of Directors August meeting recap

Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors met prior to the beginning of the ASBSD-SASD Convention for their August meeting.   The meeting was highlighted by celebrating the beginning of new terms and honoring veteran members of the Board of Directors.   ASBSD’s gavel was passed to new President Denise Lutkemeier, signifying the beginning of

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August15

ASBSD Gavel passed to new President

ASBSD’s gavel was passed at the August meeting of the Board of Directors.   The passing of the gavel signified the start of Denise Lutkemeier’s term as ASBSD President. A member of the ASBSD Board of Directors since 2008, Lutkemeier will lead the 18-member Board of Directors for her one year term.   (Denise and

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