Associated School Boards of South Dakota

April30: Exhibitor Information for 2015 ASBSD-SASD Convention

The ASBSD-SASD Convention is the premier learning event for South Dakota school board members and administrators, attracting over 500 school representatives. Download the 2015 ASBSD-SASD Convention Exhibitor Packet here or from our Publications and Forms page, under the Event Documents heading. Submit the form, along with payment, by July 17, 2015 to Convention Exhibitor Manager Emily Somsen via email to esomsen@asbsd.org or by mail at

April29: A Message from the Director of the Protective Trust

By Matt Flett, Director of Protective Trust Services The Protective Trust continues to have a busy spring preparing renewals for health, property/liability, and workers’ compensation for the combination of more than 100 participating school districts. We have exciting news about our health fund: the South Dakota School District Benefits Fund. The fund

April28: Top students from Class of 2015 honored

Students from the top of the Class of 2015 were honored during the 25th Annual Academic Excellence Banquet in Pierre on Monday. In conjunction with the office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard, the Associated School Boards of South Dakota invited more than 200 students, who were identified as the top one percent of their senior

April27: ASBSD Board and Blue Ribbon Task Force members meet

ASBSD’s Board of Directors met with members of the Blue Ribbon Task Force at their April meeting to discuss the needs and challenges facing schools and expectations of the task force. Rep. Jacqueline Sly, who will co-chair the committee, and TIE Learning Specialist Dr. Jim Parry joined the Board of Directors in Keystone (read

April27: Board of Directors review direction of ASBSD

ASBSD Board of Director members met for the second time in 2015 in Keystone on April 24-25 and took part in a strategic planning activity and approved the Association’s fiscal year 2016 budget among other actions. Board of Director members also met with Blue Ribbon Task Force members, read about it here.

April23: Ed. task force listening session dates set, input needed

School board members and administrators can add another date, or six, to their calendar as South Dakota’s Blue Ribbon Task Force – charged with solving the teacher shortage, reviewing school funding and examining student achievement – has scheduled six listening sessions across the state. Meetings are expected to run from 6:30 to 8 p.m.,

April20: ASBSD Board of Directors meeting agenda – April, 2015

Below you will find the meeting agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting being held in Keystone, SD on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. A PDF version of the agenda can be downloaded on the Publications & Forms page. ASBSD Board of Directors Meeting K Bar S Lodge, 12:00 p.m. MST, Keystone, SD

April08: 2015 ASBSD Legislative Summary

The 90th legislative summary concluded last week with and with the conclusion comes the publication of the 2015 ASBSD 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 “2015 Legislative Session Documents” header. You can

April08: Learn more about saving time and money by going paperless at your meetings

Many organizations report saving thousands – even tens of thousands – of dollars per year because they signed up for BoardDocs – the paperless agenda solution. Interested in learning more about saving much needed dollars in your district’s budget just by going paperless at your meetings? ASBSD and BoardDocs are hosting FREE webinars on

April07: BuyBoard benefits districts in purchasing

ASBSD member school districts are discovering the benefits of the online purchasing cooperative – BuyBoard. BuyBoard helps districts make confident buying decisions and is designed to streamline the purchasing process and provide flexibility and additional options. “Our members are benefitting from the frugal and efficient approach to purchasing that’s offered through the cooperative,”