July31

2015-16 ASBSD Events Calendar set

To help you prepare for the 2015-16 school year, we’ve prepared a calendar of ASBSD events.   Click here to download the calendar.   Packed with convenient and informative training and general sessions, the 2015-16 ASBSD events calendar includes a fall schedule with nine Region Meetings located across the state, three school law seminars –

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July30

Policy Alert: policy updates from 2015 legislative session

Policies of a school district, especially those negotiated with bargaining representatives for the protection of teachers, have the full force and effect of law, and legally bind the school district.     By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services   Based on legislation emanating from the 2015 legislative session, ASBSD has drafted

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July30

ASBSD Board scheduled to meet for August meeting

Below you will find the agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 5 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center beginning at 12 p.m. (CST).   1. Call to Order – Denise Lutkemeier 1.1 Recognition of outgoing board members 1.2 Good News   2. Approval of Minutes 2.1

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July30

Convention: The Premier Learning Event for School Board Members and Administrators

Join your professional peers, ASBSD and SASD at the premier learning event for school board members and administrators. 2015 ASBSD-SASD Convention is scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday, August 6-7 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.     ASBSD and SASD are once again offering member school districts a great deal when they register 3 school

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July17

Blue Ribbon Task Force digs deep into the data

The latest, and potentially most in-depth, study of K-12 education headed down the homestretch eying its end-of-the-year finish line with hopes of finding solutions that live up to its first place name.   Yet, after the first meeting (7/7) of the full Blue Ribbon Task Force, the magnitude of the work that lies ahead to

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July17

Minor Boundary Task Force reviews draft legislation

Members of the South Dakota Legislature’s Minor Boundary Task Force convened on July 9 for their second meeting.   The task force was established with the passage of Senate Bill 134 and charged to examine district boundaries and recommend possible changes to boundaries and a process for addressing minor boundary changes. SB 134 also set a

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July17

U.S. Senate passes ESEA reauthorization bill

By a vote of 81-17, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on Thursday (July 16).   Known as the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), the bill reaffirms local-level decision making in public education and opposes any proposals supporting vouchers or tuition tax credits to non-public

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July04

ASBSD’s New Look

There’s a new look for ASBSD.   Our new look comes from an idea to represent both what ASBSD stands for and where we call home.     “The design collectively embodies who we are,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany said. ““We’re excited about the update.”   Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors shared

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