Associated School Boards of South Dakota

March30: Former ASBSD Exec. Gene Enck celebrating 80th birthday

Former ASBSD Executive Director Gene Enck will be celebrating his 80th birthday this spring and his family invites all of Gene’s friends and colleagues to surprise him with a birthday card shower. Gene’s family expressed how special his time at ASBSD and the people he worked with still are to him and he would

March29: Program promotes C/O bond rating increases, better interest rates for schools

During the 2015 legislative session, the South Dakota Legislature adopted Senate Bill 191 authorizing an expanded State Aid Pledge Program through the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Lt. Gov. Matt Michels said the program is “beneficial to our schools” because it would designate the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority Intercept Program as

March28: Video: funding formula explanation

With the passage of each piece of Gov. Dennis Daugaard and the Blue Ribbon Task Force’s education funding proposal, the state’s funding formula has transformed immensely. To help explain the changes brought about from Senate Bill 131, Gov. Daugaard’s Chief of Staff Tony Vehnhuizen, Deputy Policy Advisor Patrick Weber and DOE Finance and Management

March28: Gov. signs private school scholarship bill

A proposal for private school scholarships to be funded by public dollars was signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard last week, just days before the legislature reconvenes for veto day (3/29). Senate Bill 159, which uses tax credits from the insurance company premium and annuity tax to fund private school scholarships, passed the Senate on

March16: A look at the final pieces of the education funding plan

With the passage of each piece of Gov. Dennis Daugaard and the Blue Ribbon Task Force’s education funding proposal, the state’s funding formula and other funds have seen extensive changes. Below is a breakdown of the key pieces of the formula and changes made. You can download a PDF version of this information here

March16: Submit your district’s student for the Academic Excellence Recognition Banquet

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 2016 senior class to be honored at the Academic Excellence Recognition Banquet. Gov. Dennis Daugaard and ASBSD, in cooperation with the Department of Education and SASD, are hosting the

March16: ASBSD’s Guide for School Board Candidates

School board election dates are quickly being set and with that comes the possibility for new candidates seeking a position on the board. ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randy Royer has a developed a brief video guide to share with new school board candidates and school districts as a way to prime candidates for

March16: SB 131: Gov. signs funding formula bill to cap historic session

After a legislative journey that saw new pieces added at each legislative stop, the state’s new funding formula was signed into law by Gov. Dennis Daugaard on the final day of the 2016 legislative session. In the final week of legislative session, House members passed a freshly amended Senate Bill 131, which establishes a

March15: HB 1182: Sales tax increase bill passes Senate, signed by Gov.

A sigh of relief and well deserved celebration followed the clearing of the final legislative hurdle by the bill increasing the state’s sales tax by a half cent and that celebration continued through the final day of the 91st legislative session (3/11) when Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed the bill into law. Senators broke the

March15: HB 1008: Gov. vetoes restricted bathroom access bill

Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill restricting access to bathrooms and locker rooms for transgender students, which could have potentially put school districts in a legal quandary. After passing the House and Senate, House Bill 1008, which would have separated bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms in public schools based on the biological sex