Associated School Boards of South Dakota

May19: Read the Good News from our public schools

One of South Dakota’s best assets is our great education system. From Kindergarten through 12th grade our kids demonstrate success in many different ways. Some are honored for their academic achievement, some for athletic or fine arts talents, while others for their involvement in clubs and organizations in their schools. Our teachers,

May18: Here’s how McLaughlin saved time and money using BoardDocs

Recently, McLaughlin Superintendent Scott Lepke shared his district’s very positive experience utilizing BoardDocs – the state-of-the-art paperless board meeting service that saves districts money, streamlines operations and reduces time spent producing board packets. “As an overall efficiency standard, (BoardDocs) hit that very well,” Lepke said during a webinar hosted by ASBSD and BoardDocs. “We

May11: Policy Alert: teacher qualifications, staff leave among policy changes

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 ASBSD’s sample school policies have seen some updates recently. ASBSD has

May11: ASBSD Online Board Policy community gaining members

Nine South Dakota school districts have joined ASBSD’s online school board policy community since the launch of ASBSD’s Online Policy Services last September. Alcester-Hudson, Centerville, Colome Consoldiated, Elkton, Leola, Kimball, Miller, Tripp-Delmont and Wilmot have become members of the online school board policy community, which offers them the opportunity to search the board policies

May09: PT Work Comp fund pays dividends for members

Sixty-eight participating members of the Associated School Boards Protective Trust Workers’ Compensation Fund will soon receive their portion of the fourth and final $500,000 payment of a $2 million total dividend. The Protective Trust Board of Directors voted in 2012 to distribute the excess capital over a four year period after the fund’s actuaries

May08: ASBSD Board reviews strategic plan, passes budget

ASBSD Board of Directors members met in Brookings in April to review the direction of the Association and approve the FY 2017 budget. Board members reviewed the progress in ASBSD’s strategic plan, which they approved at last year’s April meeting. The four goals of the strategic plan include: Provide school board members