Associated School Boards of South Dakota

January06: LAN members needed for 2022 legislative session

Board members, administrators and ASBSD must work together to advocate for support from the legislature for South Dakota’s public education system. An important part of those advocacy efforts is for member districts to appoint one or more board members to ASBSD’s Legislative Action Network (LAN), which is designed to activate designated members of local

January04: 2022 ASBSD Legislative Resources

The 2022 legislative session begins this week (1/11) and ASBSD has you covered for coverage of the daily occurrences in the legislature. Four ASBSD resources will help you keep up-to-date on the 97th legislative session, they include: ASBSD Billtracker ASBSD Blog Legislative Session Documents List of Legislative Cracker Barrels ASBSD Billtracker provides you with a list of

January03: 2022’s most important legislative days

The 2022 legislative session begins on Tuesday, January 11th and the 97th legislative session features many important days during which many pieces of K-12 related legislation will be debated and voted on. This year’s session contains 38 legislative days and kicked off with Gov. Kristi Noem’s State of the State address at 1 p.m. on January 11th.

January02: Gov. proposes six percent increase in state aid

Schools received a nearly unprecedented state aid increase proposal from Gov. Kristi Noem for the 2022-23 school year. At Gov. Noem’s budget address this month she proposed a 6 percent increase in state aid for the 2022-23 school year. The 6 percent increase brings $41 million in new, ongoing funding to state aid.

January01: High School Seniors eligible for Sanford Underground Research Facility’s STEM summer program

Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) is accepting applications for the Davis-Bahcall Scholars Program. The program is a once-in-a-lifetime, all-expense-paid opportunity that connects science-curious students with peers and mentors as they explore the modern world of STEM research in the summer of 2022. The Davis-Bahcall Scholars Program is open to South Dakota high school

January01: Online training available through ASBSD’s School Board U!

Complete training individually, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home with ASBSD’s School Board U! School Board U is our online training site to cover your training needs and enhance your knowledge of school board work. Your SBU training will consist of an interactive video presented by ASBSD