Members of the board charged to review school district compliance with state mandates related to teacher pay recently discussed the upcoming waiver process for not meeting teacher pay mandates. Thirty-six South Dakota school districts missed the mandates for the 2016-17 school year, which required 85 percent of the total state aid dollars be allocated for …
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The data on teacher pay is in and with that comes the need for some districts to seek a waiver. Review the statewide teacher compensation data here. With the passage of the half-cent increase to the state sales tax used to improve teacher pay, as well as the new state aid funding formula, …
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Share your thoughts on the issues surrounding public education and ASBSD at a 2017 Fall Region Meeting. ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany will visit 12 locations across South Dakota to discuss potential legislation for the 2018 session and gather feedback on ASBSD’s legislative platform (download drafts of our Resolutions and Standing Positions), as well …
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At their August meeting, members of the ASBSD Board of Directors approved amendments, additions and deletions to the Association’s legislative resolutions and standing positions, which were recommended by the ASBSD Policy and Resolutions Committee. The resolutions and standing positions set the legislative direction of ASBSD and are set to be voted on by member …
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Teacher pay in South Dakota is ticking towards its target of $48,500. The $48,500 average teacher pay target was set in 2016, after the legislature’s passage of a historic education funding package that ushered in a new state aid funding formula along with a half-cent increase to the state’s sales tax to fund the …
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State revenue numbers rebounded in September despite sales tax figures coming in under projection for the second consecutive month. Total revenue figures for the month of September in South Dakota were $3.5 million higher for the month than those adopted by the legislature earlier this year. Sale tax figures, however, came in under projection …
Join the best minds in school law at three locations across South Dakota this fall to get your legal questions answered. ASBSD and COSA will host School Law Seminars featuring a 90-minute session on Tuesday night discussing student related issues and a full-day Wednesday session covering criminal background checks, the conflict of interest law, opt-outs, …
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Below you will find the meeting agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting being held in Sioux Falls, SD on Wednesday, August 9. A PDF version of the agenda can be downloaded on the Publications & Forms page. ASBSD Board of Directors Meeting Sioux Falls Convention Center, 12:00 p.m. (CST), Sioux Falls, SD Call to …
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In May, ASBSD shared an updated Conflict of Interest Q and A designed to help school board members and administrators navigate House Bill 1170, which amended and clarified the complex conflict of interest law. Click here to read the Conflict of Interest Q and A and click here to read our corresponding blog post. …
South Dakota’s premier learning event for school board members and administrators is now open for registration. Interact with and learn from your fellow board members and administrators at the 2017 ASBSD-SASD Convention, which will feature insightful general session speakers and informative breakout sessions, as well as many different exhibitors offering great services to K-12 education, on Thursday …
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