South Dakota has received three grants totaling almost $2 million designed to help South Dakota school districts prevent and address threats of violence at their schools. Governor Kristi Noem recently announced the S.D. Department of Public Safety (DPS) received three grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence, which is part of …
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ASBSD’s Delegate Assembly is the time and place to establish your state school board association’s legislative direction and share your district’s view on key legislative topics. Delegates will vote on ASBSD’s resolutions and standing positions, which set the legislative path for the 2020 legislative session. Click the links to review ASBSD’s proposed resolutions and standing positions for …
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At their August meeting, members of the ASBSD Board of Directors approved changes to the Association’s legislative resolutions and standing positions recommended by the ASBSD Policy and Resolutions Committee. The resolutions and standing positions dictate the legislative direction of ASBSD and are voted on by member districts at Delegate Assembly. This year’s Delegate Assembly will be …
Updates made to ASBSD Legislative Resolutions and Standing Positions Read More »
ASBSD’s resolutions and standing positions dictate the legislative direction of the association. Download the resolutions and standing positions here. As member districts, you have the opportunity to vote on the resolutions and standing positions each year at Delegate Assembly. This year’s Delegate Assembly is set for Friday, November 15. Before Delegate Assembly, your district also has the opportunity …
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Committee members convened recently to continue their study of special education in South Dakota. The 14-member legislative interim study committee, which was created through this year’s passage of Senate Bill 3, spent time discussing the challenges at hand and possible solutions. “What started out addressing one thing has opened up many other things,” Rep. Nancy Rasmussen, …
ASBSD Board members started the year with a meeting prior to this year’s ASBSD-SASD Convention. The Association’s Board of Directors welcomed a new member, as White River School Board Member Louann Krogman was appointed as an At-Large representative for ASBSD’s Central Region. The 2019-20 school year marks Krogman’s fifth year on the White …
There’s still time to register for the premier learning event for school board members and administrators. “Don’t miss this opportunity to become more informed and equipped to be a leader in your community,” Woonsocket School Board Member Lisa Snedeker said. “The ASBSD and SASD Annual Convention is the best place in South Dakota to …
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South Dakota finished Fiscal Year 2019 with a $19 million budget surplus, but some aspects of revenue collection underwhelmed, which could become a trend in Fiscal Year 2020. Much of the $19 million surplus was a result of budget reversions from state departments with more than $17 million in reversions. Revenue collection came in …
For more than six hours a group of legislators, those in education and community members heard five presentations about special education topics in their first meeting studying the broader subject. The 14-member legislative interim study committee, which was created through this year’s passage of Senate Bill 3, is charged to review: To examine the diagnostic tools …
The schedule is set for the premier learning event for school board members and administrators! The 2019 ASBSD-SASD Convention will be held Thursday and Friday, August 8-9 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center and feature nearly 40 informative breakout sessions covering school finance, school board governance, student achievement, important legal topics in K-12 education and …
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