A parade of supporters and unanimous committee vote got Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s proposal to increase teacher pay off to a great start on Monday (2/8). Nearly 20 supporters from the education, business and agriculture communities testified in favor of House Bill 1182, which increases the state’s sales tax by a half cent and reduces …
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We NEED your district’s Good News stories or ideas. We need to share the stories prove why our public school districts are great with our legislators and the public. Submit story ideas (you do not have to write the full story, just submit an idea and we can take it from there) along with …
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ASBSD invites school board members and administrators from member districts to our 2016 Legislative Day on Tuesday, February 16. ASBSD Legislative Day is a day of advocacy and action in support of public education and celebration of the service of our school board members as part of South Dakota School Board Recognition Week. School …
We NEED your district’s Good News stories With Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s recent proposal to put more than $80 million in total funding towards public education through a half cent increase to the sales tax, we need to share the stories that prove why our public school districts are great with our legislators and the …
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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 …
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Interested in learning about saving dollars in your district’s budget just by going paperless at your meetings? Join ASBSD, BoardDocs and representatives from the McLaughlin School District as they discuss the many benefits of going paperless during a FREE webinar on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 11 a.m. (CDT). To register for the webinar: Click here …
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To start 2016, ASBSD is offering member districts a new event opportunity: The Carpool Event. ASBSD’s Collective Bargaining Seminars and LAN Training events will coincide with each other, but are two separate events, on three Saturdays in January to present school board members and administrators the opportunity to carpool to the location. “The …
Get your district’s good news ready. ASBSD invites you to share your district’s feats of accomplishment or innovation, successful cooperative community projects or any story that makes you proud of your district for our third edition of The Good News Bulletin. “Every school district has good news to share,” said ASBSD Executive Director …
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Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors met last month and welcomed a new member to the board and reviewed the recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Task Force. The Board of Directors were joined by Howard School Board President Rick Olson, who was recently appointed by ASBSD President Eric Stroeder to represent the Southeast …
It’s time again to activate the ASBSD Legislative Action Network (LAN). The 2016 legislative session is two months away and we’re preparing our member districts for session through LAN, which is designed to activate local school board members to communicate to legislators the positions of ASBSD and their local board on legislative issues relating to public …
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