Associated School Boards of South Dakota

June07: 2020 ASBSD-SASD Convention to be held virtually

The 2020 ASBSD-SASD Convention will be held virtually this year. On Thursday, August 6, ASBSD and SASD, in conjunction with TIE, will host a virtual Convention for board members and administrators. “Moving the ASBSD-SASD Convention to the virtual platform from our regular face-to-face event was a difficult decision,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany

June06: Revenue collections were mildly ahead in May, still down overall for year

Revenue collections were mildly ahead of projections for the month of May. Overall for the month, collections were $1 million ahead of the projections adopted by the legislature in February and the gain brought the year-to-date figure to a $4.37 million deficit. “Overall what they (revenue figures) will show you is that we’re

June06: Earn ALL points, CEUs by registering for ASBSD/COSA School Law Webinars

Get the best school law information from ASBSD and COSA legal experts by registering for one or more of our School Law Webinars. The seven recorded webinars offer board members participating a chance to earn 20 ALL points for their board and administrators can earn 1 hour of continuing education units. The cost of

June03: Canvass your school board elections

With any school board elections postponed until this month, school boards and school district officials are reminded to complete a canvass of their election, should one have been held. South Dakota Codified Law 13-7-18, Canvass of election results–Certificates of election–Certification of results, states: The pollbooks shall be opened and the election results shall be

June01: Group to develop reopening guidance for SY 2020

Three representatives of ASBSD are part of a group of those associated with education developing guidance about reopening schools in the 2020-21 school year. ASBSD President Denise Lutkemeier, Past President Tom Farrell and Executive Director Wade Pogany joined the group convened by the South Dakota Department of Education to put together a guidance document

May11: Revenue collection shows effect of virus

South Dakota revenue collection has begun to show the impact of the Coronavirus. April’s revenue collection came in $18 million less than what was adopted by the legislature earlier this year. The S.D. Bureau of Finance and Management noted in it’s COVID-19’s Delayed Impact on South Dakota document that “a larger impact” was

May08: Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training available

School districts can be virtually trained in youth mental health first aid free of charge. Through Project AWARE, the South Dakota Department of Education is offering a train-the-trainer course in youth mental health first aid at no cost to school districts. Training topics include: How to identify, understand and respond to signs of

April27: ASBSD Board meets remotely

Like many school boards across the state, the ASBSD Board of Directors met remotely in April. April’s meeting marked the final one for two ASBSD Board of Directors – Yankton’s Kathy Greeneway and Rapid City’s Mike Roesler. “Kathy and Mike have been such an inspiration,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany said. “They’re just

April27: 2020’s Best and Brightest Cited for Academic Excellence

The best and brightest from the Class of 2020 are being recognized for their academic achievements during their high school career. Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the 30th Annual Academic Excellence Luncheon was cancelled. However, Gov. Kristi Noem and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) set out to honor

April27: 2020 School Board Elections – new dates need to be set in June, SOS guidelines, poll worker needed

With the outbreak of the Coronavirus, school board election dates will change and how to handle that change has been outlined by the Secretary of State’s office. Download the UPDATED: 2020 School Election Calendar Postponed Election Legislation House Bill 1298, which provides for the postponement of certain elections, passed the House on