Associated School Boards of South Dakota

November02: Get your delegate to the 2018 ASBSD Delegate Assembly

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 2019 legislative session. This year’s Delegate Assembly is set for Friday, November 16

September04: Policy Alert: Federally Required Annual Notices and Policies

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. Wessington Springs Ed. Assoc. v. Wessington springs Sch. Dist., 467 N.W. 2d 101 (S.D. 1991). By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal

June01: Register for the premier learning event for board members and administrators

Interact with and learn from your fellow board members and administrators at the 2018 ASBSD-SASD Convention, which will feature insightful general session speakers and informative breakout sessions on a variety of topics, as well as more than one hundred exhibitors offering great services to K-12 education, on Thursday and Friday, August 9-10 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.

May30: NSBA statement on active shooter video game

NSBA recently released the following statement in response to the “Active Shooter” video game: A video game that simulates a school shooting is alarming and disgraceful. Violence has no place in our schools. Violent games that portray violence against students is unconscionable and undermines the efforts of public school leaders, parents, students, and

April04: ASBSD Board of Directors meeting agenda – April, 2018

Below you will find the meeting agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting being held in Sioux Falls, SD on Friday and Saturday, April 20-21. A PDF version of the agenda can be downloaded on the Publications & Forms page. ASBSD Board of Directors Meeting Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 12:00 p.m., Sioux Falls, SD Call

December21: School Board Members: Take the NSBA Survey

School board members, your national association is asking for your input on how they can better support boards. To improve advocacy for school board members and public education, the National School Board Association is seeking responses for their new NSBA Survey (click the link to take the survey). The survey, which will

July15: Videos: Stand Up 4 Public Schools

For everyone who understands and appreciates the value of public education, the National School Boards Association is providing an excellent platform to demonstrate their support for public education. NSBA’s The Stand Up 4 Public Schools campaign has been refreshed and the new strategic concept is aimed at telling the full and rich story of

July06: Register for the Premier Learning Event for Board Members and Administrators

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

December06: ASBSD Pres. Peterson appointed to national committee

ASBSD President Anita Peterson, of the Haakon School District, has been appointed to the 2017 National School Board Association’s National Nominating Committee. NSBA President Miranda Beard appointed Peterson, along with four other school board representatives from across the United States, to the committee, which shall nominate one or more nominees for NSBA offices.

September02: August’s “ALL Scoreboard”

The ASBSD Board Recognition Program – ALL: Act, Learn, Lead – recognizes board members’ participation in outside activities, board development and training, and demonstrated leadership at a variety of levels. For additional information about the program, click here to visit the ALL webpage. As school boards head toward the fall months, we’ve