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August15

ASBSD Board meets prior to Convention

The ASBSD Board ushered in a new year at their August meeting, which was held just before the 2016 ASBSD-SASD Convention.     Anita Peterson, Haakon School Board Member, took the reigns as president with the passing of the gavel from Eric Stroeder, Mobridge-Pollock School Board President. Read about it here.   Along with the
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August10

NSBA President shares her message with board members

National School Boards Association (NSBA) President Miranda Beard joined the ASBSD Board of Directors at their August meeting and spoke at ASBSD-SASD Convention.   At the ASBSD Board meeting, Beard, who began serving her year-long term as NSBA President in April, shared one of her motivations for serving on her local school board.    
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August04

2016-17 ASBSD Events Calendar

Get ready for ASBSD’s 2016-17 acting, learning and leading events.   Visit our Events Page or download the calendar and review all the events we’ll be hosting for the upcoming year.   ASBSD starts the fiscal year with a new spin on a past event as we’ll be hosting three School Board President Workshops on
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May08

ASBSD Board reviews strategic plan, passes budget

ASBSD Board of Directors members met in Brookings in April to review the direction of the Association and approve the FY 2017 budget.   Board members reviewed the progress in ASBSD’s strategic plan, which they approved at last year’s April meeting.     The four goals of the strategic plan include: Provide school board members
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February16

ASBSD Board meets for first time in 2016

Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors met for the first time in 2016 to welcome a new member to the group and follow up on the latest from legislative session.   Montrose School Board Member Alan Van Ruler attended his inaugural meeting as a member of the Board Directors, since being appointed ASBSD President
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December17

Every Student Succeeds Act signed into law

The end of No Child Left Behind came recently with the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which serves as the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.   President Barack Obama signed ESSA into law on December 10, one day after the bill passed the U.S. Senate 85-12 and
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August20

Board and community members honored for service

ASBSD recently recognized a group of extraordinary individuals for the contributions to public education.   The Yankton School Board received the 2015 Award of Excellence for consistently demonstrating outstanding leadership and enhancing achievement for all students.   An outstanding group, who work well as a team, the group put in many hours beyond the regularly
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July30

Convention: The Premier Learning Event for School Board Members and Administrators

Join your professional peers, ASBSD and SASD at the premier learning event for school board members and administrators. 2015 ASBSD-SASD Convention is scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday, August 6-7 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.     ASBSD and SASD are once again offering member school districts a great deal when they register 3 school
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July17

U.S. Senate passes ESEA reauthorization bill

By a vote of 81-17, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on Thursday (July 16).   Known as the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), the bill reaffirms local-level decision making in public education and opposes any proposals supporting vouchers or tuition tax credits to non-public
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December09

ASBSD President appointed to national committee

ASBSD President Denise Lutkemeier was recently appointed to the National School Board Association’s 2015 Policies and Resolutions Committee.     Lutkemeier, the Wilmot School Board President, was appointed to the committee by NSBA President Anne Byrne. She was one of five “at-large” appointments made by Byrne to the 21-member committee.   The committee’s goal is
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