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Fourteen schools streamlining board policy process

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Fourteen South Dakota school districts have simplified their school board policy process with help from ASBSD. By signing up for ASBSD’s Online Policy Services, Alcester-Hudson, Bennett County, Centerville, De Smet, Edmunds Central, Elkton, Howard, Iroquois, Kimball, Leola, McIntosh, Miller, Redfield and Tripp-Delmont, are streamlining their policy books. “The ASBSD Policy Service process allowed our …

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Learn more about your roles and responsibilities on the board

ASBSD, Board Training, Open Government, Policy, Student Achievement / By asbsd

New and veteran school board members looking to learn more about the roles and responsibilities associated with their service should join ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randall Royer at one of ASBSD’s upcoming Board Member Roles and Responsibilities Workshops. “These events will be beneficial for newly elected, as well as experienced board members,” Royer …

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Prepare for your role as President at our workshop

ASBSD, Board Training, Open Government, Policy / By asbsd

Veteran and new school board presidents/chairs alike should join ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randall Royer at one of ASBSD’s upcoming School Board President Workshops, which will assist them in understanding their role and responsibility in planning and facilitating regular and special school board meetings. From assembling an agenda to adjourning the meeting and …

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Submitting Board Minutes related to the COI Law

2016 Legislative Session, 2017 Legislative Session, ASBSD, Board Training, LatestNews, Open Government, Policy, Policy Alert / By asbsd

In May, ASBSD shared an updated Conflict of Interest Q and A designed to help school board members and administrators navigate House Bill 1170, which amended and clarified the complex conflict of interest law. Click here to read the Conflict of Interest Q and A and click here to read our corresponding blog post. …

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Register for the Premier Learning Event for Board Members and Administrators

2017 Legislative Session, ASBSD, Board Training, Capital Outlay, Common Core, Convention, CTE, ESSA, Financial Services, NSBA, Open Government, Other Revenue, Policy, Protective Trust, School Board Elections, School Safety, Special Education, State Aid, Student Achievement, Taxation, Teacher Pay / By asbsd

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 …

ASBSD’s guide for school board members

ASBSD, Board Training, LatestNews, Open Government, Policy, School Board Elections, Teacher Pay / By asbsd

ASBSD’s guide will prepare new, current and potential school board candidates for their role on the board. ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randy Royer has revised and updated a brief video guide (and printable presentation) to share with new, current and potential school board members. “The updated guide outlines steps for interested individuals in becoming …

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2017 Conflict of Interest Q and A

2016 Legislative Session, 2017 Legislative Session, ASBSD, Board Training, LatestNews, Open Government, Policy / By asbsd

A bill updating the conflict of interest statute was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Dennis Daugaard during the 2017 legislative session. To assist school district officials understand the updates made to the law, ASBSD has put together a Q and A document to help you navigate through the law, …

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State’s ESSA plan presented, public comment wanted

ASBSD, ESSA, LatestNews, Open Government, Student Achievement / By asbsd

The state has a plan in place to meet the requirements of the federal education policy. At the State Board of Education meeting in May (5/15) a summary of South Dakota’s plan for educating students under the Every Student Succeeds Act was presented following a year’s worth of discussion with educators and stakeholders in South Dakota, …

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Policy Alert: Updated Conflict of Interest sample policy

2016 Legislative Session, 2017 Legislative Session, ASBSD, Board Training, LatestNews, Open Government, Policy, Policy Alert / By asbsd

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 recently wrote a new sample policy: AH Conflict of Interest Disclosure and …

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Is your district meeting accountability requirements?

2016 Legislative Session, 2017 Legislative Session, ASBSD, Blue Ribbon Task Force, Board Training, LatestNews, Open Government, Policy, State Aid, Taxation, Teacher Pay / By asbsd

Is your district in compliance with the school finance accountability requirements established through the 2016 education funding package? Download the S.D. Department of Education’s Information on Accountabilities sheet here. For fiscal year 2017, school districts had two accountability targets to meet related to teacher compensation: Total Compensation Accountability – requiring districts to put …

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