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ASBSD Policy Alert: Background Checks, Nasal Glucagon and more

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ASBSD has modified multiple policies recently and summaries of those updates are below. Policy GCDB: Criminal Background Checks and Policy Exhibit GCDB-E(1): Criminal Background Checks Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights Updates to the language in accordance with schools who have undergone background check audits and received feedback on specific terms to be included in background […]

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ASBSD Policy Alert: Increases to Board Member Per Diem Compensation

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ASBSD has modified its Sample Policy BHD: Board Member Compensation and Expenses in response to a change made by the legislature to increase the per diem of board members to $166. (Prior to July 1, 2024, the maximum per diem compensation rate was $75.) Schools must still set their own amount of per diem

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Policy Alert: 2024 Legislative Session Updates

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POLICY ALERT: Legislative Highlights Policy update related to laws passed during the 2024 Legislative Session To view the bills, click on the blue links below. HB 1020: Places suicide training requirement for teachers into the district’s accreditation process rather than the teacher certification. Summary: Prior to beginning employment and every five years thereafter, certified staff

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Policy Alert: AI, Public Comment & more amended policies

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ASBSD has developed an Artificial Intelligence policy for schools while also amending several other sample school board policies. Artificial Intelligence IIBFA: Artificial Intelligence policy to clarify expectations for student and staff use of AI technology. “With Artificial Intelligence being a fast growing and rapidly changing area in education, ASBSD has developed a policy focused on expected use

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Policy Alert: 2023 Policies and Annual Notices Required by Federal Law

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2023’s Policies Required by Federal Law and Annual Notices Required by Federal Law has been updated by the National School Boards Association/Council of School Attorneys (NSBA/COSA). Links to the 2023 Policies and Annual Notices Required by Federal Law are posted on the ASBSD Policy Services website in the News window, located on the right hand side of the webpage,

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ASBSD Policy Alert: 2023 Legislative Highlights

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ASBSD has updated a few policies related to laws passed by the legislature during the 2023 session. “We have put together a recap of the bills passed and signed into law from the 2023 Legislative Session with a relevant impact to policy and other areas in South Dakota public schools,” ASBSD Policy and Legal Services

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Policy Alert: Student Registered Sex Offender

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A bill permitting the adoption of a new school board policy option passed the legislature this session and with its passing immediately becomes state law. Senate Bill 168 authorizes a school board to adopt policies regarding students who are registered sex offenders and included an emergency clause, which means it is permissible for a

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Policy Alert: Five Important Legal Related Policies

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Five important sample policies related to the legal system in some manner received rewrites or updates to its language. The amended policies include: JEA: Compulsory Attendance Ages, which aligns language in the policy with state statute, references to alternative instruction and removes reference to the School-Based program, as it is referenced in other sample

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Policy Alert: Student Organizations policy rewritten

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ASBSD’s sample policy IGDA: Student Organizations received a full edit. “This is a full policy rewrite,” ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services Jessica Filler said. “We recommend school districts who adopted the previous version of sample policy IGDA: Student Organizations consider these changes as soon as they can.” In addition, IGDA-R(1): Student

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Policy Alert: Staff related policies amended

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Two sample policies pertaining to school staff members received revisions. Modifications to sample policy GBI: Staff Gifts and Solicitations are substantial. “After review of the sample policy, we made significant edits to acceptance of gifts by employees,” ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services Jessica Filler said. “In addition, changes were also made

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