Below you will find the meeting agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting being held in Pierre, SD on Monday, February 20. A PDF version of the agenda can be downloaded on the Publications & Forms page. ASBSD Board of Directors Meeting RedRossa Italian Grille, 12:00 p.m. (CST), Pierre, SD Call to Order – President …
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ASBSD invites school board members and administrators from member districts to our 2017 Legislative Day on Tuesday, February 21. ASBSD Legislative Day is a day of advocacy and action in support of public education and celebration of the service of our school board members as part of South Dakota School Board Recognition Week. School board members …
The right for taxpayers to review who was donating would be tax dollars to a private school scholarship program was denied on Wednesday. On a 10-5 vote, House Education members defeated House Bill 1125, which permits transparency for the public to see certain information relating to the partners in education tax credit program. …
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A bill that would have allowed school boards the opportunity to refer a four-day school week to district voters was defeated in committee. Senate Education committee members voted 4-2 to defeat Senate Bill 112, which would have allowed school boards to refer the decision to change the number of school days in the week …
A new edition of the SafeSchools’ School Safety Newsletter is available. Give February’s School Safety Matters newsletter a read here. The year’s second edition of the newsletter shares information on SafeSchools’ online bullying and incident reporting system, raises awareness about teen dating violence, provides news on terrorism and response courses and much more. ASBSD …
Legislative committee members defeated a bill that would have held schools and other public entities liable for civil damages for prohibiting firearm possession on their property. Senate Bill 89, which would have made public entity liable for civil damages resulting from injury caused by a crime of violence on their property if they prohibit …
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For now, the debate about a state policy restricting access for transgender students to school bathrooms, locker rooms and other changing facilities has stopped. At Tuesday’s Senate Education committee meeting, Sen. Jim Bolin, the committee chair, announced Senate Bill 115, which called for restricted access to certain locker rooms, shower rooms and changing facilities …
After consecutive years of being left to freeze on the 41st legislative day, a bill allowing teachers to theorize in the classroom on the strengths and weaknesses of scientific topics was warmed up to by Senators. Senate Bill 55, which protects the teaching of certain scientific information, passed the Senate Education committee on a …
The first legislative step in creating a governing board for postsecondary technical institutes was taken on Thursday (Jan. 26). Senate Education committee members unanimously passed Senate Bill 65, which establishes the South Dakota Board of Technical Education and revises certain provisions for CTE and tech institutes. “This is a very needed, positive and …
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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 has amended sample policy BDDH: Public Participation at Board Meetings (Public/Open …
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