ASBSD is set to answer your legal questions at this fall’s School Law Seminars. The School Law Seminars will feature a 90-minute bonus session on Tuesday night explaining the updated conflict of interest law passed during the 2016 legislative session and a full-day Wednesday session covering a demonstration from the South Dakota Highway Patrol’s …
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ASBSD’s resolutions and standing positions dictate the legislative direction of the association. Download the resolutions and standing positions here. As member districts, you have the opportunity to vote on the resolutions and standing positions each year at Delegate Assembly. This year’s Delegate Assembly is set for Friday, Nov. 18. Before Delegate Assembly, your district also has the opportunity …
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Almost a year after its launch, the ASBSD online policy services community continues to grow. Ten school districts from across South Dakota have signed up for the service that streamlines the school board policy process. “A year ago we decided we needed to completely review and revamp our school policy manual,” Kimball Superintendent …
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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 …
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 House Bill 1214, the new law that prohibits school board members and …
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 revised a number of ASBSD sample policies in response to …
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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 revised a number of ASBSD sample policies in response to …
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 revised a number of ASBSD sample policies in response to …
The Chiesman Center for Democracy is inviting the public to participate in an important round table discussion on civic education that will take place next month in Pierre. Help develop a set of recommendations to be shared and acted upon by those organizations interested in moving adults and young people toward a more educated, …
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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’s sample school policies have seen some updates recently. ASBSD has …
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