January19

Senate sends girls’ sports participation bill to House

Proposed change to the participation in girls’ sports advanced in the legislature.   Senators passed Senate Bill 46, which changes the process of participation in girls’ sports, on a 27-6 vote, sending the bill across the Capitol’s Hall.   SB 46 would permit only biological females to participate in women’s sports and would grant an athlete

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January16

Weekly ASBSD Billtracker Update

With legislative session here for the next nine weeks, ASBSD Billtracker, which provides you with a list of each piece of legislation the Association is tracking during session, is filling up and will be regularly updated.   Learn how ASBSD Billtracker works here.   After the first week of 97th Legislative Session, the ASBSD Billtracker has

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January14

State of the State includes focus on school related bills

South Dakota’s legislative session opened with the Governor’s State of the State address on Tuesday (1/11) with proposals related to public schools getting some of the attention.   Gov. Kristi Noem stated early in her State of the State address South Dakota was stronger than it had ever been, adding the state is “proudly leading

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January12

School safety resources highlighted in legis. comm.

School safety resources were highlighted in a recent legislative committee meeting.   S.D. Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price discussed the School Safety Resource Center in front of the Senate Judiciary committee on last week (1/13).   Sec. Price noted the School Safety Resource Center presented “opportunities we could take the lead from the

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January06

LAN members needed for 2022 legislative session

Board members, administrators and ASBSD must work together to advocate for support from the legislature for South Dakota’s public education system.   An important part of those advocacy efforts is for member districts to appoint one or more board members to ASBSD’s Legislative Action Network (LAN), which is designed to activate designated members of local

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January04

2022 ASBSD Legislative Resources

The 2022 legislative session begins this week (1/11) and ASBSD has you covered for coverage of the daily occurrences in the legislature.   Four ASBSD resources will help you keep up-to-date on the 97th legislative session, they include: ASBSD Billtracker ASBSD Blog Legislative Session Documents List of Legislative Cracker Barrels ASBSD Billtracker provides you with a list of

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January03

2022’s most important legislative days

The 2022 legislative session begins on Tuesday, January 11th and the 97th legislative session features many important days during which many pieces of K-12 related legislation will be debated and voted on.   This year’s session contains 38 legislative days and kicked off with Gov. Kristi Noem’s State of the State address at 1 p.m. on January 11th.

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January01

Online training available through ASBSD’s School Board U!

Complete training individually, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home with ASBSD’s School Board U!   School Board U is our online training site to cover your training needs and enhance your knowledge of school board work.   Your SBU training will consist of an interactive video presented by ASBSD

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December26

Anonymous Tip Reporting Platform available for SD schools

The South Dakota School Safety Center, which is a department with the state Department of Public Safety and provides many safety resources to schools, announced a partnership with the premier anonymous tip reporting platform designed for schools.   P3 Campus, which supplements student safety and mental health initiatives for schools, is the industry leader in

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December25

SD Schools can access Handle With Care program

The South Dakota School Safety Center is introducing a new opportunity for South Dakota Schools to keep kids safe and foster a positive school climate.   The program is called “Handle With Care” (HWC) which promotse safe and supportive homes, schools and communities that protect children, and help traumatized children heal and thrive.   HWC programs support children exposed to

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