August21

Poll shows support for decision making of local school boards

A study on the public’s attitude toward public schools indicated that “most Americans” support the decision making of local school boards.   The 46th Annual PDK (Phi Delta Kappa International)/Gallup poll, released yesterday, noted that 56 percent of those polled (1,001 Americans over the age of 18) believed that the local school board “should have

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August15

Recapping the 2014 Convention

The premier learning event for school board members and administrators drew nearly 500 attendees to the Sioux Falls Convention Center to discuss advocacy, student achievement, legislative issues and much more.   2014’s ASBSD-SASD Convention set the stage for the upcoming school year for district leaders as they came together for the two-day event, which featured

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August05

ASBSD August Bulletin

This month’s Bulletin previews the upcoming ASBSD-SASD Convention, reviews the latest from the legislative interim committees and much more.     Click here to view the online edition.

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August01

Plenty of concern over teacher shortage

One thing was clear following the latest of the Legislative Planning Committee: those in the education field know there’s a crisis in the classroom.   A procession of superintendents testified before the committee – charged with completing a long-term study of K-12 education and its funding components – on the teacher shortage during the July

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July15

Welcome to the School Board

This post appeared in the July edition of the ASBSD Bulletin. Each month ASBSD President Pam Haukaas will highlight a topic, which is helping advance K-12 education in South Dakota.     Welcome, new school board members.   For some of you this may be the first Bulletin you have read. Let me congratulate you

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June17

K-12 study starts

The South Dakota Legislature’s Legislative Planning Committee completed the introductory chapter of the two year study on K-12 education and its different funding components.   Monday’s opener took on the tenor of the opening meetings for a House or Senate Education committee, as planning committee members heard presentations on the state funding formula for education,

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May07

ASBSD Bulletin – May

Watch Wade’s Welcome and then read the ASBSD Bulletin, which provides you the latest on the long-term legislative study planned for K-12 education, April’s ASBSD Board of Director’s meeting, the Academic Excellence Luncheon and much more.   Read the Bulletin here.

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May01

Best and brightest of Class of 2014 honored

A group of the best and brightest graduating seniors from the Class of 2014 were honored during the 24th Annual Academic Excellence Banquet in Pierre on Monday.     In conjunction with the office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard, the Associated School Boards of South Dakota invited nearly 200 students from the state’s public, private and

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April22

It’s time again to share your district’s Good News!

ASBSD invites you to share ANY feats of accomplishment or innovation, successful cooperative community projects or any story that makes you proud of your district for our second edition of The Good News Bulletin.     Last year’s edition featured over 30 inspiring and superb stories from public school districts across South Dakota and the

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February24

Assessment exemption bill back from the dead

Mere hours after its death in the House Education committee, House Bill 1187 was revived through a smoke out on the floor of the House.   Rep. Jim Bolin, the bill’s sponsor, pleaded with Representatives to get the bill, which provides for the exemption of certain students from the requirement to take certain academic assessment

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