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Senate passes bill providing boards more financial options to offer teachers

Senators passed a bill providing school boards the option to offer more financial incentives to teachers on 26-7 vote.   Senate Bill 132 would allow districts leeway to offer a signing bonus, moving expenses, or tuition reimbursement to a teacher employed in the school district. An amendment to the bill removed a clause allowing districts to …

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Bill providing boards more financial incentives to offer teachers passes comm.

A bill allowing school districts to utilize market-based financial incentives to attract and retain teachers passed the Senate Education committee on a 4-1 vote.   Senate Bill 132 would “give schools boards some tools” they’re not unable to utilize now, said ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany. ASBSD supports the bill.   “(School Boards) are struggling with …

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Gov. Daugaard announces plans for task force to study K-12

Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced on Friday (2/6) his office will establish a “Blue Ribbon” task force with the charge of studying K-12 education.   The task force will examine school funding, student achievement and the teacher shortage. Task force members will include government officials, school board members, administrators, teachers and parents. It is not expected …

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Senate Approps. reviews reimbursement program for rural teachers

A second bill promoting teacher recruitment to rural school districts had a hearing in front of legislative appropriators on Friday.   Senate Bill 144, which would create a tuition reimbursement program for certain teachers teaching in rural school districts, had a hearing in front of members of the Senate Appropriations committee.   No action was …

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Teacher recruitment program stays alive

House Appropriations committee members kept alive a bill that would establish and fund a program to recruit and retain teachers for rural school districts. Committee members voted 7-1 in support of the bill.   House Bill 1092 calls for the creation of the rural school teacher recruitment assistance program, which encourages individuals working as paraprofessionals …

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Work with your legislators

South Dakota’s 90th legislative session got underway on Tuesday (Jan. 13) with Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s State of the State Address.   There was very little said about K-12 education and the teacher shortage our schools are facing by Gov. Daugaard during the address, but that should not deter our advocacy efforts.   “Everyone is looking …

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Previewing the 2015 Legislative Session

Business is about to pick up in Pierre.   One hundred and five legislators descend on the Capitol City on Tuesday for the start of the 90th legislative session.   The 2015 calendar features 39 legislative days with Governor Dennis Daugaard’s State of the State Address kicking off session on Tuesday (Jan. 13).   Other key session days …

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