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Bill providing appropriators leeway on waivers reaches Senate floor

A bill providing appropriators more decision making ability on waivers is a step closer to law. On a 6-3 vote, Senate appropriators approved House Bill 1166, which provides the Joint or Interim Appropriations committee the power to approve, amend or deny teacher compensation waivers. Sen. Justin Cronin told committee members the bill came about following the past year’s […]

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Accountability adjustment bills falter on floors

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Two bills aimed at adjusting accountability faltered on their respective chamber floors last week (2/22). On a 32-34 vote, Representatives defeated House Bill 1128, which revises certain provisions regarding increases in teacher compensation. HB 1128 required school districts to meet the teacher compensation accountability standard by increasing salaries by 65 percent of the actual percentage provided

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Principals and superintendents discuss topics with House Ed.

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A group of superintendents and principals discussed significant topics within and issues facing public schools with the House Education Committee on Wednesday (1/17). Spearfish West Elementary Principal Nick Gottlob said school districts “focus on the elements we can control” but often deal with “children who are victims of crisis.” “There’s only so many

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Appropriators weigh in on waivers

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Appropriators weighed in on the waivers received by school districts who did not meet one or both school finance accountability targets. At Tuesday’s (12/5) legislative Joint Appropriations Committee meeting, appropriators unanimously approved 15 outright and 14 conditional waivers previously granted by the School Finance Accountability Board. The mandates, which required 85 percent of the total state

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Accountability board weighs in on waivers, approves final report

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This month, members of the School Finance Accountability Board met to determine the fate of waivers presented to them from school districts who did not meet one, or both, mandates tied to ensure an increase to teacher salaries and approve their final report to the legislative Appropriations committee. “This very important work, which is

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Accountability Board reviews waiver process, updates procedures

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Members of the board charged to review school district compliance with state mandates related to teacher pay recently discussed the upcoming waiver process for not meeting teacher pay mandates. Thirty-six South Dakota school districts missed the mandates for the 2016-17 school year, which required 85 percent of the total state aid dollars be allocated for

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Waiver process available for districts not meeting mandates

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The data on teacher pay is in and with that comes the need for some districts to seek a waiver. Review the statewide teacher compensation data here. With the passage of the half-cent increase to the state sales tax used to improve teacher pay, as well as the new state aid funding formula,

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Finance Accountability board reviews rules and waivers

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On the first Friday in November of 2016, a group charged with tracking compliance with the requirements of the state’s school funding formula reviewed proposed deadlines that could be significant for some school districts on the first Friday in November of 2017. School Finance Accountability Board members reviewed draft rules for school districts submitting

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School Finance Accountability Board holds first meeting

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Another piece of the historic education funding package passed by the legislature this year came to fruition on Friday (Sept. 9). Members of the School Finance Accountability Board held their first meeting via teleconference to discuss the responsibilities placed upon them through Senate Bill 131. Board members – who were appointed by Gov.

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A look at the final pieces of the education funding plan

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With the passage of each piece of Gov. Dennis Daugaard and the Blue Ribbon Task Force’s education funding proposal, the state’s funding formula and other funds have seen extensive changes. Below is a breakdown of the key pieces of the formula and changes made. You can download a PDF version of this information here

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