Breakout Sessions - Associated School Boards of South Dakota
 
The 2009 ASBSD and SASD Convention featured more than 30 issue-oriented breakout sessions offering our members valuable insight into the issues South Dakota schools face.
 
Session topics are listed below, along with the presentation if made available to ASBSD. For presentations not up-loaded, refer to the convention program for an e-mail address to follow up with the presenter.  
 
Student Achievement Track 

High School 2025 and the 4 Rs
Mark Wilson, DOE

High School 2025 in Action
Sylvia Street, ESA 3
 
Motivating Unmotivated Students
Tim Mitchell, Chamberlain
Spirit, Morale and Teamwork in Times of Change
Murray Banks
Update on Section 504
John Copenhaver, MPRRC
 
Overview: USD Center for Disabilities Autism Program
Judy Struck, USD Center for Disabilities
 
18: The Challenge of Educating All Students
Wade Pogany, DOE
Tech Talk: The Future of State Tech Initiatives
Wade Pogany and Sarah Carter, DOE
Helping Students Achieve and Be All They Can Be
Dr. Kelly Duncan, President, South Dakota Board of Education and Sandy Stukel
Servant Leadership Track 
The Case for Servant Leadership
Dr. Kent Keith, Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership
Board Governance
Secrets of Board-Superintendent Teamwork
Dr. Gary Harms, Superintendent, Aberdeen, and Duane Alm, Member, Aberdeen Board of Education
Communicating with Policymakers: Who are they? What do they want? How can I speak their language?
Dr. Rick Melmer, USD
Spilling the Beans: The Six Secrets of Change
John Swanson, TIE
Setting the Tone with Mission and Vision
Dr. Don Marchant, Superintendent, and the Hot Springs School Board
 
Policy University: Bullying Prevention Policies
Bill Engberg, ASBSD
Whole-grade Sharing and School Reorganization
Dr. Hank Kosters, ASBSD
School Boards Matter: The Latest from the Lighthouse Study
Wayne Lueders, ASBSD
Policy and Legal Issues Track
South Dakota Supreme Court Ruling
Rory King and Scott Abdallah 

Title IX Sexual Harassment: Your Next Nightmare
Jessica Filler, Tieszen Law Office
Honoring Student Due Process
Bill Engberg, ASBSD
Presumption of Openness: What it Means for School Districts
Scott Swier, Assistant Attorney General
Bullying Goes Hi-Tech
Londa Richter, TIE
Legal Pitfalls in Special Education
Tom Harmon, Harmon Law Office and Ann Larsen, DOE
 
Wellness Policies in Action
Sandra Kangas, CANS and Kari Senger, DOE

Taking on Tobacco
Kari Senger and Colleen Reinert, DOH, and Bev Banks, Belle Fourche School District
 
Emerging Issues Track
Strategic Performance Systems
Dr. William Cook, Cambridge Strategic Services, and representatives of the Wessington Springs School District
The 4-day School Week
Dean Christensen, Deuel School District
 
The Netbook Alternative
Mr. Tony Simons, Superintendent, and Mr. Gabriel Pooler, Director of Technology, Elkton Public School

Maximizing the Use of the Commodity Entitlement
Sandra Kangas, CANS
 
Maximum Impact: 21st Century Technologies for Learning
Dr. Julie Mathiesen, TIE
A ‘Magna' Model for Foundation Success
Dr. Joseph Graves, Superintendent, and Neil Putnam, Board Member, Mitchell Public Schools
 
School Finance Track
Hooray for ARRA
Tami Darnall, Rob Huffman, and Susan Woodmancy, DOE
ARRA: How it Impacts your Title I and IDEA Programs
Diane Lowery and Ann Larsen, DOE
 
School Construction Bonds and the Stimulus
Thomas J. Grimmond, Daugherty and Company
Keeping Tabs on School District Clubs
Deene Dayton, Legislative Audit

Ins and Outs of Property-Liability Insurance
Miles Schepp, Arthur J. Gallagher
 
Performance Pay: What We've Learned in South Dakota
Melody Schopp, DOE, and Dr. Joe Hauge, TIE
 
Ag Income Valuation: How it Will Impact Your District
Michael Kenyon, Department of Revenue and Regulation
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