Swier Law Firm Launches South Dakota School Law Notes

Dear School Administrators of South Dakota Members,

I want to welcome you to the inaugural issue of South Dakota School Law Notes.  This newsletter will be distributed by Swier Law Firm's Education Law Practice Group to the SASD's membership on a monthly basis and provide updates on important and interesting school law issues, as well as helpful resources. 

This month's issue includes:

  • South Dakota Department of Education Publishes 2014-2015 "Superintendent's Checklist"
  • ASBSD Holds "Parliamentary Procedures" Sesson
  • South Dakota Education Summit To Be Held September 28-30, 2014
  • In South Dakota, how many years can a teacher's contract cover?

Welcome to the new home of Legal Clips, a service of the National School Boards Association’s Office of General Counsel and the NSBA Council of School Attorneys (COSA).

This free service provides thousands of subscribers with weekly updates on important and interesting school law issues, as well as helpful resources. Anyone may subscribe. Your input is both welcome and encouraged. We hope this new website will become an interactive community generating vibrant and meaningful discussions on school law issues. You can post comments on the new website, or simply hit us up on Twitte

- See more at: http://legalclips.nsba.org/about/#sthash.LCImDkfx.dpuf

Our law firm is honored to serve as the SASD's legal counsel and your input is both welcome and encouraged. 

 

About Swier School Law Counsel™​

Swier School Law Counsel™ is a boutique education law department within Swier Law Firm.

We recognize the needs of South Dakota's school officials to obtain first-rate legal advice on a broad range of issues. Our attorneys provide creative, timely, and cost-efficient legal strategies that balance the needs of students, parents, employees, and citizens with the interests of keeping a school district on solid legal footing.

Swier School Law Counsel™ and its attorneys author The South Dakota School Law Deskbook™ and South Dakota School Law Notes™. The Group's attorneys also have years of experience teaching the popular "Education and the Law" class at the University of South Dakota School of Law. 

Swier Law Firm has served as legal counsel for school districts throughout the state and for the School Administrators of South Dakota and its membership. SASD is an educational association comprised of over 800 school administrators (Superintendents, Business Managers, Principals, Special Education Directors, and Curriculum Directors) throughout South Dakota.