Press RoomMonday, September 06, 2010

Alliance for Education Press Releases

Press Kit Materials Posted (12.01.05)

A press kit supporting preliminary adequacy study results gives media additional information and graphics they may need.

  • Which districts financially supported the adequacy study? To date, 125 South Dakota school districts have contributed more than $128 thousuand toward the the $153 thousand neeeded to conduct the adequacy study. The South Dakota Education Association pledged $5 thousand, and the Assocaited School Boards of South Dakota Board of Directors has committed to funding the remaining balance. Download a color-coded South Dakota school district map (download the map) or a list of districts that supported the adequacy study (download the Excel file or download a PDF version).
  • What standards did APA Consulting use to determine funding levels? APA consulting used South Dakota inputs to arrive at South Dakota numbers. The adequacy study matches education finance to state expectations, which were established by the South Dakota Department of Education. Download a chart summarizing South Dakota's No Child Left Behind annual objectives (Download the excel chart or Download the chart as a PDF).
  • What is the Alliance for Education? The About Us portion of sdallianceforeducation.org details the formation and mission of the Alliance for Education. The Alliance logo is available for download (download the JPEG or download the GIF).
  • How are adequacy studies conducted? APA Consulting used two widely-accepted research methodologies - the successful school districts and the professional judgment methods - to answer the question How much does it cost to educate a child in South Dakota? For more information on these two approaches, download the explanation of adequacy study methodologies.
  • Frequently Asked Questions. Since the Alliance announced plans to have an adequacy study conducted, the Alliance has been fielding questions covering several topics. A list of frequently asked questions and their responses are can be found on the Fequenty Asked Questions Page.

About the Alliance for Education Press Room (12.01.05)

Welcome to the Alliance for Education Press Room. One of the goals of the Alliance is to use research and data to educate the state policy makers and the general public about the challenges school districts face. The press room portion of the website will host press releases and other useful downloads that will act as a resource to the media as news of adequacy study results become available.

Media inquiries can be directed to:

  • Brian Aust, director of communications, Associated School Boards of South Dakota. Contact Brian at baust@asbsd.org; office: 605.773.8382; cell: 605.295.1492