Broadcaster Press 9 November 22, 2016 www.broadcasteronline.com Blue Ribbon Package Raises The Salary Bar For South Dakota Teachers CLAY COUNTY, SD LAND AUCTION 195.53 +/- Acres, Prairie Center Township Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 10:30 AM We will sell the following real estate at public auction at the landsite located from the I-29 Spink-Akron Exit # 31, 1 ½ miles west on 313th St or from Vermillion SD, 2 miles east on SD Hwy 50, 4 1/2 Miles north on 467th Ave/ Greenfield Rd, 1 1/2 miles east on 313th St. If you are looking for good productive farmland located in southeast of SD, then don’t miss this auction! This auction offers an excellent opportunity to expand your current farming operation or purchase as an investment. For maps and pictures visit: www.westraatkins.com. The land will be offered in 3 tracts. Tract 1: Legal Description: S ½ NE ¼, 23-93-51, Clay County SD. 79.90 acres. Located from the I-29 Spink-Akron Exit # 31, 1 ½ miles west on 313th St and ½ mile north on 469th Ave. According to the FSA there are 77 acres of cropland with a 40.05 acre corn .60 base with a 138 bushel PLC yield and a 37 acre soybean base with a 39 bushel PLC .43 yield. County Soil rating of .597 According to Surety/AgriData the land has a productivity . rating of 78.1 and predominate soils include: Davison-Tetonka-Egan complex, 0-3 percent slopes and Egan-Chancellor-Davison complex, 0-3 percent slopes. Taxes: $2009.74. Tract 2: Legal Description: E ½ and E ½ W ½ SE ¼ except Hoffman Tracts 1 & 2, 2393-51, Clay County, SD, 115.63 acres. Located from the I-29 Spink-Akron Exit # 31, 1 ½ miles west on 313th St. According to the FSA there are 108.99 of cropland with a 56.25 acre corn base with a 138 bushel PLC yield and a 52.57 acre soybean base with a 39 bushel PLC yield. County soil rating of .600. According to Surety/AgriData the land has a productivity rating of 78.3 and predominate soils include: Davison-Tetonka-Egan complex, 0-3 percent slopes and Egan-Chancellor-Davison complex, 0-3 percent slopes. Taxes: $2920.94. Tract 3: Combination of Tracts 1 & 2 TERMS: 15% nonrefundable down payment day of sale with the balance due at closing on or before January 14, 2017 Title insurance and closing costs split 50/50 between . buyer and seller. 2016 taxes due in 2017 to be paid by the seller. 2017 taxes due in 2018 to be paid by the buyer. The acres in this property are based on acres stated in the county tax records with acres to be understood to be “more or less” The sellers do not warranty . or guarantee that the existing fences lie on the true and correct boundary and new fencing, if any, will be the responsibility of the purchaser pursuant to SD statutes. The property is sold in as is condition and as a cash sale with no financing contingency. Sold subject to existing easements, restrictions, reservations, or highway of record, if any. Information is deemed to be correct but it is not guaranteed. All prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect the property and verify all data provided. Statements made the day of sale take precedence over all written advertising. Real Estate licensees are agents for the seller. Sold subject to confirmation of owner. Christy J Hammer Living Trust, Owner Jill Malott, Kelly Lankford, Personal Representatives Joel R Westra, Broker, Beresford, SD 605-310-6941 Pete Atkins, Broker Associate, Tea, SD 605-351-9847 Joel A Westra, Broker Associate, Chancellor, SD 605-957-5222 Phil Eggers, Broker Associate, Renner, SD 605-351-5438 Mark Zomer, Vande Vegte Zomer Auctions, Rock Valley, IA 712-470-2526 By Gov. Dennis Daugaard During the 2016 session, the State Legislature passed a package of three bills, based on the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Task Force. The purpose of these bills was to direct new funding to school districts to increase teacher salaries. I’m pleased to report that this effort has been a success. A new survey by the state Department of Education indicates that the average teacher salary is $46,924. This represents a one-year increase of 11.9 percent. The Blue Ribbon Task Force was convened to address the serious problem our schools faced when trying to recruit and retain excellent teachers. South Dakota had paid the lowest average teacher salary for decades, but in recent years the gap with our surrounding states had widened. For many teachers, neither the desire to stay close to home, nor South Dakota’s low cost of living, could any longer outweigh the significantly higher salaries offered in neighboring states. The task force’s recommendations addressed the problem head-on, and I again thank the task force members for their work. I also thank the legislators who had the courage to vote for bills that raised the sales tax, that rewrote the school funding formula, and that committed funds to innovation and sharing of services. The Legislature set a “target average salary” of $48,500 for teachers. We knew that we would not reach that average in the first year, because it will take time for schools to become more efficient and repurpose their own funds into salaries. I am very pleased that, with an average salary of nearly $47,000, our schools have made so much progress toward that goal. Our smaller, rural school districts are especially challenged to attract teachers, and so I am particularly pleased to see very sizable salary increases in many small districts. In Jones County, the average teacher salary increased by 22.4 percent. In Ethan, it increased by 19.7 percent. In Mobridge-Pollock, salaries increased 25 percent. Faith increased 18.3 percent. Iroquois increased 23.3 percent. Florence increased 19.6 percent. Burke increased 18.8 percent. Oelrichs salaries improved by 20.5 percent. Gayville-Volin went up 21.4 percent. And the highest increase in the state, as a percentage, was Waubay with 26.3 percent. Larger schools also enjoyed sizable raises, although they had higher salaries to begin with and therefore their percentage increases are generally lower. Most were close to the state average of 11.9 percent, although Brandon Valley achieved an increase of 19.3 percent and Meade County went up 14.7 percent. I have already heard from many superintendents that these raises are having an impact. Fewer teachers are departing, fewer vacancies are unfilled, more are applying for open positions and more teachers are staying in South Dakota rather than leaving the state. I am confident that, over the next year or two, the data we collect from school districts will show a persistence in the impact that we are seeing in the first year of these salary increases. Every South Dakotan wants to give our children a quality education, and we know that the most important means to that end is not buildings or equipment – it is great teachers. When the Legislature approved the Blue Ribbon package this year, it sent a clear message that South Dakotans were willing to invest in our teachers. I thank our school leaders for joining in that investment by using these funds to dramatically increase teacher salaries. Tell them you saw it in the Broadcaster! • AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION REPAIR • PAINT • FRAMEWORK • GLASS REPLACEMENT HOURS: M-F 9AM-6PM SAT 9AM-12PM 1205 CARR STREET • VERMILLION • 605.670.0471 AUCTION BlainesBodyShop@gmail.com 12:30 p.m. Sunday, November 27th, 2016 National Guard Armory • 603 Princeton St. Vermillion SD Lunch will be served • Full listing and photos go to Dakotarealty.com Auctioneer notes: Terms: Cash, good check, or card (4% processing fee on cards) Not responsible for accidents/theft. Sale day announcements take precedence. 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