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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:05 - Academic progress › Section 24:55:05:05 - Calculation of graduation rate progress goals and yearly targets

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The department shall calculate graduation rate goals and yearly targets for each student group in each public school as follows:
(1) Based on the graduation rates from the 2017-2018 school year, the department shall determine the fiftieth percentile school;
(2) Determine the gain in graduation rate the school will need to achieve to reach the same graduation rate as the fiftieth percentile school within five years. This is the school's graduation rate progress goal; and
(3) Divide the school's graduation rate progress goal determined in subdivision (2) by five, rounding to the nearest hundredth. This is the school's annual target for increasing the percentage of students meeting the graduation rate at the necessary rate to reach the same level as the fiftieth percentile school within five years.
These calculations shall be repeated for each public school and for all of its student groups referenced in §
										24:55:01:05. The minimum student group size of ten as referenced in §
										24:55:07:05  applies for reporting purposes.
For schools performing above the fiftieth percentile in the 2017-2018 school year, annual targets shall be set to reach the level of the seventy-fifth percentile school by the 2024-2025 school year using the above methodology. For schools performing above the seventyfifth percentile school in the 2017-2018 school year, annual targets shall be set to reach a one hundred percent graduation rate by the 2032-2033 school year.
An example of this calculation is illustrated in Appendix B at the end of this chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(1)(5).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-62 to  13-3-65,  13-3-69, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:05 - Academic progress › Section 24:55:05:06 - English language proficiency rate progress goals and targets

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For each public school and public school district, the department shall calculate a unique English language proficiency goal that will result in all students meeting English language proficiency rates by the 2032-2033 school year. In order to achieve that long-term goal, the department shall set interim goals at the five-year mark and ten-year mark. The interim goals shall be set so that by the 2024-2025 school year, each school attains the same English language proficiency rate as the fiftieth percentile school from the 2017-2018 school year. Further, the department shall set unique English language proficiency goals for each school to attain the English language proficiency rate of the seventy-fifth percentile school from the 2017-2018 school year by the 2029-2030 school year. Following the 2024-2025 school year, the department shall reset goals and targets to reach the performance level of the seventy-fifth percentile school from the 2017-2018 school year. Following the 2029-2030 school year, the department shall again set annual targets that will result in all schools meeting the English language proficiency rate.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(1)(5).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-62 to  13-3-65,  13-3-69, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:05 - Academic progress › Section 24:55:05:07 - Calculation of English language proficiency rate progress goals and yearly targets

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The department shall calculate English language proficiency rate goals and yearly targets for each public school as follows:
(1) Based on the English language proficiency rate from the 2017-2018 school year, the department shall determine the fiftieth percentile school;
(2) Determine the gain in the English language proficiency rate the school will need to achieve to reach the same English language proficiency rate as the fiftieth percentile school within five years. This is the school's English language proficiency rate progress goal; and
(3) Divide the school's English language proficiency rate progress goal by five, rounding to the nearest hundredth. This is the school's annual target for increasing the percentage of students meeting the English language proficiency rate at the necessary rate to reach the same level as the fiftieth percentile school within five years.
These calculations shall be repeated for each public school. The minimum student group size of ten as referenced in §
										24:55:07:05  applies for reporting purposes.
For schools performing above the fiftieth percentile in the 2017-2018 school year, annual targets shall be set to reach the level of the seventy-fifth percentile school by the 2024-2025 school year using the above methodology. For schools performing above the seventyfifth percentile school in the 2017-2018 school year, annual targets shall be set to result in one hundred percent of schools meeting the English language proficiency by the 2032- 2033 school year.
An example of this calculation is illustrated in Appendix C at the end of this chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(1)(5).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-62 to  13-3-65,  13-3-69, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:05 - Academic progress › Section 24:55:05:08 - Student-level English language proficiency progress goal and targets

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For each English learner, the department shall calculate unique academic progress targets leading reaching the states proficiency score on the English language proficiency assessment for English learners. Targets shall be set based upon the English learners first score on the English language proficiency assessment, such that a student scoring a level one or two shall have five years to exit, a student scoring level three shall have four years to exit, and a student scoring level four shall have three years to exit.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(1)(2)(5).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-62 to  13-3-65,  13-3-69, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:05 - Academic progress › Section 24:55:05:09 - Calculation of student-level English language proficiency progress goal and targets

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The department shall calculate student-level English language proficiency yearly targets for each English learner as follows:
(1) Based on the students first score on the English language proficiency assessment, the department shall determine after how many additional years the student should meet the goal of proficiency on the assessment;
(2) Subtract the students first score from the proficiency goal to determine the progress the student must make to realize the goal in the prescribed time frame;
(3) Divide the amount by the years the student is allotted, based on the goal set out in 24:55:05:08, rounding to the nearest tenth. This is the students annual target for increasing proficiency at the necessary rate to reach the proficiency level within the prescribed time frame.
An example of this calculation is illustrated in Appendix D at the end of this chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(1)(5).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-62 to  13-3-65,  13-3-69, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:05 - Academic progress › Appendix A

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General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:05 - Academic progress › Appendix D

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Example of Calculation of Student-Level English Language Proficiency (ELP) Rate Progress Annual Targets
Student
1st ELP
Assessment
score
Goal
Annual Increase to reach goal
Year 1 Target
Year 2 Target
Year 3 Target
Year 4 Target
Year 5 Target
John Doe
3.2
5.0
0.4
3.6
4.2
4.7
5.0
N/A
Jane Doe
1.2
5.0
.8
2.0
2.8
3.5
4.3
5.0
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:06 - Review and reporting requirements › Section 24:55:06:01 - Department review and reporting

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The department shall annually review and report accountability system results consistent with the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 6311(h) in effect on December 10, 2015.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-62,  13-3-65,  13-3-67,  13-3-69, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:06 - Review and reporting requirements › Section 24:55:06:02 - School districts must publish accountability results

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Each school district shall publish and disseminate the accountability system results of each public school in the district, including the final classifications of public schools in the district pursuant to chapter 24:55:03, to parents, teachers, principals, schools, and the community consistent with the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 6311(h) effective December 10, 2015.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-62,  13-3-65,  13-3-67,  13-3-69, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:06 - Review and reporting requirements › Section 24:55:06:03 - Student privacy rights not affected

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Nothing in this chapter is intended to waive the requirements of 20 U.S.C. §
										1232 g (2010) or SDCL  1-27-1.5(1).
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:06 - Review and reporting requirements › Section 24:55:06:04

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General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:01 - All public school students assessed

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All students enrolled in public school shall take the state academic assessment.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:02 - At least 95 percent assessed

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A school shall administer the state academic assessment to at least 95 percent of the students and 95 percent of students within a student group who are enrolled in the tested grades for the state academic assessment on May first. If a school fails to administer the state assessments to 95 percent of students or of the members of a student group, those students necessary to be counted to reach 95 percent shall receive a value of zero in calculating the student achievement key indicator.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:03 - Dually enrolled students

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For purposes of the student achievement, academic growth, high school completion, graduation rate, English language proficiency, and college and career readiness key indicators, a student who is dually enrolled is counted at the public school where the student spends greater than 50 percent of the school day. For purposes of the student attendance key indicator, a student is counted based on his or her attendance percentage, as referenced in §
									24:55:02:07, in each attendance center.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:04 - Student transfers during the academic year

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Results of students who transfer from one public school to another public school between October first and May first within the same public school district are counted at the district level for student achievement, academic growth, English language proficiency, and attendance SPI key indicator scores. Results of students who transfer from one public school district to another public school district between October first and May first are counted at the state level for student achievement, academic growth, English language proficiency, and attendance SPI key indicator scores.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:05 - Student group size

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To conform with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. §
										1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99 (March 8, 2012), the department shall use a minimum group size of ten students for each student group of §
									24:55:01:05  when publicly reporting accountability results. If a student group has fewer than ten students, that group's accountability results may not be publicly reported. The department may not report student group results if all of the students in a group have the same student achievement level as defined in §
									24:55:01:04(4).
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:06 - Insufficient group size

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Accountability determinations for public schools may not be required if the number of students in a group is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information, or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student. Schools with fewer than 10 students tested over the three years considered for student achievement must undergo a small school audit process to determine progress towards academic goals.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:07 - Public schools with no grades assessed

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For accountability purposes, the department shall link public schools that have no grades assessed with public schools into which their students feed.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:08 - Requirements for all public schools

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All public schools, including Title I schools, must participate in the state academic assessment.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:11 - Participation of students who are English learners

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A student who is an English learner and in the student's first year of enrollment in a school in the United States is not required to take the state academic assessment in English language arts, if the student has participated in the annual test of English language proficiency as referenced in 20 U.S.C. 6311 (2015). Participation in the annual test of English language proficiency meets the requirement of 95 percent participation referenced in §
									24:55:07:02. A student is exempt from only one iteration of the state academic assessment in English language arts.
If a student who is an English learner enrolls for the first time after the testing window for the English language proficiency test has ended, the student counts toward the requirement of 95 percent participation in English language arts referenced in §
									24:55:07:02  by completing the English learner eligibility assessment.
A student who is an English learner and in the student's first year enrolled in a school in the United States is required to take the state academic assessments in mathematics and science. The results are not included in the calculation of the student achievement school performance index key indicator. However, the student counts toward the requirement of 95 percent participation as referenced in §
									24:55:07:02.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:12 - Student moves

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All students are required to take the state academic assessment at their current public school during the testing timeline established by the department. However, if a student moves during the testing timeline and has not previously been tested, the receiving public school must test the student. Students who have been tested at their previous public school and have moved to a new public school are not required to test again.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:13 - Student moves, full academic year not met

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Students who move and enroll in a public school district for less than a full academic year must be tested, but their results for student achievement, attendance, English language proficiency, and academic growth count at the state level when the department calculates total SPI and academic progress.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-55,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:14 - Student drops out completing less than half the academic year

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A student who drops out from a public high school, having attended fewer than fifty percent of the school's scheduled days at the student's last school of attendance, shall count for the graduation rate and the completer rate at the public school in which the student was enrolled for the majority of the student's time in grades nine through twelve. A student who drops out, having attended fifty percent or more of the public high school's scheduled days, shall count at the school in which the student was last enrolled.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:15 - Attributing credit for college and career readiness key indicator

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A student shall count for the college and career readiness key indicator at the school for which the student counted for the purposes of the graduation rate.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:07 - All public schools and public school students included › Section 24:55:07:16 - Special considerations

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For accountability purposes, students are assigned as follows:
(1) If a student is placed at any of the following, with tuition paid by an entity other than the resident district, the student is counted only at the state level:
(a) An attendance center or program other than an attendance center in the district;
(b) A private, nonprofit facility;
(c) A state or privately-operated school, and the placement was made by Unified Judicial System, Department of Corrections, Department of Social Services, or another state agency authorized to place students; or
(d) Out-of-state students placed in a South Dakota facility to serve the special needs of the student;
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:08 - PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CHANGES › Section 24:55:08:01 - Public school or district changing grade span or physical status

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A public school or public school district that proposes to change its grade span or physical building capacity must submit a request to the department to explain the reasons for the proposed change. The department shall review the request and either approve or deny. Regardless of changes made in student population, a school identified as a comprehensive support and improvement or targeted support and improvement school is not eligible for new accountability status while in the identified classification.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:08 - PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CHANGES › Section 24:55:08:02 - Students attending public school or district in first year of operation - Included in accountability classification

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Students attending a public school district in its first year of operation are included in the accountability classification at the public school level.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-51,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:08 - PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CHANGES › Section 24:55:08:03 - Accountability classification determination starts with first year of operation

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Accountability classifications for new public schools are made by the department within their first year of operation.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:08 - PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CHANGES › Section 24:55:08:04 - Public school boundaries altered - Prior academic progress goals and targets recalculated

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If a public school district that has two or more attendance centers per grade span changes boundaries such that at least fifty percent of the student population of the attendance center, or students in the grade spans assessed in that attendance center, moved and have been replaced with students from another attendance center within the district:
(1) The academic progress goals and targets of the affected public schools shall be recalculated using the methodology in §
									24:55:05:03  and shall be applied for the remaining years of the current cycle; and
(2) If one or more of the affected schools has been classified as a comprehensive support and improvement school, the classification shall be removed by the department, notwithstanding the provisions of §
									24:55:04:06.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:08 - PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CHANGES › Section 24:55:08:05 - School district consolidation - Prior academic progress goals and targets recalculated

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If two or more public school districts consolidate under the provisions of SDCL chapter 13-6:
(1) The academic progress goals and targets of the affected public schools shall be recalculated using the methodology in §
									24:55:05:03  and shall be applied for the remaining years of the current cycle; and
(2) If one or more of the affected schools has been classified as a comprehensive support and improvement school, the classification shall be removed by the department, notwithstanding the provisions of §
									24:55:04:06.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:09 - Appeals › Section 24:55:09:01 - Public schools may review data

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A public school district on behalf of a public school may review the results and classification of the school under the accountability system. If the public school district believes the results or classification to be incorrect for statistical or other reasons, it may appeal the accuracy of the data to the department.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(10)
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(10)
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:09 - Appeals › Section 24:55:09:02 - Public school district to appeal not later than ten days after notification

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A public school district on behalf of a public school must submit an appeal form provided by the department and supporting documentation not later than ten business days after the initial public release of the accountability system report card.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(10).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(10).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:09 - Appeals › Section 24:55:09:03 - Final determination by department

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Following review of the materials submitted pursuant to §
									24:55:09:02, the department shall make a final determination regarding the accuracy of the data. The public school district must be notified in writing by the department of the final decision within thirty calendar days after receipt of the appeal.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(10).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(10).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system › Chapter 24:55:10 - Accountability system review › Section 24:55:10:01 - Accountability system review

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The department shall periodically review the accountability system to ensure that it is fair and appropriate for the state's public schools and to determine whether the system contributes to the state's effective education system.
The department shall review the accountability system following the 2018-2019 school year.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(11).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:01 - School district consortium agreements › Section 24:56:01:01 - Deadline and requirements for submission of agreements

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Any agreement between a consortium of school districts exercising joint powers or intergovernmental cooperation referenced in SDCL  13-6-97 must be approved by all participating school districts no later than the February first preceding the school year for which the agreement will take effect. The approved agreement, along with written proof of approval by all participating districts, must be submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Education via first class United States mail and be postmarked no later than five days after approval of the agreement by all participating districts. In addition to complying with all applicable provisions of South Dakota law, the agreement must address significant cost savings to be achieved through the agreement and demonstrate how the educational needs of all students in all participating districts will be served. The Secretary may also require the participating districts to submit additional information necessary to make the determinations referenced in §
									24:56:01:02.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-6-97.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:01 - School district consortium agreements › Section 24:56:01:02 - Criteria for approval of agreements

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In reviewing agreements referenced in §
									24:56:01:01, the Secretary shall consider whether the agreement results in significant cost savings to all participating districts, whether the agreement serves the educational needs of all students in all the participating districts, and whether the agreement otherwise complies with the requirements of this chapter. The Secretary may deny an agreement which fails to comply with any criteria referenced in this section.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-6-97.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:01 - School district consortium agreements › Section 24:56:01:03 - Decision of the Secretary

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The Secretary shall issue a decision regarding the agreement no later than April first. The Secretary's decision must be in writing and served upon the superintendent of each participating district.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-6-97.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:02 - Whole grade sharing agreements › Section 24:56:02:01 - Deadline and criteria for approval of agreements

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Agreements referenced in SDCL  13-15-30 and  13-15-31 must be submitted to the Secretary via first class United States mail and postmarked no later than five days after approval of the agreement by all participating school districts. The Secretary shall consider whether the agreement complies with the requirements of SDCL  13-15-30 and  13-15-31 and may require the participating districts to submit additional information necessary for this determination. The Secretary may deny any agreement which does not meet the requirements of SDCL  13-15-30 and  13-15-31 or the requirements of this chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-32.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-15-30 to  13-15-32, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:02 - Whole grade sharing agreements › Section 24:56:02:02 - Decision of the Secretary

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The Secretary shall issue a decision regarding the agreement no later than April first. The Secretary's decision must be in writing and served upon the superintendent of each participating school district.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-32.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-15-30 to  13-15-32, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:03 - Shared services grants › Section 24:56:03:01 - Purpose

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Shared services grants are designed to provide an incentive for school districts to share employees and shall be administered by the Department of Education.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-1.4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97,  13-15-1.1, SDCL  13-15-1.4.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:03 - Shared services grants › Section 24:56:03:02 - Criteria for grant funds

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An applicant for a shared services grant must meet the following criteria:
(1) Be an accredited public school district in South Dakota;
(2) Demonstrate the need among participating school districts for the shared employee services; and
(3) Demonstrate sustainability of the plan to provide the shared employee services.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-1.4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97,  13-15-1.1,  13-15-1.4.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:03 - Shared services grants › Section 24:56:03:03 - Application and award period

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The department shall inform all school districts of the application and award period and the amount of grant funds available each year. The department shall also provide school districts with a scoring rubric. An applicant shall apply on a form provided by the department. The department may request additional information as necessary to determine eligibility and to make an award decision, and the application is not complete until all necessary information is submitted.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-1.4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97,  13-15-1.1,  13-15-1.4.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:03 - Shared services grants › Section 24:56:03:04 - Review process

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Grant recipients and award amounts will be determined by the department, utilizing a competitive process and involving a group of reviewers designated by the Secretary. Applications addressing rural or sparsity needs, increased opportunities or services for students, or increased efficiency will be given priority.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-1.4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97,  13-15-1.1,  13-15-1.4.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:03 - Shared services grants › Section 24:56:03:05 - Grant Conditions

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In addition to complying with all assurances required by the department in the application referenced in §
									24:56:03:03, all grantees will be subject to the following conditions:
(1) The amount of a grant may not exceed the actual cost as proposed in the application;
(2) Grants may be used for purchased services, salary, benefits, and associated travel expenses;
(3) Grant funds shall not be used for costs associated with writing the grant proposal, contractual obligations which began before the award date, purchases or services beyond the project outcomes or activities, or capital expenditures;
(4) Grant funds may be awarded for up to a three year period with a fifty percent reduction in annual funding in year two and seventy-five percent reduction in year three; and
(5) No more than three different shared service employees will be included in any one award.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-1.4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97,  13-15-1.1,  13-15-1.4.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:03 - Shared services grants › Section 24:56:03:06 - Distribution of funds

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A grant shall be paid on a reimbursement basis following the procedures and requirements outlined by the department.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-1.4
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97,  13-15-1.1,  13-15-1.4.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:03 - Shared services grants › Section 24:56:03:07 - Grant reporting and evaluation

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Each district utilizing grant funds to share an employee shall report personnel data in the state staffing database. Each grantee shall also submit a mid-year and annual grant report. The deadlines and details required in the report shall be determined at the time of the grant approval.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-1.4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97,  13-15-1.1,  13-15-1.4.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:56 - Cooperation in education › Chapter 24:56:03 - Shared services grants › Section 24:56:03:08 - Default

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The submission of false or misleading statements, omissions, or information as part of the grant application or the failure to comply with any grant requirement shall be considered a default upon the terms of a grant. In the event of a default, the department may require the grantee to repay the grant to the department within thirty days of a written demand from the department. The department may begin a civil action to recover any grant funds that a grantee is required to repay.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-15-1.4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-6-97,  13-15-1.1,  13-15-1.4.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:57 - Teacher performance standards and evaluation › Chapter 24:57:01 - Definitions › Section 24:57:01:01 - Definitions

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Terms used in this article mean:
(1) "Danielson framework," the twenty-two components, clustered into domains one through four, inclusive, in The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument (2013 edition) by Charlotte Danielson;
(2) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Education;
(3) "Evaluation," a process to assess objectively the performance of a teacher;
(4) "Professional practice rating," the rating assigned to a teacher using at least one component from each of the four domains of the Danielson framework;
(5) "State assessments," the academic achievement tests referenced in SDCL 13-3-55 and the science achievement test provided by the Department pursuant to 20 U.S.C. §
										6311(b)(1)(C), as amended through December 1, 2013;
(6) "State minimum evaluation requirements," the model for evaluating teacher performance which, for each teacher:
(a) Assigns a professional practice rating;
(b) Assigns a student growth rating based on attainment of student learning objectives;
(c) Will be used to guide professional growth; and
(d) Provides clear, timely, and useful feedback, including feedback that identifies needs and guides professional development;
The ratings in (a) and (b) may be combined into a summative effectiveness rating;
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:57 - Teacher performance standards and evaluation › Chapter 24:57:02 - Teacher Evaluation Process › Section 24:57:02:01 - Teacher performance standards

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Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, the minimum professional performance standards to be used as a basis for evaluating teacher performance shall be aligned with the Danielson framework.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33,  13-42-34.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33,  13-42-34.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:57 - Teacher performance standards and evaluation › Chapter 24:57:02 - Teacher Evaluation Process › Section 24:57:02:02 - State minimum evaluation requirements

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Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, each school district must, at a minimum, use all the state minimum evaluation requirements when evaluating teachers in the district.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33 to  13-42-35, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:57 - Teacher performance standards and evaluation › Chapter 24:57:02 - Teacher Evaluation Process › Section 24:57:02:03 - Alternative evaluation model

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Notwithstanding §
									24:57:02:02, a school district may use a model of professional practice other than the Danielson framework to evaluate its teachers if it proves to the department that this model is aligned with the Danielson framework. A school district may also choose not to use student learning objectives as a measure of student growth if it proves to the department that the district's method of measuring student growth for all teachers in the district reflects a rigorous, yet realistic expectation of student growth that can be achieved during the instructional period and includes district, school, or teacher-developed assessments.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33 to  13-42-35, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:57 - Teacher performance standards and evaluation › Chapter 24:57:02 - Teacher Evaluation Process › Section 24:57:02:04 - Alternative evaluation application

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If a district chooses to use the options provided in §
									24:57:02:03, it must apply on forms provided by the department. The department may require additional documents and information necessary to enable the department to make the determinations referenced in §
									24:57:02:03.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33 to  13-42-35, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:57 - Teacher performance standards and evaluation › Chapter 24:57:02 - Teacher Evaluation Process › Section 24:57:02:05 - Application timelines

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All materials specified in §
									24:57:02:04  must be received by the department by January thirty-first before the school year in which the district intends to implement the alternative evaluation model. By April 1 of that year, the department shall review the application and all documentation and issue a decision on the application. If a district's model is approved by the department, the district must submit any subsequent revisions for review and approval pursuant to this chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33 to  13-42-35, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:57 - Teacher performance standards and evaluation › Chapter 24:57:02 - Teacher Evaluation Process › Section 24:57:02:06 - Effect of application denial

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The department may deny the application if the district fails to submit all materials specified in §
									24:57:02:04  by the deadline or if the department determines that the proposed model does not meet the requirements of §
									24:57:02:03. If the application is denied, the district shall comply with all state minimum evaluation requirements for the upcoming school year. Nothing in this chapter requires the department to provide a hearing on the district's application.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-3-69(7),  13-42-33 to  13-42-35, inclusive.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:58 - Principal Performance Standards and Evaluation › Chapter 24:58:01 - Definitions › Section 24:58:01:01 - Definitions

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Unless otherwise defined in this section, terms defined in §
									24:57:01:01  have the same meaning when used in this article. Other terms used in this article mean:
(1) "Assistant principal," for purposes of this article, an individual who:
(a) Is a school building level leader;
(b) Has been issued a current South Dakota administrator certificate ;
(c) Is designated as an assistant principal in reports required by the department pursuant to SDCL  13-3-51; and
(d) Participates in the evaluation of teachers pursuant to article 24:57;
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:58 - Principal Performance Standards and Evaluation › Chapter 24:58:02 - Framework for effective principals › Section 24:58:02:01 - Framework for effective principals defined

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The framework for effective principals shall consist of the six domains and twenty-two components of professional performance to promote student success referenced in this chapter. Nothing in this chapter is intended to supplement or modify the code of professional ethics in chapters 24:08:03 and 24:11:03. The department shall provide a principal evaluation handbook to assist schools in implementing this framework.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-1-12.1,  13-3-69(7).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-12.1,  13-3-47,  13-3-68,  13-3-69.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:58 - Principal Performance Standards and Evaluation › Chapter 24:58:02 - Framework for effective principals › Section 24:58:02:02 - Vision and goals domain defined

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Principals and assistant principals shall demonstrate the ability guide the development and implementation of a shared vision, mission, and goals for the school. This shall include the following components:
(1) Developing and implementing goals, objectives, and strategies to achieve a shared vision for school and student success; and
(2) Reviewing and monitoring the school's vision, mission, goals, and school improvement plans referenced in §
									24:43:02:03(2)  to ensure high expectations for student learning and continuous school improvement.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-1-12.1,  13-3-69(7).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-12.1,  13-3-47,  13-3-68,  13-3-69.