South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 24:43:08:02 Eligibility for waiver. CHAPTER 24:43:03 24:43:08:02. Eligibility for waiver. The school board of an accredited school district may seek a waiver of one or more administrative rules or policies on behalf of a school within its jurisdiction to better meet local le…

Rule 24:43:08:03 Application for waiver. CHAPTER 24:43:03 24:43:08:03. Application for waiver. An application for a waiver shall be made using a form provided by the Department of Education. The form shall require the district to specify the administrative rule or policy for whic…

Rule 24:43:08:04 Application timelines. CHAPTER 24:43:03 24:43:08:04. Application timelines. An approved waiver shall take effect at the beginning of the next school fiscal year on July 1. The department must receive an application for a waiver at least 60 days prior to the start…

Rule 24:43:08:05 Term of waiver. 24:43:08:05. Term of waiver. Unless the application requests a shorter term, an approved waiver will remain in effect for five years from the start date of July 1 or the alternate start date set by the secretary according to § 24:43:08:03. Before …

Rule 24:43:08:06 Approval of waiver. 24:43:08:06. Approval of waiver. The secretary of education may approve the requested waiver if the plan will better meet local learning goals, enhance educational opportunity, promote equity, or increase accountability. The secretary shall re…

Rule 24:43:08:07 Appeal to South Dakota Board of Education. CHAPTER 24:43:03 24:43:08:07. Appeal to South Dakota Board of Education. If a request for a waiver by a board of education of a public school district is disapproved by the secretary of education, the board may appeal to…

Rule 24:43:08:08 Evaluation of waiver. 24:43:08:08. Evaluation of waiver. A school district or nonpublic school or program that has been granted a waiver shall implement its plan for evaluation of the waiver as required by § 24:43:08:02. A public school district that has been gra…

Rule 24:43:08:09 Multiple waivers. CHAPTER 24:43:03 24:43:08:09. Multiple waivers. A school district or nonpublic school or program may submit multiple applications for waivers of accreditation standards; each application will specify the waiver being sought and the school that w…

Rule 24:43:08:10 Secretary's authority to grant waivers limited. CHAPTER 24:43:03 24:43:08:10. Secretary's authority to grant waivers limited. The secretary of education may not waive a state statute. The secretary may waive an administrative rule promulgated by the Department of…

Rule 24:43:08:11 Annual report to South Dakota Board of Education of waivers granted. 24:43:08:11. Annual report to South Dakota Board of Education of waivers granted. After July 1, the Department of Education shall annually report to the South Dakota Board of Education the waive…

Rule 24:43:08:12 Adding waived course credits to high school transcripts. 24:43:08:12. Adding waived course credits to high school transcripts. If the department has approved a waiver that allows a school district to teach a high school-level course to students below grade nine, …

Rule 24:43:09:01 Disaster plan and drills. 24:43:09:01. Disaster plan and drills. Each school board or governing body shall prepare a written plan for the safety of pupils under its jurisdiction and shall conduct fire, tornado, and other disaster drills in accordance with such a …

Rule 24:43:09:02 Student records. 24:43:09:02. Student records. A permanent record of each student's scholarship and attendance shall be kept and stored in a safe place where it cannot be destroyed. If safe storage is not available at the school, a duplicate set of records shall …

Rule 24:43:09:03 Certificate. 24:43:09:03. Certificate. A certificate or plan of intent or both as applicable, for each person required to be certified shall be filed in the administrative office of the school system by the time of the first contract payment. The certificate shal…

Rule 24:43:09:04 Application of dual enrollment and minimum school day. 24:43:09:04. Application of dual enrollment and minimum school day. A dually enrolled student who is within the compulsory attendance age shall be enrolled in one or more systems for at least the minimum scho…

Rule 24:43:09:05 Repealed. 24:43:09:05. Length of school term for grades one, two, and three. Repealed. Source: 7 SDR 120, effective July 1, 1981; transferred from § 24:03:06:16, 9 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1983; 11 SDR 96, 11 SDR 112, effective July 1, 1985; repealed, SL 1995, …

Rule 24:43:09:06 School dismissal for state tournaments. 24:43:09:06. School dismissal for state tournaments.Days school is dismissed to allow students to attend a state tournament or playoff must be declared as vacation days and the time made up to meet the school term establish…

Rule 24:43:10:01 Instructional staff certification requirements. 24:43:10:01. Instructional staff certification requirements. All instructional staff must meet teacher preparation program approval rules as provided in article 24:53 and certification rules as provided in article 2…

Rule 24:43:10:02 Support personnel. CHAPTER 24:43:10 24:43:10:02. Support personnel. All support personnel must be certified by the division or licensed by their respective professional licensing boards to perform the specific responsibility assigned to them. Support personnel in…

Rule 24:43:11:01 Number of required credits for graduation from high school -- Personal learning plan required . 24:43:11:01. Number of required credits for graduation from high school -- Personal learning plan required. Required units of credit for high school graduation must be…

Rule 24:43:11:02 General requirements for high school graduation. 24:43:11:02. General requirements for high school graduation. The units of credit required for high school graduation must include the following: (1) Four units or more of language arts that must include the follow…

Rule 24:43:11:02.01 Specific units of credit required for high school graduation advanced endorsement. 24:43:11:02.01. Specific units of credit required for high school graduation advanced endorsement. The units of credit required for the high school graduation advanced endorseme…

Rule 24:43:11:02.02 Specific units of credit required for high school graduation advanced career endorsement. 24:43:11:02.02. Specific units of credit required for high school graduation advanced career endorsement. The units of credit required for the high school graduation adva…

Rule 24:43:11:02.03 Specific units of credit required for high school graduation advanced honors endorsement. 24:43:11:02.03. Specific units of credit required for high school graduation advanced honors endorsement. The units of credit required for the high school graduation adva…

Rule 24:43:11:03 Criteria for providing instruction over distance by electronic media. CHAPTER 24:43:11 24:43:11:03. Criteria for providing instruction over distance by electronic media. Instruction that originates from another location within the state or outside of the state an…

Rule 24:43:11:04 Repealed. 24:43:11:04. Specific units of credit required for high school graduation -- Standard high school program. Repealed. Source: 31 SDR 129, adopted March 2, 2005, effective July 1, 2009; transferred from § 24:03:06:06.06, 31 SDR 178, adopted May 4, 2005, e…

Rule 24:43:11:05 Repealed. 24:43:11:05. Specific units of credit required for high school graduation -- Distinguished high school program. Repealed. Source: 31 SDR 129, adopted March 2, 2005, effective July 1, 2009; transferred from § 24:03:06:06.07, 31 SDR 178, adopted May 4, 20…

Rule 24:43:11:06 Repealed 24:43:11:06. Standard and advanced high school programs. Repealed. Source: 31 SDR 129, effective March 22, 2005; transferred from § 24:03:06:31, 31 SDR 178, adopted May 4, 2005, effective July 1, 2005; repealed, 36 SDR 96, effective December 8, 2009.

Rule 24:43:11:07 Required high school unit offerings. 24:43:11:07. Required high school unit offerings. School districts must offer a minimum of the following every two years: (1) Four units of language arts which include a minimum of the following: (a) One and one-half units of …

Rule 24:43:11:08 Testing requirements. 24:43:11:08. Testing requirements. School districts shall administer a career interest assessment by the conclusion of grade eight and a career aptitude assessment by the end of the fall semester of grade ten. The assessment used in the deve…

Rule 24:43:11:09 Course equivalency exam. 24:43:11:09. Course equivalency exam. Course equivalency exams may be administered by a district if the district has received the approval for waiver from administrative rule pursuant to chapter 24:43:08 to offer equivalency exams for a s…

Rule 24:43:11:10 Repealed. 24:43:11:10. Students may complete standard high school program or change to recommended high school program. Repealed. Source: 36 SDR 96, effective December 8, 2009; 45 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2018.

Rule 24:43:11:11 Repealed. 24:43:11:11. End-of-course exams -- Submission date -- Approval -- Training. Repealed. Source: 37 SDR 127, effective December 28, 2010l; 42 SDR 98, effective January 7, 2016.

Rule 24:43:11:12 Repealed. 24:43:11:12. End-of-course exams -- Align to blueprint -- Prohibited questions. Repealed. Source: 37 SDR 127, effective December 28, 2010; 42 SDR 98, effective January 7, 2016.

Rule 24:43:11:13 Repealed. 24:43:11:13. End-of-course exam item refreshment -- Approval. Repealed. Source: 37 SDR 127, effective December 28, 2010; 42 SDR 98, effective January 7, 2016.

Rule 24:43:11:14 Repealed. 24:43:11:14. End-of-course exams -- Different versions -- Student retest. Repealed. Source: 37 SDR 127, effective December 28, 2010; 42 SDR 98, effective January 7, 2016.

Rule 24:43:11:15 Repealed. 24:43:11:15. End-of-course exam security procedures. Repealed. Source: 37 SDR 127, effective December 28, 2010; 42 SDR 98, effective January 7, 2016.

Rule 24:43:11:16 Repealed. 24:43:11:16. Submission of test data. Repealed. Source: 37 SDR 127, effective December 28, 2010; 42 SDR 98, effective January 7, 2016.

Rule 24:43:12:01 Distance learning provider certificate requirements and criteria. 24:43:12:01. Distance learning provider certificate requirements and criteria. The secretary of the department may issue a distance learning certificate to a distance learning provider if the provi…

Rule 24:43:12:02 Distance learning certificate application procedures. 24:43:12:02. Distance learning certificate application procedures. The department shall provide application procedures for securing a distance learning certificate. Source: 32 SDR 117, effective January 5, 200…

Rule 24:43:12:03 Duration and renewal of a distance learning certificate. 24:43:12:03. Duration and renewal of a distance learning certificate. A distance learning certificate is in effect for three calendar years following the date of issue from the secretary of the department. …

Rule 24:43:12:04 Distance learning certificate issuance fee. 24:43:12:04. Distance learning certificate issuance fee. The fee for requesting a distance learning certificate is $100 for each active certificate. A renewal processing fee of $100 is assessed to the distance learning …

Rule 24:43:12:05 Distance learning provider appeal process. 24:43:12:05. Distance learning provider appeal process. A distance learning provider has 14 calendar days from the date of a certificate decision by the secretary of the department to appeal. The department shall respond…

Rule 24:43:12:06 Student registration. 24:43:12:06. Student registration. Districts shall register students with a state-approved, distance learning provider. Source: 32 SDR 117, effective January 5, 2006. General Authority: SDCL 13-1-12.1, 13-3-47, 13-33-22. Law Implemented: SDC…

Rule 24:43:12:07 Student and school responsibility in a distance learning environment. 24:43:12:07. Student and school responsibility in a distance learning environment. The Department of Education shall set the requirements for online etiquette and ethics to be followed by the s…

Rule 24:43:12:08 Verification of coursework proficiency. 24:43:12:08. Verification of coursework proficiency. The Department of Education shall require proctored exams, methods to verify the completion of student coursework, and that students follow the required etiquette and eth…

Rule 24:43:12:09 South Dakota Virtual School. 24:43:12:09. South Dakota Virtual School. The South Dakota Virtual School is a consortium of approved statewide distance learning providers under the auspices of the Department of Education. The school may not grant diplomas or credit…

Rule 24:43:12:10 South Dakota Virtual School providers. 24:43:12:10. South Dakota Virtual School providers. The South Dakota Virtual School may include only approved distance learning providers. A provider may be added to the school at any time during the year. The provider remai…

Rule 24:43:12:11 Course approval. 24:43:12:11. Course approval. The Department of Education shall review and approve each course offered by an approved distance learning provider before posting the course offering to the South Dakota Virtual School. Each course shall be approved …

Rule 24:43:13:01 Repealed. 24:43:13:01. Eligibility. Repealed. Source: 35 SDR 48, effective September 10, 2008; 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017.