South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 24:40:13:02 Initial eligibility requirements. 24:40:13:02. Initial eligibility requirements. In order to be eligible to receive a South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship, a student must: (1) Be graduated from high school with a cumulative average grade of "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scal…

Rule 24:40:13:03 Loss of eligibility due to attendance outside South Dakota. 24:40:13:03. Loss of eligibility due to attendance outside South Dakota. A student is not eligible for the scholarship program if the student attends an institution located outside South Dakota for one o…

Rule 24:40:13:04 Exceptions to attendance restrictions. 24:40:13:04. Exceptions to attendance restrictions. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 24:40:13:03, full-time attendance at an institution located outside South Dakota is permitted in the following circumstances: (1) If the…

Rule 24:40:13:05 Credit hour threshold requirements for continuing eligibility. 24:40:13:05. Credit hour threshold requirements for continuing eligibility. To maintain eligibility, each student in the scholarship program must meet the following credit hour thresholds for the resp…

Rule 24:40:13:06 Persistence requirements for continuing eligibility. 24:40:13:06. Persistence requirements for continuing eligibility. Upon entering the scholarship program, each student shall maintain continuous attendance, enrolling in consecutive spring and fall terms, subjec…

Rule 24:40:13:07 Grade point requirements for continuing eligibility. 24:40:13:07. Grade point requirements for continuing eligibility. Numeric grades or their letter equivalents must be assigned for each credit hour that each student attempts and completes after admission into t…

Rule 24:40:13:08 Payment of benefits to students participating in the scholarship program. 24:40:13:08. Payment of benefits to students participating in the scholarship program. Upon a student's admission to the scholarship program, the executive director shall make scholarship p…

Rule 24:40:13:09 Reinstatement of eligibility lost due to failure to maintain grade point average. 24:40:13:09. Reinstatement of eligibility lost due to failure to maintain grade point average. Any student who loses eligibility because the student's cumulative grade point average…

Rule 24:40:13:10 Treatment of special enrollments for purposes of eligibility: summer sessions, interim sessions, repeated courses, asynchronous distance education courses. 24:40:13:10. Treatment of special enrollments for purposes of eligibility: summer sessions, interim session…

Rule 24:40:13:11 Repealed. 24:40:13:11. Progression examination requirements for continuing eligibility. Repealed. Source: 30 SDR 211, effective July 7, 2004; repealed, 37 SDR 54, effective September 28, 2010.

Rule 24:40:13:12 Transfer among participating institutions. 24:40:13:12. Transfer among participating institutions. A student may transfer among participating institutions without losing eligibility if the student makes timely application to transfer before September 20 for the f…

Rule 24:40:13:13 Equivalencies. 24:40:13:13. Equivalencies.For any requirement in this chapter that is stated in terms of semester, semester credit hours, grade point averages, or other technical terms commonly employed by institutions of higher education, the executive director …

Rule 24:40:13:14 Application for admission to the scholarship program or for transfer between participating institutions. 24:40:13:14. Application for admission to the scholarship program or for transfer between participating institutions. The following application and transfer r…

Rule 24:40:13:15 Tentative acceptance into the scholarship program and tentative approval of continued eligibility for transfer students. 24:40:13:15. Tentative acceptance into the scholarship program and tentative approval of continued eligibility for transfer students. The part…

Rule 24:40:13:16 Agreement to conditions of the scholarship program. 24:40:13:16. Agreement to conditions of the scholarship program. Participation in the scholarship program is limited to each student who abides by all conditions and requirements of the program, including any re…

Rule 24:40:13:17 Grievance procedures. 24:40:13:17. Grievance procedures. The student shall be permitted to bring a grievance to challenge institutional actions involving the determination of eligibility to participate in the program or of compliance with program requirements. Gr…

Rule 24:40:13:18 Institutional agreements. 24:40:13:18. Institutional agreements. Any institution that is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and that provides instruction from a campus located in South Dakota may enter into a written agreement wit…

Rule 24:40:13:19 Duties of the executive director. 24:40:13:19. Duties of the executive director. The executive director shall oversee the creation, operation, effectiveness, and adjustment of the scholarship program. To these ends, the executive director may delegate functions, …

Rule 24:40:13:20 Allocation of scholarship funds. 24:40:13:20. Allocation of scholarship funds. After initial or continuing eligibility requirements are established by the Board of Regents for each recipient, the scholarship funds will be distributed in accordance with § 13-55-33…

Rule 24:41:01:01 Definitions. 24:41:01:01. Definitions. Terms used in this article mean: (1) "Alternative certification," the process of completing an approved education program for teachers or a professional development plan for alternative certification while employed in a Sout…

Rule 24:41:02:01 Scope. 24:41:02:01. Scope. The mentoring program shall provide eligible beginning teachers in both alternative certification programs and new graduates with sustained support from a formally assigned mentor teacher. The formal assignment of mentor teachers who ha…

Rule 24:41:03:01 Guidelines. 24:41:03:01. Guidelines. The guidelines for implementation of a mentoring program within a district are as follows: (1) Formal assistance is provided by a mentor teacher to a beginning teacher; (2) Any district may apply to the Department of Education…

Rule 24:43:01:01 Definitions. 24:43:01:01. Definitions. Terms used in this article mean: (1) "Accreditation, state," certification by the secretary that a school system meets the adopted standards of the state board for a specified school fiscal year; (2) "ADM," average daily mem…

Rule 24:43:01:02 Approval defined. ARTICLE 24:43 24:43:01:02. Approval defined. "State approval" is a formal designation that may be given to a nonpublic school or specialized nonpublic educational program found to meet specified criteria, including applicable state laws and admi…

Rule 24:43:01:03 Improvement plan defined. ARTICLE 24:43 24:43:01:03. Improvement plan defined. An "improvement plan" is a written document developed by the school district, based on local data. An improvement plan sets forth policies, processes, practices, and strategies that ar…

Rule 24:43:01:04 External third-party accreditation agency defined. ARTICLE 24:43 24:43:01:04. External third-party accreditation agency defined. An "external third-party accreditation agency" is a private educational association of regional or national scope. It develops evaluat…

Rule 24:43:01:05 Nonpublic school defined. ARTICLE 24:43 24:43:01:05. Nonpublic school defined. A "nonpublic school" is a school operated by an organization or entity other than a school district that delivers education to students of compulsory school age in the state of South D…

Rule 24:43:01:06 Specialized nonpublic educational program defined. ARTICLE 24:43 24:43:01:06. Specialized nonpublic educational program defined. A "specialized nonpublic education program" is designed to serve a small segment of students in certain specified circumstances. The p…

Rule 24:43:01:07 Nonaccredited and nonapproved educational setting defined. ARTICLE 24:43 24:43:01:07. Nonaccredited and nonapproved educational setting defined. A setting that is neither accredited nor approved by the state of South Dakota and offers alternative instruction to s…

Rule 24:43:01:08 Plan of corrective action defined. ARTICLE 24:43 24:43:01:08. Plan of corrective action defined. A "plan of corrective action" is a written document that sets forth actions the district will implement, with timelines, to resolve a specified violation of state law…

Rule 24:43:01:09 Credit defined. 24:43:01:09. Credit defined. A student earns "credit" for a distance learning course based on the following: (1) Meeting standards set by the state for course content; (2) Mastery of the subject as determined by the teacher; (3) Demonstrating scho…

Rule 24:43:01:10 Distance learning course defined. 24:43:01:10. Distance learning course defined. A "distance learning course" is a course designed to be delivered to an elementary or secondary school in South Dakota by means of distance learning as defined in SDCL 13-33-20 and t…

Rule 24:43:01:11 Distance learning provider defined. 24:43:01:11. Distance learning provider defined. A "distance learning provider" is the accredited entity that is a provider of distance learning courses. Source: 32 SDR 117, effective January 5, 2006. General Authority: SDCL 13…

Rule 24:43:01:12 Physical school defined. 24:43:01:12. Physical school defined. A "physical school" is the school in the local attendance area to which a student is assigned based on the established residence of the guardians of the student. Source: 32 SDR 117, effective January …

Rule 24:43:02:01 Public school districts required to maintain state accreditation. ARTICLE 24:43 24:43:02:01. Public school districts required to maintain state accreditation. A South Dakota public school district must maintain state accreditation during the previous school fisca…

Rule 24:43:02:02 State accreditation system defined. 24:43:02:02. State accreditation system defined. For purposes of this article, the term state accreditation system, means a system established by the state to ensure that all public and non public school districts and public an…

Rule 24:43:02:03 Eligibility for state accreditation -- Compliance with regulations and district improvement plan. 24:43:02:03. Eligibility for state accreditation -- Compliance with regulations and district improvement plan. To be eligible for state accreditation, the school boa…

Rule 24:43:02:04 Approval of district improvement plan. 24:43:02:04. Approval of district improvement plan. The Department of Education shall establish and make known criteria for approval of the five-year district improvement plan based on state law and administrative rule. Sour…

Rule 24:43:02:05 Five-year accreditation cycle. 24:43:02:05. Five-year accreditation cycle. Public school district accreditation, and the accreditation of nonpublic schools that are seeking accreditation, is conducted by the Department of Education in a five-year cycle. The five-…

Rule 24:43:02:06 Accreditation review. 24:43:02:06. Accreditation review. At the conclusion of the five-year cycle, at a time mutually agreed upon, any public school district or nonpublic school that is eligible for continued state accreditation shall undergo a comprehensive revi…

Rule 24:43:02:07 Amended improvement plan. 24:43:02:07. Amended improvement plan. A school board may submit to the department an amendment to its improvement plan at any time during the five-year cycle. The amendment shall conform to the requirements for content and format specif…

Rule 24:43:02:08 Plan of Intent 24:43:02:08. Plan of Intent. Any district employing teachers or administrators who are non certified or are serving outside of their current certification shall have on file with the Department of Education a plan of intent stating how the district…

Rule 24:43:03:01 Approved external third-party accreditation agency option. 24:43:03:01. Approved external third-party accreditation agency option. The school board of a public school district or a nonpublic school seeking state accreditation may request in writing that the Depar…

Rule 24:43:03:02 Secretary may approve external third-party accreditation agency. CHAPTER 24:43:03 24:43:03:02. Secretary may approve external third-party accreditation agency. The secretary of education may approve an external third-party accreditation agency for purposes set fo…

Rule 24:43:03:03 Coordination of accreditation activities. 24:43:03:03. Coordination of accreditation activities. The department may coordinate accreditation activities with those of an approved external third-party accreditation agency, if requested by a public school district o…

Rule 24:43:04:01 State approval process for nonpublic schools or specialized nonpublic educational programs. 24:43:04:01. State approval process for nonpublic schools or specialized nonpublic educational programs. The secretary of education may approve nonpublic schools or specia…

Rule 24:43:04:02 Nonpublic schools may seek annual state approval. CHAPTER 24:43:03 24:43:04:02. Nonpublic schools may seek annual state approval. A nonpublic school operating within the borders of South Dakota may apply for state approval on an annual basis. The contents, format…