South Dakota Administrative Code

24:55:02:09.04. Calculation of assessment readiness. To determine the percent of students successfully completing the assessment of readiness pathway, the department shall: (1) Determine the number of students in the cohort of students included in the school's prior year high sch…

24:55:02:09.05. Calculation of progress towards post high school credentials. To determine the percent of students successfully completing the progress towards post high school credentials pathway, the department shall: (1) Determine the number of students in the cohort of studen…

24:55:02:10. Calculation of total school performance index score for a public school. The department shall calculate the total school performance index (SPI) score for each public school by adding together all of the school's SPI key indicator scores. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective…

Rule 24:55:02:11 Repealed. 24:55:02:11. Calculation of SPI score for the state level. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.

24:55:02:12. Academic growth key indicator. The department shall calculate the academic growth school performance index (SPI) key indicator score of each public school using student growth percentiles to calculate growth in English language arts and in mathematics, based on the p…

Rule 24:55:02:13 Repealed. 24:55:02:13. Effective teachers and principals key indicator. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015.

Rule 24:55:02:14 Repealed. 24:55:02:14. School climate key indicator. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015.

24:55:02:15. Calculation of English language proficiency key indicator score. The department shall calculate an English language proficiency key indicator score for each public school based on the performance of full academic year English learner students in grades kindergarten t…

24:55:02:16. Calculation of graduation rate key indicator score. To calculate the graduation rate school performance index key indicator score for a public secondary school, the department shall multiply the graduation rate by the maximum points available for this indicator. This…

24:55:03:01. School performance index ranking. The department shall rank all public schools according to each school's total school performance index score. This ranking is the basis for the classification of public schools referenced in this chapter. The department shall rank th…

Rule 24:55:03:02 Classifications of public schools. 24:55:03:02. Classifications of public schools. The department shall classify public schools meeting the designation criteria set out in §§ 24:55:03:07 and 24:55:03:08 as: (1) Comprehensive support and improvement schools; or (2…

Rule 24:55:03:03 Repealed. 24:55:03:03. Classification of exemplary schools. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.

Rule 24:55:03:04 Repealed. 24:55:03:04. Classification of status schools. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.

Rule 24:55:03:05 Repealed. 24:55:03:05. Classification of progressing schools. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.

Rule 24:55:03:06 Repealed. 24:55:03:06. Classification of non-Title I schools as priority schools. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015.

24:55:03:07. Classification of comprehensive support and improvement schools. The department shall classify a school as a comprehensive support and improvement school if it meets any of the following criteria: (1) The school is a Title I school whose total school performance inde…

Rule 24:55:03:07.01 Repealed. 24:55:03:07.01. Classification of priority districts. Repealed. Source: 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.

24:55:03:08. Classification of targeted support and improvement schools. The department shall classify any public school, not already classified as a comprehensive support and improvement school, as a targeted support and improvement school, or as an additional targeted support a…

Rule 24:55:03:09 Repealed. 24:55:03:09. Transition year classification of Title I priority and focus schools. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015.

Rule 24:55:03:10 Repealed. 24:55:03:10. Transition year classification of Title I priority schools at the presecondary school level. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015.

Rule 24:55:03:11 Repealed. 24:55:03:11. Transition year classification of Title I priority schools at the secondary school level. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015.

Rule 24:55:03:12 Repealed. 24:55:03:12. Transition year classification of focus schools at the presecondary school level. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015.

Rule 24:55:03:13 Repealed. 24:55:03:13. Transition year classification of focus schools at the secondary school level. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015.

Rule 24:55:03:14 Repealed. 24:55:03:14. SIG priority schools. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015.

24:55:03:15. Ranking and classification suspended for 2016-2017. Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, the department may not rank public schools for the 2016-2017 school year. For the 2016-2017 school year, the department shall retain the classification assigned t…

Rule 24:55:04:01 Interventions and rewards. 24:55:04:01. Interventions and rewards. The system of interventions for public schools includes sanctions, rewards, and recognition. The interventions and rewards component of the state's accountability system serves primarily to promot…

Rule 24:55:04:02 Interventions for comprehensive support and improvement schools. 24:55:04:02. Interventions for comprehensive support and improvement schools. Each school classified as a comprehensive support and improvement school shall: (1) Conduct a state-approved comprehensi…

Rule 24:55:04:03 Repealed. 24:55:04:03. Interventions for priority districts. Repealed Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013; 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015; 42 SDR 98, effective January 7, 2016; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6,…

Rule 24:55:04:04 Interventions for targeted support and improvement schools. 24:55:04:04. Interventions for targeted support and improvement schools. Each public school district with one or more schools classified as a targeted support and improvement school shall ensure that the…

Rule 24:55:04:05 Repealed. 24:55:04:05. Additional interventions for school districts with fifty percent or more of schools classified as focus schools. Repealed. Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; repealed, 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013.

Rule 24:55:04:06 Exiting comprehensive support and improvement school classification. 24:55:04:06. Exiting comprehensive support and improvement school classification. After a school has been classified a comprehensive support and improvement school for four years, the department…

Rule 24:55:04:07 Failure of comprehensive support and improvement school to progress. 24:55:04:07. Failure of comprehensive support and improvement school to progress. For comprehensive support and improvement schools failing to meet the exit criteria referenced in § 24:55:04:06 …

24:55:04:08. Exiting targeted support and improvement school classification. After a school has been classified a targeted support and improvement school for two years, the department shall examine whether the school meets the exit criteria based on the data from the years of des…

Rule 24:55:04:08.01 Repealed. 24:55:04:08.01. Exit criteria for a school classified as a focus school pursuant to § 24:55:03:08(1) or (2). Repealed. Source: 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013; 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015; 43 SDR 176, effective July 3, 2017; 44 SDR 95,…

Rule 24:55:04:08.02 Repealed. 24:55:04:08.02. Exit criteria for schools classified as focus schools pursuant to § 24:55:03:08(3). Repealed. Source: 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.

Rule 24:55:04:09 Failure of targeted support and improvement school to progress. 24:55:04:09. Failure of targeted support and improvement school to progress. If a Title I targeted support and improvement school designated under subdivision 24:55:03:08(2) does not meet the exit cr…

Rule 24:55:04:10 Rewards and recognition. 24:55:04:10. Rewards and recognition. The department shall develop and implement a recognition program for public schools exemplifying either the greatest progress or the greatest overall performance on indicators within the school perfor…

24:55:04:11. Classification and exit criteria suspended for 2015-2016. Repealed. Source: 42 SDR 182, effective June 27, 2016; 49 SDR 35, effective October 10, 2022.

Rule 24:55:05:01 Academic progress defined. 24:55:05:01. Academic progress defined. For purposes of this chapter, the term, academic progress, means a public school's attainment of yearly targets that the department has established to ensure attainment of a six-year goal for cont…

24:55:05:02. Student achievement progress goals and targets. For each public school and school district, the department shall calculate a unique student achievement progress goal that results in all students demonstrating proficiency by the 2032-2033 school year. To achieve that …

24:55:05:03. Calculation of student achievement progress goals and yearly targets. The department shall calculate student achievement progress goals and yearly targets separately for English language arts and mathematics and for each student group in each public school as follows…

24:55:05:04. Graduation rate progress goals and targets. For each public school and school district, the department shall calculate a unique graduation rate progress goal that results in all students meeting the graduation rate by the 2032-2033 school year. To achieve that long-t…

24:55:05:05. Calculation of graduation rate progress goals and yearly targets. 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 de…

24:55:05:06. English language proficiency rate progress goals and targets. For each public school and school district, the department shall calculate a unique English language proficiency goal that results in all students meeting English language proficiency rates by the 2032-203…

24:55:05:07. Calculation of English language proficiency rate progress goals and yearly targets. 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 th…

Rule 24:55:05:08 Student-level English language proficiency progress goal and targets. 24:55:05:08. Student-level English language proficiency progress goal and targets. For each English learner, the department shall calculate a unique student-level English language proficiency p…

Rule 24:55:05:09 Calculation of student-level English language proficiency progress goal and targets. 24:55:05:09. Calculation of student-level English language proficiency progress goal and targets. The department shall calculate student-level English language proficiency yearly…

Rule 24:55:06:01 Department review and reporting. 24:55:06:01. Department review and reporting. 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. Source: 39 SDR 51, e…

24:55:06:02. School districts must publish accountability results. 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…

Rule 24:55:06:03 Student privacy rights not affected. 24:55:06:03. Student privacy rights not affected. Nothing in this chapter is intended to waive the requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (2010) or SDCL 1-27-1.5(1). Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012. General Authority: …