24:57:02:01.  Teacher performance standards. 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.

          Source: 38 SDR 58, effective October 17, 2011; 39 SDR 32, effective September 3, 2012; transferred from § 24:08:06:01, 40 SDR 102, effective December 4, 2013.

          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.

          24:57:02:02.  State minimum evaluation requirements. 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.

          Source: 40 SDR 102, effective December 4, 2013.

          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.

          24:57:02:03.  Alternative evaluation model. 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.

          Source: 40 SDR 102, effective December 4, 2013; 43 SDR 176, effective July 3, 2017.

          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.

          24:57:02:04.  Alternative evaluation application. 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.

          Source: 40 SDR 102, effective December 4, 2013.

          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.

          24:57:02:05.  Application timelines. 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.

          Source: 40 SDR 102, effective December 4, 2013.

          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.

          24:57:02:06.  Effect of application denial. 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.

          Source: 40 SDR 102, effective December 4, 2013.

          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.