<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2a000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:20:05"><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000000">24</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000000">:</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000000">28</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000000">:</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000000">20</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000000">:</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000000">05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000001">.  Endorsements </span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000001">by</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000001"> content test.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0"> An applicant who has completed an elementary preparation program, has passed the state-designated pedagogy test, may request the following endorsements if the applicant has passed the state-designated content test for the requested endorsement. The endorsements are:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">  Early childhood birth through three</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    (</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">2</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">  </span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">Kindergarten through fourth grade English language arts;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    (</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">3</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">  </span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">Kindergarten through fourth grade math;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    (</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">4</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">  </span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">Kindergarten through fourth grade science; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    (</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">5</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">  </span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">Kindergarten through fourth grade social science.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    </span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">An applicant may request to add the self-contained grades kindergarten through fourth or self-contained grades five through eight, if the applicant has passed the state-designated content test for all four subject areas per grade range</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    </span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0"> 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    </span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000003">13-42-3</span></a><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">    </span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0"> SDCL 3-1-12.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000003">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000003">13-42-</span><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000003">3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000003">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000003">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0-000003">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6274ca85-0373-49c5-b235-742fead87f2a000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>