<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.sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0 { 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.sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6f000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003 { 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="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:25:02"><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000000">24</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000000">:</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000000">28</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000000">:</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000000">25</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000000">:</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000000">02</span></a><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000001">.  Endorsements requiring completion of a preparation.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0"> </span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">An applicant who has completed a K-12 special education preparation program and passed the state-designated pedagogy test may request the following endorsements upon completion of the respective preparation programs and passage of the state-designated content test. The endorsements are:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">  Early childhood birth through grade three</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">  </span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">Kindergarten;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">  </span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">Kindergarten through fourth grade English language arts;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    (4)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">  </span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">Kindergarten through fourth grade math;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    (5)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">  </span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">Kindergarten through fourth grade science; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    (6)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">  </span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">Kindergarten through fourth grade social science.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    An applicant may request to add the self-contained grades kindergarten through fourth if the applicant has passed the state-designated content test for all four subject areas per grade range.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    </span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0"> 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    </span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003">13-42-3</span></a><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">    </span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003">13-42-</span><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003">3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0-000003">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb266c04-40f5-4e9a-984f-c43be399eb6f000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>