<html> <head> <title>Rule 24:53:02:01 Program approval.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 24:53:02:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 24:53:02:01 Program approval."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"CG Times"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"CG Times",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>24:53:02:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Program approval.</b> In order to be eligible to request approval of programs that prepare educational personnel to meet certification requirements in accordance with article 24:</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>28</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, institutions must provide evidence of compliance with regional approval and eligibility for Title IV funding as stated in SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-49-27.1">13-49-27.1.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At least once every seven years, the department shall conduct an onsite review of each educato</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>r</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'>preparation provider</span><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'> and each program for the preparation of education personnel offered by a four-year, regionally accredited institution that has applied for state approval. After the department has verified that the standards in article 24:53 have been met by the </span><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'>educator preparation provider</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and each program, the South Dakota Board of Education</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Standards</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> may grant initial or continuing approval to the </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>educator preparation provider</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and program that were reviewed. In order to receive and maintain program approval, the </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>educator preparation provider</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> must submit the following to the department every seven years:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;A</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> self study</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> report, as outlined in the department's </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Educator Preparation Provider</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and Program Review Handbook: Guidelines for Institutions of Higher Education; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Evidence of candidate competencies as required in chapters 24:53:05 and 24:53:06.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For institutions seeking initial or continuing accreditation from the </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, the department shall conduct joint reviews of the </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>educator preparation provider</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and its education programs as outlined in the partnership agreement between the department and the accrediting agency. The Board of Education</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Standards</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> shall make the final decision on state program approval.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 24 SDR 160, adopted May 28, 1998, effective September 1, 2000; 33 SDR 73, effective November 2, 2006; transferred from &#167;&nbsp;24:16:02:01, 33 SDR 73, adopted October 13, 2006, effective July 1, 2008</span>;<span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'> 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017; 46 SDR 16, effective August 5, 2019.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-1-12.1">13-1-12.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-42-3">13-42-3.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-42-3">13-42-3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-42-4">13-42-4.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Note:&nbsp; </b>Program standards in article 24:53 apply to the review of </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>educator</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> preparation programs beginning in the 20</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>19</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-20</span><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'>2</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>0 term.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Reference:</b> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Educator Preparation Provider</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and Program Approval Review Handbook Guidelines for Institutions of Higher Education, South Dakota Department of Education, August 20</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>17</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. </span><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'>Access to this publication is available on the SD DOE website</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>