<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.sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0 { 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.sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (1)  "Academic indicators," at the presecondary level</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> the student</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">achievement, academic growth, and English language proficiency key indicators; at the secondary</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">level, the student achievement, graduation rate, college and career readiness, and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">English language proficiency key indicators;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">2</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Alternative school," programs outside of the traditional setting whereby students receive instruction as an extension of the regular or traditional school environment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">3</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Attendance," a day in which an enrolled person is present under the guidance and direction of a teacher for the minimum length of time that school is in session;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">4</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Attendance rate," the percentage of students meeting the ninety percent target attendance percentage as referenced in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:55:02:07"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">24:55:02:07</span></a><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">5</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Department," Department of Education;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">6</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Dropout," a student who:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">        (a)  Was enrolled in school at some time during the school year and was expected to be enrolled the following year but was not enrolled;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">        (b)  Has not graduated from high school or completed a state or district approved educational program; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">        (c)  Has not met any of the following exclusionary conditions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">            (i)    </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">The student t</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">ransfe</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">r</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">r</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">ed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> to another school district, private school, or state or district-approved educational program;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">            (ii)   </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">The student has been granted a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">school-recognized </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">temporary </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">absence due to suspension or illness; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">            (iii)  Death;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">7</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Dual</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">ly</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> enroll</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">ed</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">," the enrollment of a student in a kindergarten through twelfth grade program in two or more school systems at the same time;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">8</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Economically disadvantaged," students who qualify for free and reduced lunch status;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">9</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">  </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">"English learner," as defined in 20 U.S.C. §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">7801(20)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> effective December 10, 2015</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">10</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Enrollment," for accountability purposes, the total number of students who are enrolled in a public school for greater than fifty percent of a school day;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (1</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">1</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Elementary and Secondary Education Act,</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">" (ESEA) codified at</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq., effect</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">ive</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> December 10, 2015;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (1</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">2</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Grade," th</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> portion of a school program that represents the work of one regular school term, identified by a designation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (1</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">3</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Graduation rate," the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> for students who attended at least 50 percent of the last year of enrollment at the same attendance center or who did not attend at least 50 percent of the last year of enrollment at the same attendance center but attended a given attendance center for the longest period in which they were enrolled in a secondary school in this state,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> as defined in </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">20 U.S.C. § 7801(25)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">Dec</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">ember </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">10</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">, 20</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">15</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (1</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">4</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "High school completion rate," the number of students</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> who attended at least 50 percent of the last year of enrollment at the same attendance center or who did not attend at least 50 percent of the last year of enrollment at the same attendance center but attended a given attendance center for the longest period in which they were enrolled in a secondary school in this state,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> who, in the most recently completed school year, have attained a regular high school diploma or a </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">high school equivalency,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> divided by the total number of students who dropped out or attained a regular high school diploma or a </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">high school equivalency</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">15</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Key indicators," the key indicators of public school performance in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:55:02:03"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">24:55:02:03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:55:02:05"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">24:55:02:05</span></a><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (16)  "Presecondary school," any elementary, middle, or junior high school;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">17</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Proficient level," scoring level three or four on the state academic assessment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">18</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "School district," as defined in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-5-1"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">13-5-1</span></a><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">19</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "School level," the </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">postsecondary school level or the secondary school level used to determine public school performance under the school performance index</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">20</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">Secondary school</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">," a school consisting of any combination of three or more consecutive grades</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> from</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> ninth grade through twelfth grade;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">21</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "School term," "school year," the school term as defined in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-26-1"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">13-26-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-26-2"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">13-26-2</span></a><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">22</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Education;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">23</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">S</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">chool performance index</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">," 100-point scale consisting of multiple indicators, each assigned a numeric value, utilized to measure school performance</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">24</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "S</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">chool performance index</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> key indicator score," the score assigned to each key indicator at each school level;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">25</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "State academic assessment," the academic achievement test in English language arts and mathematics annually administered to all students in grades three to eight, inclusive, and in grade eleven as </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">provided</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-3-55"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">13-3-55</span></a><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">26</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Student," an individual for whom instruction is provided in an educational program under the jurisdiction of a school district;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">27</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Student growth," a change in student achievement between two or more points in time;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">28</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Student growth percentile," a measure of student growth whereby the change in a student's performance on the state academic assessment over two or more years is compared with students across the state who have similar score histories on the state academic assessment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">29</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Students with disabilities," as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:24.01:01"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">24:05:24.01:01</span></a><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">30</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Tier one growth," performance that within three years is not projected to allow a student to reach the proficient level but achieves a student growth percentile of seventy or more;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">31</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Tier two growth," performance that is projected to maintain the proficient level on the state academic assessment over three years;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">32</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Tier three growth," performance that is projected to reach the proficient level on the state academic assessment within three years;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">33</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Title I school," "Title I district," a public school or school district that receives funds under Title I, Part A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">, 20 U.S.C. </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">§§</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> 6301 to 6339,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> and 34 C.F.R. Part 200 (July 1, 2014);</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    (</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">34</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">)  "Total </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">school performance index</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> score," the sum of all </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">school performance index</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> key indicator scores, with a maximum of 100 points allowed at each school level per school year</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013; 41 SDR 37, effective September 4, 2014; 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015; 42 SDR 98, effective January 7, 2016</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">; 42 SDR 182, effective June 27, 2016; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">; 44 SDR 192, effective July 2, 2018</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">; 49 SDR 35, effective October 10, 2022</span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-3-69"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">13-3-69</span></a><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">    </span><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-3-62"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">13-3-62</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-3-69"><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0-000003">13-3-69</span></a><span class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed4a7e54-4d9c-41e5-9682-71654650e1d9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>