<html> <head> <title>Rule 24:55:05:01 Academic progress defined.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 24:55:05:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 24:55:05:01 Academic progress defined."> <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;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>24:55:05:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Academic progress defined.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the term, academic progress, means a public school's attainment of yearly targets that the department has established to ensure attainment of a six-year goal for continuous improvement in the areas of student achievement, graduation rate, and English language proficiency. Progress is to be measured based upon proficiency rates on the state academic assessment, the percent of students meeting the graduation rate, and English learners' attainment of proficiency.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-3-69">13-3-69(1).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-3-62">13-3-62</A> to <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-3-65">13-3-65</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-3-69">13-3-69</A>, inclusive.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>