<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.s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0 { 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.s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000003 { 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="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:55:02:09.05"><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000000">24</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000000">:</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000000">55</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000000">:</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000000">02</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000000">:</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000000">09.05</span></a><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000001">.  Calculation of progress towards post high school credentials.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> To</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">determine the percent of students successfully completing the progress towards post high school</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">credentials</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> pathway</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">, the department shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">    </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">(1</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">  </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">Determine the number of students in the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> cohort of students included in the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> school's prior year</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> high school completion school performance index (SPI) key indicator score calculation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> who</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">earned </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">one or more high school graduation advanced endorsements</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">    (</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">2</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">Divide the unduplicated number of students meeting </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> criteria in </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">subdivision (1</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">) by the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">cohort of students included in the school's prior year</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">high school completion SPI key indicator score calculation to arrive at the percent of students meeting the progress</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">towards post high school credentials pathway; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">    (</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">3</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">Multiply the number achieved in </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">subdivision </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">(</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">2</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">) by half of the points available for the indicator.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">    </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017; 44 SDR 192, effective July 2, 2018</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">; 49 SDR 35, effective October 10, 2022</span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">    </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-3-69"><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000003">13-3-69</span></a><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">(5)(8).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">    </span><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-3-62"><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000003">13-3-62</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-3-63"><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000003">13-3-63</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-3-65"><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000003">13-3-65</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-3-69"><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0-000003">13-3-69</span></a><span class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06fd2b44-2c50-4d98-8660-cb14df8f6159000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>