<html> <head> <title>Rule 24:55:08:01 Public school or district changing grade span or physical status.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 24:55:08:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 24:55:08:01 Public school or district changing grade span or physical status."> <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:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; 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><span style='font-family:"Times",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>24:55:08:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Public school or district changing grade span or physical status.</b> A public school or public school district that proposes to change its grade span or physical building capacity must submit a request to the department to explain the reasons for the proposed change. The department shall review the request and either approve or deny. Regardless of changes made in student population, a school identified as a </span><span style='font-family:"Times",serif'>comprehensive support and improvement or targeted support and improvement</span><span style='font-family:"Times",serif'> school is not eligible for</span><span style='font-family:"Times",serif'> a</span><span style='font-family:"Times",serif'> new accountability status while in the identified classification.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&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.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-3-69">13-3-69.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>