24:57:02:05.  Application timelines. All materials specified in § 24:57:02:04 must be received by the department by January thirty-first before the school year in which the district intends to implement the alternative evaluation model. By April 1 of that year, the department shall review the application and all documentation and issue a decision on the application. If a district's model is approved by the department, the district must submit any subsequent revisions for review and approval pursuant to this chapter.

          Source: 40 SDR 102, effective December 4, 2013.

          General Authority: SDCL 13-3-69(7), 13-42-33.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 13-3-69(7), 13-42-33 to 13-42-35, inclusive.