<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 1-54-15 - Criteria for priority projects. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2032307Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2032307SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2032307CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2032307Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2032307DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2032307Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2032307000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2032307SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2032307SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-54-15"><span class="s2032307SENU">1-54-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2032307SENU">. </span><span class="s2032307CL">Criteria for priority projects.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal-000000"><span class="s2032307DefaultParagraphFont">In selecting grant recipients, the department shall give priority to projects that meet the requirements of this chapter and show commitment to increasing student success through building cultural identities, encouraging academic perseverance, supporting the development of the whole child, and encouraging student leadership skills by demonstrating one or more of the following characteristics:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal-000001"><span class="s2032307DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Offering programming designed to lead to postsecondary readiness and work readiness;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal-000001"><span class="s2032307DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Supporting the recruitment and retention of highly effective teachers and administrators;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal-000001"><span class="s2032307DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Demonstrating commitment to the implementation of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and Standards across the curriculum;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal-000001"><span class="s2032307DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Demonstrating a commitment to the implementation of courses offering instruction in Dakota, Lakota, or Nakota languages;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal-000001"><span class="s2032307DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Maintaining a school environment that cultivates diversity of the student population and promotes a sense of belonging;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal-000001"><span class="s2032307DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Forming partnerships with community organizations or governmental entities; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal-000001"><span class="s2032307DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Planning for sustainability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2032307000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2032307Normal"><span class="s2032307SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2032307SCL-000003"> SL 2016, ch 86, § 3; SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-14-18"><span class="s2032307SCL-000003">13-14-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2032307SCL-000003">; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-1"><span class="s2032307SCL-000003">19-1</span></a><span class="s2032307SCL-000003">), § 25, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.</span></p></div></body></html>