May 8, 2018


Agenda Item 1
Subject: Call to Order; Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call
Agenda Item 2
Subject: Adoption of May 8, 2018 Agenda
Agenda Item 3
Subject: Approval of Minutes March 19, 2018 Minutes
Agenda Item 4
Subject: Conflict Disclosures (SDCL 3-23)
Background: Standing agenda item to review potential conflicts of interest
Agenda Item 5
Subject: Secretary’s Report – Donald Kirkegaard, DOE
Agenda Item 6
Subject:- Chapter 24:43:02 (State Accreditation and Approval System) and Article 24:55 (Public School Accountability System) – Abby Javurek, DOE Background: Public hearing on State Accreditation and Approval System and Public School Accountability System.
Agenda Item 7
Subject: First Reading - Article 24:10 (Career and Technical Education), Article 24:28 (Educator Certification), and Articles 24:05 (Individual Education Programs) and 24:43 (Accreditation and School Improvement - Curriculum) - Erin Larsen & Andrea Diehm, DOE Background: First Reading of Proposed Rules
Agenda Item 8
Subject: Academic Content Standards Revision Timeline -Becky Nelson, DOE Background: The Standards and Adoption timeline needs to be updated to reflect the next cycle of standards review and adoption.
Agenda Item 9
Subject: Paraprofessional Certification—DOE personnel
Agenda Item 10
Subject: Educator Preparation Program Approval: Mount Marty College and Dakota Wesleyan University - Steve Fiechtner, DOE Background: Every seven years, Educator Preparation Programs must undergo a review to determine compliance with the standards associated with the preparation of educators. Mount Marty's review was completed during October of 2017.


Agenda Item 11
Subject: Joint Session with South Dakota Board of Regents (Section 2)
    A. Special Schools Update – Interagency Agreement and Legislative Advisory Committee
    B. Proposed South Dakota High School Graduate Requirements
    C. Regents' Scholar Diploma
    D. Opportunity Scholarship Statute Changes
    E. FAFSA Data Portal Demonstration
    F. BOR Interactive Dashboards Demonstration
    G. Smarter Balanced Consortium

Agenda Item 12
Subject: Adjournment