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State Board to
consider delayed implementation of new graduation requirement
The South Dakota Board of
Education has scheduled a public hearing in Pierre at 9:45 am, January 26, on a proposal to delay implementation of its requirement
that completion of all sections of the grade 11 state assessment be documented
on a student’s transcript before a diploma can be granted to the student. The
rule became effective January 1, 2004;
the proposed amendment will delay it one year.
Other proposals that will
be open to comment during the public hearing include:
·
an amendment to an existing rule
that will allow a licensed clinical psychologist to administer and interpret
individual student psychological evaluations as long as the person is employed
by a psychiatric residential facility;
·
a proposal to allow coursework
completed by January 1, 2004, to be used towards certificate renewal;
·
rules that will set up an
alternative route to certification for Teach for America participants;
·
rules that will offer a
certificate to school social workers who meet certain criteria.
The proposals are
available on the DOE website; paper copies may be requested from the
department. Written comments will be accepted by the department on behalf of
the board until the day of the hearing. |
