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SDBOE hearings set for
March 15 on 4 sets of proposed rules, including school bus
standards/procedures, changes in requirements for certification for
administrators, state accountability system, new certification for school
social workers.
The South Dakota Board
of Education will hold public hearings on four sets of proposed
administrative rules and/or changes to current administrative rules Monday,
March 15, at 9:10 a.m. at the Best Western Ramkota Inn in Pierre. The rules
govern four programs:
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School bus standards and procedures;
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Certification of school administrators;
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Voluntary certification for school social workers;
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State accountability system.
Members of the board of
education have under consideration changes to current administrative rules
ARSD24:06:07 and 24:06:08 that will update school bus standards and
procedures to meet requirements set forth in the new national bus driver
manual National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures, May
2000.
Changes to current administrative rules that govern certification of
administrators, ARSD 24:16:09, are also under consideration, specifically in
the number of years of experience required for full certification as a
school administrator.
As required by HB 1265,
passed by the 2003 Legislature, the Board is setting up a voluntary
certification that may be obtained by licensed social workers who are
employed in schools. The requirements under consideration will be added to
ARSD 24:16:10.
A large volume of new
administrative rules, 70 pages all told, will be considered by the Board in
order to implement the state’s accountability system for public schools.
The rules set forth policy and procedures on system components, including:
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Annual yearly progress (AYP)
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Additional indicators
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Full academic year
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Student groups
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School improvement plans
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Public school choice
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Supplemental educational services
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Identification of schools for school improvement
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Levels of school improvement
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Corrective action
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Restructuring
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Appeals
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Annual reviews
Administrative rules
implementing a single statewide accountability system will comprise a new
article of administrative rule, Article 24:42, and will include 11 chapters.
Copies of proposed
rules may be obtained without charge from the Department of Education, South
Dakota Board of Education, 700 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501, phone
605-773-3426, email
Nicole.Kranzler@state.sd.us.
Persons interested in
presenting data, opinions, and arguments for or against the proposed rules
may do so by appearing in person at the hearing.
Written testimony may
be forwarded to the same mailing or email address; it must arrive before
March 15 to be considered. |
