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State board
considers high school credit waiver issue
The South Dakota Board
of Education heard a proposal to change the Department of
Education’s waiver policy for allowing students to take high
school courses for credit prior to entering high school.
The proposed change would require districts that apply for a
waiver to administer end-of-course exams to prove student
competency. The change could be effective as early as spring
2007. If an end-of-course exam is not available from the
Department of Education, the district would administer an
end-of-course exam approved by the department. (NOTE:
Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry end-of-course exams are
currently available at the state level.)
Administrative rules outlining the specifics of the new waiver
policy will be brought to the Board of Education’s March
meeting. At that meeting, the board also is expected to discuss
credit by exam (no coursework involved).
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