Teacher Education Programs
The Teacher Education Program assures that K-12 educators are well prepared and
qualified to serve South Dakota schools. Rules adopted by the South Dakota Board of
Education establish standards that educators must meet to be recommended for
certification; the rules also provide the standards for postsecondary institutions'
teacher preparation programs.
Any institution seeking to recommend candidates for certification must have
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programs approved by the State Board of Education. The Department of
Education reviews the courses and experiences an institution requires
candidates to complete and recommends approval to the state board on a five-year cycle.
In addition, the institutions must also be accredited by a regional
accrediting agency or by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE).
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