South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Article 24:05 - Special education
Chapter 24:05:20 - Eligibility for federal funds
Section 24:05:20:18.01 - State monitoring - Primary focus
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
The department shall monitor the implementation of this article, enforce this article in accordance with §§ 24:05:20:23.03 and 24:05:20:23.04 and annually report on performance under this article. The primary focus of the department's monitoring activities shall be on:
(1) Improving educational results and functional outcomes for all children with disabilities; and
(2) Ensuring that public agencies meet the program requirements under Part B of the IDEA, with a particular emphasis on those requirements that are most closely related to improving educational results for children with disabilities.
As a part of its responsibilities under this section, the department shall use quantifiable indicators and such qualitative indicators as are needed to adequately measure performance in the priority areas identified in § 24:05:20:18.02 and the indicators established by the U.S. Secretary of Education for the state performance plan.
General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-37-1.1.