South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Article 24:53 - Educator Preparation Program Approval
Chapter 24:53:05 - Assessment system and educator preparation provider evaluation
Section 24:53:05:01 - Assessment system

The educator preparation provider shall develop an assessment system with its professional community that reflects its conceptual framework and professional and state standards. The educator preparation provider system shall include a comprehensive and integrated set of evaluation measures that shall be used to monitor candidate performance and to manage and improve programs. Decisions about candidate performance shall be based on assessments conducted during admission into programs, at appropriate transition points, and at program completion. Candidates shall have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average and a 2.6 grade point average on a 4.0 scale in their major before admittance to the program. Candidates shall maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale after admittance to the program. Assessments shall be used to determine admission to, continuation in, and completion of programs as predictors of candidate success. The educator preparation provider shall take effective steps to eliminate sources of bias in performance assessments and work to establish fair, accurate, and consistent assessments.

General Authority: SDCL 13-1-12.1, 13-42-3.

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-42-3, 13-42-4.