South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Article 24:55 - Public school accountability system
Chapter 24:55:05 - Academic progress
Section 24:55:05:07 - Calculation of English language proficiency rate progress goals and yearly targets

(1) Based on the English language proficiency rate from the 2017-2018 school year, the department shall determine the fiftieth percentile school;

(2) Determine the gain in the English language proficiency rate the school will need to achieve to reach the same English language proficiency rate as the fiftieth percentile school within five years. This is the school's English language proficiency rate progress goal; and

(3) Divide the school's English language proficiency rate progress goal by five, rounding to the nearest hundredth. This is the school's annual target for increasing the percentage of students meeting the English language proficiency rate at the necessary rate to reach the same level as the fiftieth percentile school within five years.

These calculations shall be repeated for each public school. The minimum student group size of ten as referenced in § 24:55:07:05 applies for reporting purposes.

For schools performing above the fiftieth percentile in the 2017-2018 school year, annual targets shall be set to reach the level of the seventy-fifth percentile school by the 2024-2025 school year using the above methodology. For schools performing above the seventyfifth percentile school in the 2017-2018 school year, annual targets shall be set to result in one hundred percent of schools meeting the English language proficiency by the 2032- 2033 school year.

An example of this calculation is illustrated in Appendix C at the end of this chapter.