Calculation of assessment readiness.
Effective Oct 10, 202249 SDR 35Source: 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017; 44 SDR 192, effective July 2, 2018 ; 49 SDR 35, effective October 10, 2022 . | General Authority: SDCL 13-3-69 (5)(8). | Law Implemented: SDCL 13-3-62 , 13-3-63 , 13-3-65 , 13-3-69 .
24 : 55 : 02 : 09.04 . Calculation of assessment readiness. To determine the percent of students successfully completing the assessment of readiness pathway, the department shall:
(1) Determine the number of students in the cohort of students included in the school's prior year high school completion school performance index (SPI) key indicator score calculation who demonstrated college readiness in English by achieving one of the following scores:
- (a) A South Dakota English Language Arts Assessment score of level 3 or 4;
- (b) An American College Test (ACT) English subscore of at least eighteen; or
- (c) An Accuplacer-NextGen Writing score of at least two hundred sixty-three;
(2) Determine the number of students in the cohort of students included in the school's prior year high school completion SPI key indicator score calculation who demonstrated college readiness in math by achieving one of the following scores:
- (a) A South Dakota Math Assessment score of level 3 or 4;
- (b) An ACT math subscore of at least twenty; or
- (c) An Accuplacer-NextGen-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra & Statistics score of at least two hundred fifty-five;
- (3) Determine the number of students in the cohort of students included in the school's prior year high school completion SPI key indicator score calculation who earned either a National Career Readiness Certificate of silver or above, or who achieved combined subscores to equate to a silver-level certificate;
- (4) Divide the number of students meeting either the criteria in both subdivisions (1) and (2), or in subdivision (3), by the cohort of students included in the school's prior year high school completion SPI key indicator score calculation to determine the percent of students meeting the assessment of readiness pathway; and
- (5) Multiply the number achieved in subdivision (4) by half of the points available for the indicator.
Source: 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017; 44 SDR 192, effective July 2, 2018 ; 49 SDR 35, effective October 10, 2022 .
General Authority: SDCL 13-3-69 (5)(8).
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-3-62 , 13-3-63 , 13-3-65 , 13-3-69 .
Prior versions effective: 2018-07-02, 2017-12-06.