The department shall classify any public school, not already classified as a comprehensive support and improvement school, as a targeted support and improvement school, or as an additional targeted support and improvement school, if it meets either of the following criteria:

1. (1) Targeted support schools are schools with one or more subgroups that performed in the bottom twenty-five percent over a period of three years compared to like subgroups across the state. Only schools with subgroups that performed below the state's average for each indicator may be identified for targeted support and improvement. This designation shall first take place for the 2017-2018 school year; or
2. (2) Additional targeted support schools are identified under subdivision (1) if the subgroup triggering the identification performs no better on any indicator than the performance of schools designated for comprehensive support and improvement under § 24:55:03:07 for the school year under consideration. The department shall consider the performance over a period of three years. This designation shall first take place for the 2017-2018 school year.

Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013; 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015; 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 (6).

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-3-67 , 13-3-69 .

Prior versions effective: 2018-07-02, 2017-12-06, 2015-07-01, 2013-09-11.