24:55:03:15. Ranking and classification suspended for 2016-2017. Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, the department may not rank public schools for the 2016-2017 school year. For the 2016-2017 school year, the department shall retain the classification assigned to each school pursuant to this chapter for the 2014-2015 school year, except that the department shall remove the priority or focus school classification if the school meets the criteria established in 24:55:04:06 and 24:55:04:08.

Source: 42 SDR 182 , effective June 27, 2016; 43 SDR 176, effective July 3, 2017; 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: 2017-07-03, 2016-06-27.