For purposes of this chapter, the term, academic progress, means a public school's attainment of yearly targets that the department has established to ensure attainment of a six-year goal for continuous improvement in the areas of student achievement, graduation rate, and English language proficiency. Progress is to be measured based upon proficiency rates on the state academic assessment, the percent of students meeting the graduation rate, and English learners' attainment of proficiency.

Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.

General Authority: SDCL 13-3-69(1).

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-3-62 to 13-3-65 , 13-3-69 , inclusive.

Prior versions effective: 2012-10-03.