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The department shall base the college and career readiness school performance index (SPI) key indicator score for public secondary schools on postsecondary preparedness for college and career through two pathways: assessment of readiness and progress towards post high school credentials. Assessment of readiness must be evidenced by participation in and performance on the: (1) South Dakota Math and English Language Arts Assessments; (2) American College Test (ACT) for high school achievement; (3) College Board Accuplacer test; or (4) National Career Readiness Certificate/ACT Work Keys (NCRC). Progress towards post-high school credentials must be evidenced by performance on an Advanced Placement Exam, completion of a dual credit course sponsored by the state, or earning Career and Technical Education Concentrator status. The department shall calculate the college and career readiness SPI key indicator score for a public secondary school by adding the numbers obtained via the calculations in §§ 24:55:02:09.04 and 24:55:02:09.05. This calculation is illustrated in Appendix G at the end of this chapter.
Source: 39 SDR 51, effective October 3, 2012; 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015; 42 SDR 98, effective January 7, 2016; 43 SDR 176, effective July 3, 2017; 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017; 49 SDR 35, effective October 10, 2022.