ARSD 24:55:01:04. Public school accountability system defined

For purposes of this article, the term, accountability system, means a system established by the state to ensure that all public schools make yearly progress in continuously and substantially improving the performance of their students and make yearly progress in increasing the quality of instruction and leadership. The accountability system shall:

(1) Be implemented and administered for all public schools through department policies and procedures consistent with SDCL 13-3-62 to 13-3-69, inclusive, and the requirements of this article;

(2) Be based upon the content standards in English language arts and mathematics approved by the Board of Education Standards;

(3) Include measurements of student achievement in English language arts and mathematics based on the state academic assessment;

(4) Include four levels of student achievement for English language arts and mathematics, as referenced in SDCL 13-3-66, that are based on mastery of the content standards as measured by academic achievement tests, with cut scores for each level established by the department;

(5) Include multiple indicators of public school performance;

(6) Include annual measurements and public reporting based on the data collected pursuant to SDCL 13-3-51; and

(7) Include a system of classification, sanctions, rewards, and recognition.