While they have not been officially adopted yet, South Dakota schools will soon have a new set of rules to judge student achievement. The state Board of Education held a marathon session last week, in which state Education Department Secretary Dr. Melody Schopp walked them through the proposals…
The new rules are needed because the state was granted a waiver from the requirements of the federal “No Child Left Behind” act. Schopp says those new rules will be in effect this school year…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/08/Melody-Schopp-828b.mp3|titles=Melody Schopp 828b]Schopp says they have tried to keep school administrators in the loop with the changes coming their way…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/08/Melody-Schopp-828c.mp3|titles=Melody Schopp 828c]Schopp says none of these changes are connected to HB1234 that was passed by this year’s legislature, and referred to the November ballot.