Replacement Rules For Schools In Effect This School Year

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…

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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…

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Schopp says they have tried to keep school administrators in the loop with the changes coming their way…

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Schopp says none of these changes are connected to HB1234 that was passed by this year’s legislature, and referred to the November ballot.