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The department may coordinate accreditation activities with those of an approved external third-party accreditation agency, if requested by a public school district or a nonpublic school seeking state accreditation. Activities that may be coordinated include the development and implementation of the five-year improvement plan for the public school district's schools, or each nonpublic school, that has affiliated with the accreditation agency, an evaluation of the school's performance and improvement, and a comprehensive site visit. The public school district, or the nonpublic school, is responsible for fulfillment of accreditation requirements for its schools and programs that are not affiliated with the external third-party accreditation agency, and for compliance with regulatory reports and assurances on behalf of all its schools and programs.
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General Authority: SDCL 13-1-12.1, 13-3-1.4, 13-3-47, 13-13-18.
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-1-12.1.