S.D. Admin. R. 24:53:02:01
In order to be eligible to request approval of programs that prepare educational personnel to meet certification requirements in accordance with article 24:28, institutions must provide evidence of compliance with regional approval and eligibility for Title IV funding as stated in SDCL 13-49-27.1.
At least once every seven years, the department shall conduct an onsite review of each educator preparation provider and each program for the preparation of education personnel offered by a four-year, regionally accredited institution that has applied for state approval. After the department has verified that the standards in article 24:53 have been met by the educator preparation provider and each program, the South Dakota Board of Education Standards may grant initial or continuing approval to the educator preparation provider and program that were reviewed. In order to receive and maintain program approval, the educator preparation provider must submit the following to the department every seven years:
For institutions seeking initial or continuing accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the department shall conduct joint reviews of the educator preparation provider and its education programs as outlined in the partnership agreement between the department and the accrediting agency. The Board of Education Standards shall make the final decision on state program approval.
S.D. Admin. R. 24:53:02:01
General Authority: SDCL 13-1-12.1, 13-42-3.
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-42-3, 13-42-4.
Unit and Program Approval Review Handbook Guidelines for Institutions of Higher Education, South Dakota Department of Education, August 2006. Copies may be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Education, 800 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501.