- Student achievement status on state tests
- Student growth on state tests
- Attendance rates
- Four-year graduation rate
- Other, such as the percentage of students earning a GED certificate
- Performance on college entry exams such as SAT, ACT, ACCUPLACER, or COMPASS
- Career preparedness performance, including earning credentials or certificates, performance on WorkKeys, and grades in career and technical education courses
Dual Enrollment and Articulation
South Dakota state policy allows students to earn dual credit for academic or CTE postsecondary courses taken at their high school, a postsecondary institution, or virtually. Public postsecondary institutions in the state are not required to accept dual-enrollment credits (ECS, 2015).
Early College High School
South Dakota is not participating in the Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI). More information about schools participating in ECHSI is available at the ECHSI website (Jobs for the Future, n.d.).
Citations:
Education Commission of the States. (2015). Dual enrollment – all state profiles. Retrieved from http://ecs.force.com/mbdata/mbprofallRT?Rep=DE14A
Jobs for the Future. (n.d.). Schools. Retrieved from http://www.jff.org/initiatives/early-college-designs/schools
South Dakota has adopted the National Career Clusters Framework and is implementing all 16 Career Clusters.
South Dakota is implementing programs of study in the 14 Career Clusters where the state has statewide secondary standards, specifically:
- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Architecture & Construction
- Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
- Business Management & Administration
- Education & Training
- Finance
- Health Science
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
- Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Citations:
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium. (n.d.). South Dakota [Interactive map of state CTE profiles]. Retrieved from http://careertech.org/South-Dakota
In South Dakota, the Personal Learning Plan will serve as students’ guide to their pathway to graduation. Students' plans focus on high school course selection, taking into account the South Dakota Pathways to Graduation criteria and postsecondary requirements. Information on the Pathways to Graduation resources for that program must be incorporated into each student's plan. South Dakota's Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) is mandated by the state. It includes all students in Grades 8–12.
Citation:
U.S. Department of Labor. (2013). Individualized learning plans across the U.S. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/odep/ilp/map/#MO
High School and College Alignment |
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Subject |
High School Graduation Requirements |
College Admission Requirements |
English Credits: |
4.0 |
4.0 |
Mathematics Credits: |
3.0 (Algebra I, geometry, and Algebra II) |
3.0 (at the level of Algebra I or above) |
Social Studies Credits: |
3.0 (including U.S. history [1.0], U.S. government [0.5], geography [0.5], and world history [0.5]) |
3.0 |
Science Credits: |
3.0 (biology, physical science, and chemistry or physics, each with laboratory experience.) |
3.0 (each with laboratory experience) |
Foreign Language Credits: |
See Additional Credits |
None specified (N/S) |
Arts Credits: |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Additional Credits: |
3.0 (selected from among career and technical education, capstone experience or service learning, or world languages [1.0]; personal finance or economics [1.0]; physical education [0.5]; and health or health integration [0.5]) |
N/S |
Total Credits: |
N/S |
14.0 |
Tests: |
N/S |
ACT® |
Source: |
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Notes: |
South Dakota may have a state-specific Early Warning System, but the system is not publicly available.