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It recognizes that general reading/language arts and mathematics assessments for grades 3–8 and high school (Smarter Balanced) meet statutory and regulatory requirements, while some submitted components substantially meet requirements but need additional evidence and action timelines for alternate assessments.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/sd-assessment-letter-letter-on-esea-assessment-peer-review-findings/504323/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/sd-assessment-letter-letter-on-esea-assessment-peer-review-findings/504323.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"8796093062539","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-09","2026-10-03",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":19},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What period and legal framework governed the initial assessment review?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"The peer review was conducted under ESEA requirements as amended by NCLB through the 2016–2017 school year, with ESSA requirements applying starting in 2017–2018.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"Which assessments were found to meet all statutory and regulatory requirements?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"General reading/language arts and mathematics assessments for grades 3–8 and for high school (Smarter Balanced) were found to meet all requirements.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What is required for South Dakota regarding alternate assessments?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards (NCSC/MSAA) substantially meet requirements, but additional information is required within one year, and further evidence must meet a critical ESSA requirement by December 15, 2020.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},504323,1791924189,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":66,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":133,"file_id":134,"file_url":135,"file_type":136,"file_size":137,"view_count":19,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":138,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":144,"preview_page_count":4},8796093062539,"UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  \nOFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION  \nThe Honorable Mary Stadick Smith Secretary of Education  \nSouth Dakota Department of Education  \n800 Governors Drive  \nPierre, SD 57501 August 30, 2018  \nDear Secretary Smith:  \nThank you for your participation in the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department) assessment peer review process under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), which governed State assessments through the 2016-2017 school year. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which governs State assessments beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, maintains the essential requirements from NCLB that each State annually administer high-quality assessments in at least reading/language arts, mathematics and science that meet nationally recognized professional and technical standards with a few additional requirements. I appreciate the efforts of the South Dakota Department of Education (SD DOE) to prepare for the review, which occurred in February 2018 .  \nState assessment systems provide essential information that States, districts, principals and teachers can use to identify the academic needs of students, target resources and supports toward students who need them most, evaluate school and program effectiveness and close achievement gaps among students. A high-quality assessment system also provides useful information to parents about their children’s advancement against and achievement of grade-level standards. The Department’s peer review of State assessment systems is designed to provide feedback to States to support the development and administration of high-quality assessments.  \nExternal peer reviewers and Department staff carefully evaluated SD DOE’s submission and the Department found, based on the evidence received, that the general assessments for reading/language arts and mathematics in grades 3-8 and high school (Smarter Balanced) meet all of the statutory and regulatory requirements of section 1111(b)(1) and (3) of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB and ESSA.  \nCongratulations on meeting these important ESEA requirements; an assessment system that produces valid and reliable results is fundamental to a State’s accountability system. Assessments that produce valid and reliable results are fundamental to a State’s accountability system.  \nIn regard to the other assessments that SD DOE submitted for the February 2018 peer review, peer reviewers and the Department found, based on the evidence received, that the components of SD DOE’s assessment system meet most, but not all of the statutory and regulatory requirements of section  \n1111(b)(1) and (3) of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB. Based on the recommendations from this peer review and the Department’s analysis of the State’s submission, I have determined the following:  \n􀁸 Reading/ language arts and mathematics general assessments in grades 3-8 (Smarter Balanced):  \nMeets requirements of ESEA, as amended by NCLB and ESSA.  \n􀁸 Reading/ language arts and mathematics general assessments in high school (Smarter Balanced):  \nMeets requirements of ESEA, as amended by NCLB and ESSA.  \n􀁸 Reading/ language arts and mathematics alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (National Center and State Collaborative/Multi-State Alternate Assessment (NCSC/MSAA)) in grades 3-8 and high school: Substantially meets requirements of ESEA, as amended by NCLB and ESSA.  \nThe components that substantially meet requirements meet most of the requirements of the statute and regulations but some additional information is required. The Department expects that SD DOE should be able to provide this additional information within one year.  \nPlease note that the assessment requirements for ESEA, as amended by the NCLB, were in effect through the end of the 2016-2017 school year. The SD DOE peer review was conducted under the requirements ","cbCaifPlPlvAiDLH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifPlPlvAiDLH","pdf",978444,75,"English","# Overview of the peer review\n# Findings for general assessments\n## Grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced)\n## High school (Smarter Balanced)\n# Findings for alternate assessments\n## NCSC/MSAA (grades 3–8 and high school)\n# Required next steps and deadlines","[{\"question\":\"What period and legal framework governed the initial assessment review?\",\"answer\":\"The peer review was conducted under ESEA requirements as amended by NCLB through the 2016–2017 school year, with ESSA requirements applying starting in 2017–2018.\"},{\"question\":\"Which assessments were found to meet all statutory and regulatory requirements?\",\"answer\":\"General reading/language arts and mathematics assessments for grades 3–8 and for high school (Smarter Balanced) were found to meet all requirements.\"},{\"question\":\"What is required for South Dakota regarding alternate assessments?\",\"answer\":\"Alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards (NCSC/MSAA) substantially meet requirements, but additional information is required within one year, and further evidence must meet a critical ESSA requirement by December 15, 2020.\"}]","SD-assessment-letter - Letter on ESEA Assessment Peer Review Findings | PDF",1791066025,189]