13-42-35.4.   (Section effective upon approval of SL 2012, ch 102 to be submitted to the voters at the November 6, 2012 election) Principal evaluation work group to develop performance standards, four-tier rating system, and model evaluation instrument. A work group appointed by the secretary of education shall provide input in developing the standards referenced in § 13-42-35.2, the four-tier rating system required by § 13-42-35.3, and in developing a model instrument for principal evaluation that shall be used by school districts for the 2014-2015 school year and each school year thereafter. The work group shall consist of the following members:

             (1)      Six principals: two from an elementary school, two from a middle school, and two from a high school;

             (2)      Three teachers: one from an elementary school, one from a middle school, and one from a high school;

             (3)      Two superintendents;

             (4)      Two school board members;

             (5)      Four parents who have students in various levels of the K-12 system;

             (6)      One representative of the South Dakota Education Association;

             (7)      One representative of the School Administrators of South Dakota; and

             (8)      One representative of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota.

Source: SL 2012, ch 102, § 45.

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