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Sioux Falls district to seek state waiver letting middle schoolers earn high-school math credit
Summary
The Sioux Falls School District voted June 9 to acknowledge a public hearing and direct administrators to reapply to the South Dakota Department of Education for a waiver that would let a limited number of middle school students earn high-school credit for Algebra I, accelerated geometry and accelerated Algebra II before grade 9.
The Sioux Falls School District Board of Education on June 9 voted to acknowledge a public hearing and direct the administration to reapply to the South Dakota Department of Education for a waiver that would allow certain middle school students to earn high-school credit for Algebra I, accelerated geometry and accelerated Algebra II prior to entering ninth grade.
The waiver, presented by district staff member Kristin Grenager, is designed to support students who “demonstrate advanced proficiency in mathematics,” Grenager told the board. If the district’s application is approved by the state, the waiver…
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