South Dakota

Contact Information

Address:
South Dakota Department of Education
Accreditation and Teacher Quality
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501

Phone: (605) 773-3134

Email: certification@state.sd.us.

South Dakota Department of Education: https://doe.sd.gov/certification/

The Department of Education is building a new educator certification system, with an expected launch in late February 2023, according to their website.

Certification Requirements

Teacher Licensure Needed: Yes

Master's Degree Needed: No

Praxis II Library Media Content Test Needed: Yes, score of 152.

Other Testing Needed: Yes, Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching.

Description: An individual who serves as school library media specialist has an official endorsement and considered a School Service Specialist

Evaluation Process for Licensure:

Criteria for eligible individuals:

• K-12 library media education endorsement program requires 18 semester hours in library media coursework
• Verified teaching experience in K-12 library media within the five-year period immediately preceding application may be accepted in lieu of field experiences at the equivalency of one year's teaching experience for one semester hour credit for a maximum of three semester hours of the total credit hours required
• A K-12 Library media endorsement can be added to any teaching certificate.

Reciprocity: Yes, but all educators new to South Dakota must complete the initial certification requirements. In addition, all educators new to South Dakota must complete an approved three-credit South Dakota Indian Studies course and a three-credit Human Relations course.

PDF documents for the School Library endorsements:

Elementary school: https://doe.sd.gov/certification/documents/Endor-ELibrary.pdf

Secondary school: https://doe.sd.gov/certification/documents/Endor-SLibrary.pdf