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South Dakota Durable Skills & Career Readiness Alignment

Renzulli Learning is the K-12 platform that both assesses and develops the durable skills South Dakota’s Personal Learning Plan (PLP), 22-credit Base Diploma, three Advanced Endorsements, the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship, SDMyLife exploration, Career Ready SD work-based learning, the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings, and partnerships with South Dakota’s nine tribal nations demand — critical thinking, creativity, executive function, leadership, collaboration, communication, and self-direction.

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22 Credits
SD Base Diploma minimum (SD Admin Rule 24:43:11)
PLP
Personal Learning Plan required grades 9-12 (24:43:11:01)
$7,500
SD Opportunity Scholarship (SDCL 13-55-31)
9 Tribes
Federally-recognized + 71,000+ American Indians
South Dakota's vision for every graduate

The PLP, the 22-Credit Diploma & Why Durable Skills Are the Center of Career Readiness

South Dakota’s career readiness framework is anchored by the Personal Learning Plan (PLP) — required for all students in grades 9-12 under SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11:01. The PLP is a multi-year process that guides students through course selection, career exploration, and postsecondary planning. As students progress through high school, their interests and goals may change, so the PLP must be revisited regularly. SDMyLife (sdmylife.com) is the state’s career planning and exploration platform for grades 6-12 that supports PLP development.

South Dakota’s graduation requirements were passed by the Board of Education Standards on July 16, 2018, and are outlined in SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11. The 22-credit Base Diploma includes English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Personal Finance or Economics, PE, Health, Fine Arts, Capstone Experience or Service Learning, World Language or CTE, and electives. Students may earn one or more of three Advanced Endorsements: Advanced Endorsement, Advanced Career Endorsement, and Advanced Honors Endorsement. The South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship under SDCL 13-55-31 is worth up to $7,500 over four years. Career Ready SD is the state’s work-based learning initiative with three tiers: Exploration, Engagement, and Experiences. The challenge for South Dakota counselors is that durable skills are easy to name across PLP exploration but hard to measure and develop systematically across multi-year cycles.

Renzulli Learning is the K-12 platform that both assesses and develops the durable skills South Dakota’s PLP, 22-credit diploma, Advanced Endorsements, and Career Ready SD demand. The Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC) measures creativity (US Patent 12,087,176) — the durable skill behind innovation across all 16 Career Clusters. The Executive Function Assessment measures the durable skills behind sustained academic performance — the persistence required for the 22-credit diploma and the ‘C or higher’ threshold for Opportunity Scholarship eligibility. The Leadership Assessment measures durable skills supporting Career Ready SD WBL and South Dakota CTSO participation. The Profiler captures interests, learning styles, and expression styles in 20+ languages — complementing SDMyLife exploration. SEM Type III Project-Based Learning produces capstone artifacts directly addressing the Capstone Experience requirement. The Personal Success Plan (PSP) generates exportable summaries that complement multi-year PLP documentation. The result: South Dakota districts get measurable durable-skills evidence — turning the PLP, the 22-credit diploma, and Career Ready SD from policy frameworks into year-round documented practice.
South Dakota framework components

Each South Dakota Framework Component Mapped to a Renzulli Tool That Measures and Develops It

South Dakota’s framework is a PLP-anchored, endorsement-flexible system codified in SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11. Each component pairs with the Renzulli instruments and content that measure and develop the durable skills behind it:

PLP
Personal Learning Plan
Measure: Profiler in 20+ languages
Develop: PSP year-round goal cycles
Multi-year planning grades 9-12
Diploma
22-Credit Base Diploma
Measure: EFA + 21st-century rubrics
Develop: SEM Type III PBL + Enrichment Database
SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11
Endorsements
3 Advanced Endorsements
Measure: All 4 Renzulli assessments
Develop: PBL portfolios + PSP evidence
Advanced, Career, Honors
Capstone
Capstone or Service Learning
Measure: 21st-century skills rubrics
Develop: SEM Type III PBL
Districts must offer one
WBL
Career Ready SD
Measure: Leadership Assessment + Profiler
Develop: CTSO-aligned PBL + capstones
Exploration / Engagement / Experiences
Scholarship
SD Opportunity Scholarship
Measure: EFA + 21st-century rubrics
Develop: SEM Type III PBL artifacts
$7,500 / 4 years — SDCL 13-55-31
The seven durable skills Renzulli develops

Durable Skills, Defined: What Renzulli Learning Assesses and Develops

Renzulli Learning is built around seven canonical durable skills — the same skills South Dakota’s PLP, 22-credit diploma, Advanced Endorsements, and Career Ready SD demand. Each skill has a specific Renzulli instrument that measures it and a specific platform feature that develops it:

Critical Thinking

Measure: CTC
Develop: SEM Type III PBL

Creativity

Measure: CTC (US Patent 12,087,176)
Develop: Enrichment Database + PBL

Executive Function

Measure: EFA
Develop: PSP cycles + PBL planning

Leadership

Measure: Leadership Assessment
Develop: CTSO-aligned PBL + group projects

Collaboration

Measure: Leadership Assessment
Develop: Group PBL + peer feedback

Communication

Measure: 21st-century skills rubrics
Develop: PBL presentations & portfolios

Self-Direction

Measure: Profiler + EFA
Develop: PSP year-round goal cycles

South Dakota's diploma pathway

The South Dakota Diploma: 22 Credits + PLP + Endorsements

South Dakota high school graduation is governed by SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11. Renzulli Learning develops the durable skills behind each pillar:

22 Credits
SD Base Diploma
SD Admin Rule 24:43:11; passed July 16, 2018; English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Personal Finance/Economics, PE, Health, Fine Arts, Capstone or Service Learning, World Language or CTE, electives.
EFA + PBL build sustained academic skills
PLP
Personal Learning Plan
SD Admin Rule 24:43:11:01; required all students grades 9-12; multi-year process for course selection, career exploration, postsecondary planning; revisited regularly as interests change.
PSP complements multi-year PLP documentation
3 Endorsements
Advanced Pathways
Advanced Endorsement (rigorous academic, §13-55-31 aligned); Advanced Career Endorsement; Advanced Honors Endorsement. Students may earn one, two, or all three.
All 4 Renzulli assessments support endorsements
Capstone
Capstone or Service Learning
SD Admin Rule 24:43:11; districts must offer one of Capstone Experience or Service Learning. Both are culminating experiences that integrate academic and real-world learning.
SEM Type III PBL produces Capstone artifacts
Real challenges

What South Dakota Counselors & CTE Coordinators Struggle With

These are the durable-skills-and-career-readiness challenges we consistently hear from South Dakota educators implementing the PLP, the 22-credit diploma, the three Advanced Endorsements, Career Ready SD, and the OSEUs:

Sustaining the multi-year PLP

The Personal Learning Plan is required for all students grades 9-12 under SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11:01. Districts need durable-skills measurement and development tools that produce evidence across all four years — with documentation that can be revisited as student interests evolve.

Choosing among 3 Advanced Endorsements

Students may earn one, two, or all three Advanced Endorsements: Advanced Endorsement, Advanced Career Endorsement, and Advanced Honors Endorsement. Counselors need year-round data on student strengths, executive function, and career interests to guide informed endorsement selection.

Documenting the Capstone Experience

Districts must offer either a Capstone Experience or Service Learning under SD Admin Rule 24:43:11. Capstones are culminating exhibitions of student work that demonstrate academic and intellectual learning. Districts need PBL workflows that produce evidence-quality capstone artifacts.

Connecting CTE to Career Ready SD WBL tiers

Career Ready SD has three Work-Based Learning tiers: Exploration, Engagement, and Experiences. Districts need durable-skills tools that produce measurable evidence of student growth across all three WBL tiers and the 16 national Career Clusters used in South Dakota CTE programming.

Meeting Opportunity Scholarship rigor

The South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship under SDCL 13-55-31 is worth up to $7,500 over four years and requires advanced rigorous academic coursework with all coursework completed at ‘C’ or higher. Districts need durable-skills evidence that complements scholarship eligibility documentation.

Implementing OSEUs & tribal partnership

South Dakota’s Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and Standards (OSEUs) were adopted by the SD Board of Education and integrated into the standards review cycle (last review March 2018). Districts serving SD’s nine federally-recognized tribes need durable-skills tools that work equitably across linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Platform tools

Renzulli Learning Tools Mapped to South Dakota’s Durable Skills Demands

Each Renzulli tool maps to specific PLP components, 22-credit diploma requirements, Advanced Endorsements, and Career Ready SD WBL tiers — producing concrete, exportable evidence of durable skills growth:

Renzulli Profiler: A 20–30 minute student self-assessment for grades Pre-K through 12. Captures each student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles — the strength-based foundation that complements SDMyLife exploration and surfaces interests across all 16 national Career Clusters used in South Dakota CTE. Available in 20+ languages, supporting South Dakota’s tribal communities and English language learners.
Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC): A validated, standardized creativity assessment (US Patent 12,087,176) measuring fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Culture-independent design supports more equitable durable-skills identification across linguistic and cultural backgrounds — particularly relevant for South Dakota’s nine federally recognized tribal nations and the OSEU framework.
Executive Function Assessment (EFA): Measures planning, working memory, self-regulation, and metacognition — the durable skills behind academic persistence. EFA dashboards highlight where students need scaffolding to complete the 22-credit diploma, sustain learning across the multi-year PLP, and maintain the ‘C or higher’ threshold required for the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship.
Leadership Assessment: Measures the durable skills behind Career Ready SD work-based learning and South Dakota CTSO participation: SD DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA. Produces measurable evidence districts can use for Perkins V CTE accountability.
Personal Success Plan (PSP): A student-driven goal, project, and reflection tracker that builds a portable durable-skills portfolio. Generates exportable summaries that students and counselors use across the multi-year PLP from grades 9-12 — turning South Dakota’s Personal Learning Plan expectations into year-round documented evidence.
Project-Based Learning (PBL) Tools: Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) Type III investigations produce authentic projects, presentations, portfolios, and reflections — exactly the artifact types South Dakota’s Capstone Experience requirement, the Service Learning option, the Career Ready SD Experiences tier, and Advanced Career Endorsement and Advanced Honors Endorsement portfolios expect. PBL simultaneously develops critical thinking, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and creativity.
Renzulli Enrichment Database: Over 40,000 curated, standards-aligned activities matched to each student’s Profiler results — including thousands of resources that complement OSEU implementation, civics and social studies coursework, and career-exploration activities for all 16 national Career Clusters used in South Dakota CTE.
21st-Century & Durable Skills Framework: Structured activities and rubrics build all seven canonical durable skills — producing growth evidence districts can use for PLP documentation, Advanced Endorsement portfolios, Opportunity Scholarship records, and Perkins V CTE accountability.
Requirement-by-requirement

South Dakota Career Readiness Requirements & Renzulli Durable Skills Platform: Side by Side

PLP SD Admin Rule 24:43:11 22 Credits 3 Endorsements SDCL 13-55-31 Career Ready SD SDMyLife 9 Tribal Nations

How Renzulli Learning addresses each core South Dakota requirement — with durable skills measurement and development at the center:

South Dakota RequirementRenzulli Learning Contribution
PLP
Personal Learning Plan (PLP)
SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11:01; required for all students grades 9-12; multi-year process for course selection, career exploration, postsecondary planning; revisited regularly; supported by SDMyLife (sdmylife.com) for grades 6-12		Renzulli is the K-12 platform that both assesses and develops the durable skills behind every PLP component. The Profiler in 20+ languages surfaces interests for PLP exploration. PSP generates exportable summaries complementing multi-year PLP documentation across grades 9-12. EFA develops academic planning persistence.
Diploma
22-Credit Base Diploma
SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11; passed by Board of Education Standards July 16, 2018; English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Personal Finance or Economics, PE, Health, Fine Arts, Capstone or Service Learning, World Language or CTE, electives		EFA develops persistence to complete 22 credits. SEM Type III PBL produces capstone artifacts addressing the Capstone Experience requirement. 40,000+ Enrichment Database includes resources for all required content areas including Personal Finance/Economics.
Endorsements
3 Advanced Endorsements
Advanced Endorsement (rigorous academic, §13-55-31 aligned); Advanced Career Endorsement; Advanced Honors Endorsement; students may earn one, two, or all three		All four Renzulli assessments generate exportable durable-skills data for Endorsement documentation. SEM Type III PBL produces portfolio evidence for Advanced Career and Advanced Honors Endorsements. PSP documents multi-year evidence aligned to PLP.
Scholarship
SD Opportunity Scholarship
SDCL 13-55-31; up to $7,500 over four years; requires advanced rigorous academic coursework with ‘C’ or higher; aligned with Advanced Endorsement requirements		EFA develops sustained academic performance for the ‘C or higher’ threshold. SEM Type III PBL produces portfolio artifacts documenting academic depth. PSP documents multi-year evidence aligned to PLP.
WBL
Career Ready SD + SDMyLife
Career Ready SD work-based learning with three tiers: Exploration, Engagement, Experiences; SDMyLife career platform grades 6-12; CTSOs include DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, TSA		Profiler complements SDMyLife by capturing interests, learning styles, expression styles. PBL produces capstone artifacts complementing all three WBL tiers. Leadership Assessment supports SD CTSO leadership prep.
CTE
SD CTE + 16 Career Clusters
Administered by SD DOE Division of College, Career and Student Success; 16 national Career Clusters; ~171 public high schools; ~42,036 secondary CTE students; CTE for Core Content credit; Industry-Recognized Credentials		Profiler surfaces interests across all 16 Career Clusters. PSP guides Cluster exploration as backbone for PLP. PBL produces capstone artifacts. Leadership Assessment supports SD CTSO leadership.
From South Dakota educators

What Implementation Looks Like in South Dakota Districts

“The PLP gives us a multi-year planning anchor — but operationalizing the 22-credit diploma, three Advanced Endorsements, AND tracking Opportunity Scholarship eligibility (with that ‘C or higher’ bar) has been hard. With Renzulli’s Profiler complementing SDMyLife in 20+ languages, the EFA showing us which students need scaffolding to hit the 22-credit + scholarship bar, the Leadership Assessment supporting our CTSO and Career Ready SD students, and SEM Type III PBL producing artifacts that work for the Capstone Experience AND Advanced Career Endorsement portfolios, our PLP conversations have finally become evidence-driven. The CTC has been particularly important for our partnership work with the OSEU framework.”
Career and Technical Education Coordinator · South Dakota school district
For Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen & Brookings Larger South Dakota districts running multiple high schools and dozens of CTE programs across all 16 Career Clusters need a single, exportable durable-skills evidence layer. Renzulli’s assessment data, PBL artifacts, and PSP exports support PLP documentation, the 22-credit Base Diploma, all three Advanced Endorsements, Opportunity Scholarship eligibility, and Perkins V CTE compliance — without disrupting existing SDMyLife and Career Ready SD workflows.
For Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River & Standing Rock South Dakota is home to 9 federally-recognized tribes with more than 71,000 American Indians. The Pine Ridge Reservation is the eighth-largest in the U.S. (1.7M acres); the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation is the fourth-largest. The Profiler’s availability in 20+ languages, the culture-independent CTC, the 40,000+ Enrichment Database, and the PSP’s goal-tracking workflow let a single counselor support strength-based PLP planning K-12 across reservation and rural districts — complementing the OSEU framework and tribally-led curriculum work.
Frequently asked questions

South Dakota Durable Skills & Career Readiness: Common Questions

Questions South Dakota counselors and CTE coordinators ask most often:

How does Renzulli Learning align with South Dakota’s Personal Learning Plan (PLP) requirement?
SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11:01 requires all students in grades 9-12 to have a Personal Learning Plan (PLP). The PLP is a multi-year process that guides students through course selection, career exploration, and postsecondary planning. As students progress through high school, their interests and goals may change, so it is important that they revisit their personal learning plans regularly. SDMyLife is the state’s career planning and exploration platform for grades 6-12 that supports PLP development. Renzulli’s seven durable skills map directly to every component of the PLP. The Profiler in 20+ languages surfaces interests, learning styles, and expression styles to complement SDMyLife exploration. The CTC (US Patent 12,087,176) measures creativity. The EFA supports academic planning. The PSP generates exportable summaries that complement multi-year PLP documentation across grades 9-12.
What durable skills does Renzulli Learning develop, and how does that connect to South Dakota’s career readiness framework?
Renzulli Learning develops seven canonical durable skills: critical thinking, creativity, executive function, leadership, collaboration, communication, and self-direction. These map directly to South Dakota’s Personal Learning Plan requirement under SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11:01, the 22-credit Base Diploma under SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11, the three Advanced Endorsements (Advanced Endorsement, Advanced Career Endorsement, and Advanced Honors Endorsement), the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship under SDCL 13-55-31, SDMyLife career exploration, Career Ready SD work-based learning, the Capstone Experience or Service Learning requirement, and the durable skills South Dakota CTSOs develop. Renzulli is uniquely positioned because it both measures these durable skills (CTC, EFA, Leadership Assessment, Profiler) and develops them (SEM Type III PBL, PSP, the 40,000+ Enrichment Database, 21st-century skills activities) within a single integrated platform.
How does Renzulli Learning support South Dakota’s 22-credit Base Diploma and Advanced Endorsements?
South Dakota’s graduation requirements were passed by the Board of Education Standards on July 16, 2018, and are outlined in SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11. The 22-credit Base Diploma includes English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Personal Finance or Economics, Physical Education, Health, Fine Arts, Capstone Experience or Service Learning, World Language or Career and Technical Education, and electives. Districts must offer one of Capstone Experience or Service Learning. Students may earn one or more of three Advanced Endorsements: Advanced Endorsement (rigorous academic coursework consistent with §13-55-31), Advanced Career Endorsement, and Advanced Honors Endorsement. EFA develops persistence to complete the 22 credits. SEM Type III PBL produces capstone artifacts directly addressing the Capstone Experience requirement.
How does Renzulli Learning support the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship?
The South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship under SDCL 13-55-31 is worth up to $7,500 over four years for South Dakota high school graduates pursuing rigorous academic coursework. Students must pursue advanced rigorous academic coursework, with all high school coursework completed with a ‘C’ or higher. The scholarship requires a strong academic foundation built across the 22-credit Base Diploma. The Advanced Endorsement is specifically aligned with §13-55-31 Opportunity Scholarship requirements. Renzulli’s EFA develops the durable skills behind sustained academic performance — planning, working memory, self-regulation, and metacognition. SEM Type III PBL produces portfolio artifacts that document academic depth. The PSP documents multi-year evidence aligned to the PLP across grades 9-12. The Profiler in 20+ languages supports interest exploration across rigorous academic coursework.
How does Renzulli Learning support South Dakota CTE and Career Ready SD work-based learning?
South Dakota CTE is administered by the SD Department of Education Division of College, Career and Student Success. Career Ready SD is South Dakota’s work-based learning initiative with three tiers: Exploration, Engagement, and Experiences. South Dakota CTE serves approximately 171 public high schools with secondary CTE enrollment of approximately 42,036. CTE programs are organized into the 16 national Career Clusters. SDMyLife (sdmylife.com) is the state’s career planning and exploration platform. South Dakota CTSOs include DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA. The Renzulli Profiler in 20+ languages complements SDMyLife. SEM Type III PBL produces capstone artifacts. The Leadership Assessment supports SD CTSO leadership preparation.
How does Renzulli Learning support South Dakota’s Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and Standards (OSEUs)?
South Dakota’s Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and Standards (OSEUs) were developed beginning in 2008 with a grant from the Indian Land Tenure Foundation to the South Dakota Office of Indian Education. The OSEUs were completed in July 2011, approved by the South Dakota Board of Education, and are now integrated into the state’s standards review cycle, with the last review and adoption completed in March 2018. The OSEUs provide a framework for teaching the history and culture of the Oceti Sakowin — the Seven Council Fires of the Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota peoples. Renzulli’s 40,000+ Enrichment Database includes resources that complement OSEU implementation. SEM Type III PBL produces capstone artifacts that can document OSEU-aligned learning. Renzulli complements — not replaces — tribally-led curriculum work, the OSEU framework, and partnership work with South Dakota’s nine federally-recognized tribes.
How much does Renzulli Learning cost for South Dakota districts?
Renzulli Learning starts at $15 per student per year with full platform access — all four assessments (Profiler, Cebeci Test of Creativity, Executive Function Assessment, Leadership Assessment), 40,000+ enrichment activities, PBL tools, PSP, and ELLA included. South Dakota districts can use Title I, II, III, IV, and Perkins V funds where allowable. Title VI (Indian Education) funds may apply for South Dakota districts serving any of the nine federally-recognized tribes. Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP) under Perkins V Section 116 may apply — NACTEP grantees in South Dakota include Sinte Gleska University on Rosebud and Oglala Lakota College on Pine Ridge. Custom district alignments are available. Free 30-day trial with no credit card required. View pricing ›
How does Renzulli Learning support equity for South Dakota’s tribal and rural learners?
South Dakota is home to nine federally-recognized tribes, with more than 71,000 American Indians residing in the state. The nine Tribes are: the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe; the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe; the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe; the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe; the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation; the Rosebud Sioux Tribe; the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation; the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (which spans both North Dakota and South Dakota); and the Yankton Sioux Tribe. The Pine Ridge Reservation is the eighth-largest reservation in the U.S. with 1.7 million acres. The Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation is the fourth-largest in the U.S. with approximately 1.45 million acres. The Renzulli Profiler is available in 20+ languages. The Cebeci Test of Creativity is culture-independent (US Patent 12,087,176). Renzulli complements — not replaces — tribally-led curriculum work, the OSEU framework, and the SD Department of Tribal Relations partnership work.
Official sources

South Dakota Durable Skills & Career Readiness Resources

All compliance decisions should reference these primary SD DOE sources. Renzulli Learning complements — not replaces — South Dakota’s PLP requirement, 22-credit Base Diploma, Advanced Endorsements, Career Ready SD, SDMyLife, and OSEU framework.

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