North Dakota Administrative Code

1. School districts and nonpublic schools shall choose curriculum and curricular resources meeting the focus areas listed in subdivision b of subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-21-12.1. 2. Each school district or nonpublic school shall ensure compliance of thi…

1. For purposes of this chapter, "critical race theory", as defined in North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-21-05.1, means the theory that racism is not merely the product of learned individual bias or prejudice, but that racism is systematically embedded in American society an…

1. "State-approved list", for purposes of this chapter, means a list of vendors who administer interim assessments and meet the selection and approval criteria created by the superintendent of public instruction. 2. "Interim assessment" means assessments administered during instr…

Any interim assessment vendor serving public school districts must meet the following criteria to be selected as a state-approved interim assessment vendor and placed on the state-approved interim assessment list. It is a shared responsibility between the interim assessment vendo…

Data-sharing agreements between the school district, vendor, and statewide longitudinal data system must be in place. This must occur to ensure compliance with subsection 4 of North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-21-17.1. It is the responsibility of the school district to ensur…

When interim assessment vendors are approved they will be added to the state-approved interim assessment list. The list will be created and maintained by the department of public instruction and will be available on the department's website and available to be shared upon request…

1. "Characteristics of dyscalculia or mathematics deficiencies" means learning difficulties that impact a student's ability to understand, recall, and apply mathematical concepts and procedures. 2. "Competencies" means the essential skills for mathematical reasoning and problem s…

1. Each teacher of mathematics and principal serving students in kindergarten through grade eight in a public or nonpublic school shall attend ongoing professional development training focused on best practices in mathematics instruction, including: a. Explicit and differentiated…

1. A research-based mathematics intervention program is a program designed to provide supplemental, targeted instruction to students identified as needing additional support in mathematics proficiency. 2. Any intervention program implemented in North Dakota public or nonpublic sc…

1. For students in grades four through eight, beginning July 1, 2025, school districts and nonpublic schools shall: a. Ensure their mathematics curriculum and curricular resources meet the focus areas listed in subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-21-12.2; b. Im…

1. Each school district or nonpublic school shall ensure compliance with this section in a manner determined by the superintendent. 2. The department shall collect assurances from school districts and nonpublic schools to ensure compliance with North Dakota Century Code section 1…

The superintendent of public instruction may: 1. Collect regularly conducted assessments by school districts of each building located on school grounds in the state, including the interior and exterior of the building, doors, windows, fire sprinklers , fire protection systems, co…

1. "Public charter school" means a public school operating to achieve specific educational objectives according to the charter performance agreement as authorized and overseen by the superintendent, as defined in subsection 4 of North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-40-01. Publi…

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a framework enabling the establishment and operation of public charter schools as part of North Dakota's public education system. This chapter is designed to ensure public charter schools operate with autonomy while remaining accountable …

1. The department shall publish annual application deadlines, required templates, and submission procedures on its website. Application materials must be made available no less than thirty days prior to the beginning of the submission window. The submission window for charter sch…

1. The department shall conduct ongoing monitoring, during which the department may use data reports, site visits, and documentation reviews. 2. Each public charter school shall submit annual academic, fiscal, and other reports on the same forms prescribed by the department for s…

Audit reports required under North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-40-20 must be submitted to the superintendent electronically by the public charter school within thirty days of receiving a final copy of the report from the certified public accountant or public accountant. Hist…

Public charter schools shall develop, publish, and implement written enrollment and lottery procedures consistent with North Dakota Century Code chapter 15.1-40. Each public charter school also shall maintain written policies governing application timelines, lottery procedures, a…

1. If a public charter school intends to close, the governing board of the public charter school shall submit a closure plan to the department within ten days of the decision, including: a. Timelines for student record transfer to the students' resident home districts and notific…

1. State funding for public charter schools must be distributed in accordance with North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-27-01. 2. State funding may be withheld in whole or in part in accordance with subsection 5 of North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-02-13, subsection 5 of N…

Public charter schools shall comply with all state and federal laws, rules, and regulations related to special education. History: Effective April 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 15.1-40-04, 28-32-02 Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-40 3…

1. History. The education standards and practices board consists of ten members appointed by the governor. 2. Board organization. The administrator's professional practices board is a subset of the education standards and practices board which includes the two school administrato…

1. Standards for professional ethics, performance, and practices. The board continuously reviews the North Dakota educator's code of ethics and rules, standards, and procedures pertaining to licensure, teacher education program approval, and professional development of 2 educator…

The education standards and practices board may impose a fine against any individual without a valid license who is engaged in the profession of teaching. 1. The fine imposed will be fifty dollars per day the individual practices without a valid license, up to a total fine of two…

If a licensee does not file a completed renewal application, including the required supporting documentation and the renewal fee before the expiration of the license, the licensee shall pay a late renewal fee of one hundred dollars. A renewal application shall not be granted unti…

A student teacher is one who teaches in a regular classroom situation as part of the requirements in professional preparation. 1. All college students in education must have classroom-related preprofessional experience prior to student teaching. A criminal background investigatio…

A cooperating teacher is the teacher in the cooperating school who works with, helps, and advises the student teacher. Every cooperating teacher must have acquired a minimum of two semester hours or three quarter hours in supervision of a student teaching course or an inservice r…

A college supervisor is the college faculty member who is in charge of guiding, helping, and directing the student teacher. 1. The college supervisor must have early childhood, elementary, middle level, or secondary teaching experience at the level of supervision. 2. A college su…

The board shall set procedures for and implement a system of program approval for teacher education programs for state licensure of educators. The program approval process shall include the federal requirement of identifying and reporting for title II of the Higher Education Act.…

Graduates successfully completing all the requirements of programs approved by the board must have completed the criminal background investigation including the bureau of criminal investigation and the federal bureau of investigation and be recommended by their degree granting in…

A student teacher may be eligible for a preservice teacher authorization to be the teacher of record for one semester upon completion of the following: 1. Teacher education coursework; 2. Evidence of a positive evaluation from a field experience; 3. Letter of recommendation from …

1. First grade and second grade professional life certificates issued prior to July 1, 1976, are valid for life. However, it is recommended that teachers show professional gain by college attendance, workshops, conferences, travel, and other professional activities. 2. A life lic…

Repealed effective April 1, 2012.

1. Two-year renewal license. a. A two-year renewal license must be issued to applicants with less than eighteen months of successful contracted teaching in North Dakota who have completed all of the requirements on the application form and pay the required fee of sixty-five dolla…

All professional development relicensure credit must meet the professional development requirements approved by the education standards and practices board. 1. Licensure renewal course credits. The following minimum requirements must be approved by the education standards and pra…

The education standards and practices board may deny an application for the issuance of a license made by an applicant: 1. Who failed to comply with licensure statutes or the rules; 2. Who failed to meet the minimum educational requirements set forth in the rules of licensure of …

Coursework in Native American studies, cultural diversity, strategies for creating learning environments that contribute to positive human relationships, and strategies for teaching and assessing diverse learners (e.g., universal design for learning, response to intervention, ear…

Repealed effective July 1, 2012. 67.1-02-02-09. Re-entry. 1. Prior to applying for the re-entry license, the applicant must submit to a fingerprint screening for a statewide and nationwide criminal history record check in accordance with North Dakota Century Code sections 15.1-13…

renewal may only be submitted six months prior to the expiration of the current license and expire after a minimum of two years on the applicant's birth date. d. A two-year renewal license must be issued for substitute teaching to those applicants who have completed all of the re…

1. Qualifications. A substitute teacher must hold a valid North Dakota educator's professional license based upon the same qualifications as a contracted teacher. A substitute teacher holding a regular license may substitute in any area requiring regular elementary or secondary l…

1. A member of the military or a military spouse, upon application of licensure, shall: a. Provide evidence of military status; b. Complete a background check as required by North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-13-15; c. Be exempt from all application and licensure fees, except…

Individuals receiving a teaching permit from the board pursuant to North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-18-10 shall comply with the following sections of the Century Code and administrative rules: 1. North Dakota Century Code sections 15.1-13-25 and 15.1-13-26; 2. Section 67.1-…

1. The request for a special education authorization must be initiated by a school. The school board or administration must make the request in writing to the board for consideration of a special education authorization, indicating intent to offer a contract if licensure can be a…

Individuals receiving a special education authorization from the board pursuant to North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-18-10 shall comply with the following sections of the Century Code and administrative rules: 1. North Dakota Century Code sections 15.1-13-25 and 15.1-13-26; …

An individual may be eligible for a collegiate license upon providing evidence of completion of the following: 1. Five years of full-time teaching at an accredited institution of higher education in the academic subject for which licensure is sought. 2. A minimum of a master's de…

Re-education of a licensed teacher for elementary schoolteaching may be accomplished by: 1. Completing a state-approved elementary teacher education program of thirty-two semester hours, including a regular classroom student teaching experience of six quarter hours or a minimum o…

1. Reeducation of elementary teachers for kindergarten schoolteaching may be accomplished by presenting a minimum of twelve semester hours of kindergarten coursework in foundations of early childhood, kindergarten methods and materials, early language and literacy, observation, a…

Re-education for secondary schoolteaching may be accomplished in one of the following ways: 1. By completing the minimum requirements for a degree in secondary education, including student teaching in grades five through twelve or the clinical practice option as described in sect…

The middle school pedagogical endorsement (50517) is optional for teachers licensed for grades five through twelve to qualify for work with grades five through eight in the subject fields of their licensure. Elementary teachers licensed to teach grades one through eight must comp…

English language development endorsement (24000). Re-education for "English language development" endorsement for any licensed teacher may be accomplished by presenting at least sixteen semester hours or twenty-four quarter hours of college coursework in all of the areas followin…