Each school district must have available one full-time equivalent student performance strategist for every four hundred students in average daily membership in kindergarten through grade three. Each school district shall submit documentation to the superintendent of public instruction, at the time and in the manner directed by the superintendent, verifying the amount of time that each student performance strategist expended in tutoring students on a one-to-one basis or in groups ranging from two to five, or in providing instructional coaching to teachers. For purposes of this section, a "student performance strategist" must: 1. a. Meet the requirements of an elementary school teacher as set forth in section 15.1-18-02.1; or b. Be licensed to teach or approved to teach by the education standards and practices board and hold a special education endorsement or credential; and 2. Serve as a tutor or an instructional coach.
15.1-07-33. Student information system - Exemption. (Effective through June 30, 2026) 1. Notwithstanding any other technology requirements imposed by the superintendent of public instruction or the information technology department, each school district shall implement the state student information system administered by the superintendent of public instruction and use it as its principal student information system. Each school district shall use a state course code, assigned by the department of public instruction, to identify all local classes in the state student information system. 2. The superintendent of public instruction may exempt a school district from having to implement and utilize the state student information system if the school district demonstrates: a. The district has acquired and is using a student information system determined to be compatible with the statewide longitudinal data system; or b. In accordance with requirements of the bureau of Indian education, the district has acquired and is utilizing a student information system that is determined to be comparable by the superintendent. Student information system - Exemption. (Effective after June 30, 2026) 1. Notwithstanding any other technology requirements imposed by the superintendent of public instruction or the information technology department, each school district shall implement the state student information system administered by the superintendent of public instruction, use it as its principal student information system, and enter a data sharing agreement with the department of public instruction, subject to federal and state privacy laws and section 15.1-07-25.3. Each school district shall use a state course code, assigned by the department of public instruction, to identify all local classes in the state student information system.
2. The superintendent of public instruction may exempt a school district from having to implement and utilize the state student information system if the school district demonstrates: a. The district has acquired and is using a student information system determined to be compatible with the statewide longitudinal data system; or b. In accordance with requirements of the bureau of Indian education, the district has acquired and is utilizing a student information system that is determined to be comparable by the superintendent.
15.1-07-34. Youth behavioral health and child abuse and neglect training for teachers, administrators, and ancillary staff. 1. Every two years, a school district may provide a minimum of eight hours of professional development on youth behavioral health, child abuse, and child neglect to elementary, middle, and high school teachers and administrators. A school district may encourage ancillary and support staff to participate in the professional development. Based on the annual needs assessment of the school district, these hours may be designated from the following categories: a. Trauma; b. Social and emotional learning, including resiliency; c. Suicide prevention; d. Bullying; e. Understanding of the prevalence and impact of youth behavioral health wellness on family structure, education, juvenile services, law enforcement, and health care and treatment providers; f. Knowledge of behavioral health symptoms and risks; g. Awareness of referral sources and evidence-based strategies for appropriate interventions; h. Child protective services; i. Other evidence-based strategies to reduce risk factors for students; or j. Current or new evidence-based behavior prevention or mitigation techniques. 2. Each school within a district shall designate an individual as a behavioral health resource coordinator. 3. The superintendent of public instruction shall collaborate with regional education associations to disseminate information, training and instructional materials, and notice of training opportunities to school districts and nonpublic schools. The training must qualify for continuing education credits that count toward license renewal. 4. The superintendent of public instruction shall maintain the contact information of the behavioral health resource coordinator in each school. 5. Before initial licensure, a public or nonpublic school teacher, administrator, librarian, and counselor shall submit documentation to the education standards and practices board verifying completion of a mandated reporter training program for suspected child abuse or neglect. The department of health and human services shall develop and provide an online interactive training module that may be used by a college of teacher education, an individual educator, and an educational institution to fulfill the training requirement. A college, school, and regional education association may offer a mandated reporter training program that satisfy the requirements outlined in this section for subsequent trainings at the district level.