Title 15.1 — Elementary and Secondary Education
44 chapters · 615 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-02.1 High school diploma - Minimum units
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Except as provided in section 15.1-21-02.3 or as otherwise agreed to in the compact on educational opportunity for military children, before a school district, a nonpublic high school, or the center for distance education issues a high school diploma to a student, the student mus…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-02.10 North Dakota scholarship
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A resident student who meets the requirements of section 15.1-21-02.6 is eligible to receive a North Dakota scholarship if the student: 1. Completed an individual consultative process or a nine-week course under subsection 2 of section 15.1-21-18; 2. Completed the civics test und…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-02.2 High school graduation - Minimum requirements
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1. Except as provided in section 15.1-21-02.3 and subsection 2, the following twenty-two units of high school coursework constitute the minimum requirement for high school graduation: a. Four units of English language arts from a sequence that includes literature, composition, an…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-02.3 Optional high school curriculum - Requirements
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1. If after completing at least two years of high school, a student has failed to pass at least one-half unit from three subdivisions in subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-02.2, has failed to demonstrate proficiency in a standards-based grading system, or has a grade point average a…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-02.4 North Dakota career and technical education scholarship
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Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 159, § 10.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-02.5 North Dakota academic scholarship
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Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 159, § 10. 15.1-21-02.6. North Dakota scholarship - Amount - Applicability. (Effective through July 31, 2030) 1. a. The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction …
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-02.9 North Dakota scholarship - Information system
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Each school district shall use North Dakota eTranscripts, or an alternative information system designated by the information technology department in collaboration with the department of public instruction, to submit official transcripts for the North Dakota scholarship to the su…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-03 High school unit - Instructional time
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1. Except as provided in subsection 2, each unit must consist of at least one hundred twenty hours of student engagement per school calendar. 2. The following units must consist of at least one hundred fifty hours of student engagement per school calendar: natural sciences, agric…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-04 Minimum high school courses - Alternative curriculum plans
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1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each student shall enroll in at least four units of high school work in each grade from nine through twelve. 2. A student in grade twelve may enroll in fewer than four units of work, provided: a. The student requires fewer than fou…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-05 Indian education curriculum
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The superintendent of public instruction may develop an Indian education curriculum to be implemented within the minimum curriculum requirements for elementary and secondary schools. The superintendent shall provide for continuing research and evaluation and for inservice trainin…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-05.1 Curriculum - Critical race theory - Prohibited
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Each school district and public school shall ensure instruction of its curriculum is factual, objective, and aligned to the kindergarten through grade twelve state content standards. A school district or public school may not include instruction relating to critical race theory i…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-06 Goals 2000 - Participation voluntary
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Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 139, § 1.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-07 School-to-work - Student participation voluntary
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Before an elementary or secondary school student may participate in any course, program, or project offered under the auspices of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 [Pub. L. 103-239; 108 Stat. 568; 20 U.S.C. 2394 et seq.], the student's school principal shall obtain the…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-08 Reading, mathematics, and science - Administration of test
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1. The superintendent of public instruction shall administer to public school students a test that is aligned to the state content and achievement standards in reading and mathematics. This test must be administered annually to all public school students in grades three, four, fi…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-08.1 Parental directive - Administration of tests and assessments - Report
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1. A student's parent may direct the school district in which the student is enrolled not to administer to the student any state test or state assessment required in accordance with section 15.1-21-08. 2. In addition to the authority granted under subsection 1, a student's parent…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-09 Test scores - Compilation
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The superintendent of public instruction shall arrange for the compilation of test scores in a manner that indicates achievement and allows a comparison of individual students, classrooms within a given school and school district, schools within the state, and school districts wi…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-10 Test scores - Publication
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Upon receiving notice that the compilation of test scores has been completed, the superintendent of public instruction shall inform the legislative council. The superintendent shall present the test scores publicly for the first time at a meeting of a legislative committee design…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-11 Superintendent of public instruction - Review of test questions
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The superintendent of public instruction shall require that the entity developing a test to be administered under section 15.1-21-08 not include questions that might be deemed personal to a student or to the student's family and that the entity developing the test not include que…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-12 Professional development - Use of available funds
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Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 139, § 1. 15.1-21-12.1. Reading curriculum - Content - Professional development - Reports to legislative management. 1. Beginning July 1, 2022, each school district and nonpublic school shall ensure the portion of its curriculum which is related to read…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-12.2 Mathematics curriculum - Professional development and intervention
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(Effective after June 30, 2027) 1. Each school district and nonpublic school shall: a. Ensure the portion of its curriculum which is related to mathematics is based on evidence and research, includes differentiated instruction, is aligned to the state standards, and focuses on: (…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-13 Content standards - Translation - Curriculum
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Each district shall provide upon request a copy of its content standards in the areas of reading and mathematics, a translation of the district's content standards in the areas of reading and mathematics for individuals who do not have a background in elementary or high school ed…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-14 Test - Availability for viewing
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Upon request, a school district must allow any individual over the age of twenty to view any test administered under sections 15.1-21-08 through this section as soon as the test is in the possession of the school district.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-15 Electronic course delivery - Approval process
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Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 146, § 1.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-16 Summer school courses and programs - Eligibility for payment
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The summer school courses and programs for which a school district may receive payment as provided in section 15.1-27-19 are: 1. a. Mathematics provided to students enrolled in any grade from kindergarten through eight; b. Reading provided to students enrolled in any grade from k…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-17 Interim assessment
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Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 158, § 9.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-17.1 Interim assessment - State-provided or state-approved list
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1. Each public school district shall administer annually to students in grades kindergarten through ten at least two assessments in mathematics and reading. In administering the assessment, a public school district shall use: a. The state-provided interim assessment; or b. An int…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-19 Summative assessment - Selection - Cost - Exemptions
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1. Except as otherwise provided, each public and nonpublic school student in grade eleven may take: a. The ACT or an equivalent nationally recognized standardized test approved by the state board of higher education, including the writing test; or b. Three WorkKeys assessments or…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-21 Financial literacy - Concepts of personal finance - Inclusion in curriculum
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1. Each school district shall require each student to complete one-half unit of financial literacy or ensure that its curriculum for either economics or problems of democracy includes the exposure of students to concepts of personal finance, including: a. Budgeting and money mana…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-22 Required reading of historical documents
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Before a student is deemed to have successfully completed either United States government or problems of democracy, as required by section 15.1-21-02.1, the student's school district shall ensure that the student has read the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constit…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-24 Health curriculum - Content
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Beginning July 1, 2012, each school district and nonpublic school shall ensure that the portion of its health curriculum which is related to sexual health includes instruction pertaining to the risks associated with adolescent sexual activity and the social, psychological, and ph…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-25 High school graduation - Minimum requirements
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Redesignated as section 15.1-21-02.2.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-26 Driver education curriculum - Content - Anatomical gift
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1. Beginning July 1, 2014, each school district shall ensure that its curriculum for driver education includes information regarding the manner in which a student obtaining a driver's license may make an anatomical gift, as provided for in section 23-06.6-04. 2. The school distri…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-27 High school graduation requirement - Civics test
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1. For purposes of this section, "civics test" means the one hundred questions that, as of January 1, 2015, officers of the United States citizenship and immigration services use as the basis for selecting the questions posed to applicants for naturalization, in order that the ap…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-28 Growth and development and human sexuality curriculum - Content
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1. As used in this section: a. "Human growth and development discussion" means an oral, written, or digital lesson, lecture, or presentation about human biology related to pregnancy and human development inside the womb. b. "Human sexuality instruction" means an oral, written, or…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-29 Private tutors
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A board of a school district may adopt a policy to permit private tutors to provide tutoring services on school premises. 15.1-21-30. Curriculum - Kindergarten through grade three - Foreign language - Pilot program. Beginning with the 2025-26 school year and continuing through th…