Title 15.1, Elementary and Secondary Education
44 chapters · 641 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-01 Elementary and middle schools - Required instruction
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To be approved by the superintendent of public instruction, each public and nonpublic elementary and middle school shall: 1. Provide to students instruction in: a. English language arts, including reading, composition, creative writing, English grammar, and spelling. b. Mathemati…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-02 High schools - Required units
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1. To be approved by the superintendent of public instruction, each public and nonpublic high school shall provide instruction in or make available to each student: a. Four units of English language arts from a sequence that includes literature, composition, and speech; b. Four u…
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. § 15.1-21-02.6 North Dakota scholarship - Amount - Applicability
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1. a. The state board of higher education shall provide to any student certified as being eligible by the superintendent of public instruction a North Dakota scholarship, a North Dakota academic scholarship, or a North Dakota career and technical education scholarship in the amou…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-02.8 North Dakota scholarship - Eligibility - One-time exception
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1. a. Notwithstanding section 15.1-21-02.6, if a student's cumulative grade point average as determined by the state board of higher education at the conclusion of a semester, quarter, or clock-hour term is below 2.75, the board shall grant an exception and provide the North Dako…
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. § 15.1-21-07 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. § 15.1-21-12.1 Reading curriculum - Content - Professional development - Reports to legislative management
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1. Beginning July 1, 2022, each school district and nonpublic school shall ensure the portion of its curriculum which is related to reading: a. Is scientifically based, evidence based, and research based; b. Focuses on: (1) Phonemic awareness; (2) Phonics; (3) Fluency; (4) Vocabu…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-12.2 Mathematics curriculum - Professional development and intervention
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(Effective through 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. § 15.1-21-12.3 Mathematics curriculum and professional development - Rules - Reports to the superintendent of public instruction and the legislative management
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1. The superintendent of public instruction, in collaboration with the kindergarten through grade twelve education coordination council, shall adopt rules to implement section 15.1-21-12.2, including rules to monitor implementation. 2. The superintendent of public instruction and…
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. § 15.1-21-16 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. § 15.1-21-17.1 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. § 15.1-21-18 Career interest inventory - Educational and career planning - Consultation
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1. A school district shall administer to students, once during their enrollment in grade seven or eight and once during their enrollment in grade nine or ten, a career interest inventory recommended by the department of career and technical education and approved by the superinte…
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. § 15.1-21-20 Summative assessment - General educational development diploma - Selection - Cost
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1. Except as otherwise provided, each student pursuing a general educational development diploma may take: a. The ACT or an equivalent nationally recognized standardized test approved by the state board of higher education; or b. Three WorkKeys assessments or an equivalent nation…
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. § 15.1-21-23 Readiness testing and formative assessments - Kindergarten students - School calendar
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1. A school district may conduct readiness testing and formative assessments of incoming kindergarten students. The dates on which the testing and assessments are scheduled may be within the regular school calendar or before the regular school calendar. The school district shall …
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. § 15.1-21-26 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.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-21-30 Curriculum - Kindergarten through grade three - Foreign language - Pilot program
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Beginning with the 2025-26 school year and continuing through the 2026-27 school year, the superintendent of public instruction shall establish and operate a pilot program to provide annual grants to schools that provide instruction in a foreign language to students in kindergart…