Welcome to the North Dakota Program Help and Support website.

All North Dakota schools are required by NDCC 15.1-06-06 to engage in annual continuous school improvement. Each year, schools examine their current reality including demographics, culture, technology, finances, and academic performance, and use that information to identify priorities, implement actions, and document evidence of improvement. This ongoing cycle ensures schools are continually assessing progress and responding to the evolving needs of students and communities.

While schools maintain a 3 to 5 year Strategy Map to outline long-term goals, the emphasis of North Dakota’s system is on the annual evidence-based improvement process. Schools are expected to review their data each year, update improvement actions, and demonstrate the progress they are making over time. The Department of Public Instruction administers and monitors these tools via Cognia’s continuous improvement platform.

Schools and districts can use the page menus on this website to navigate to helpful resources to enhance their school’s continuous improvement plans and guide school improvement initiatives.