North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

The Superintendent of Public Instruction provides advice and assistance for school districts in interpreting and complying with state and federal laws and regulations that affect public education. The superintendent drafts and communicates state education policy, and works to increase educational opportunity. The superintendent’s duties include oversight of elementary and secondary education, school approval, development of content standards, and assessments of student progress. The superintendent regulates the credentialing of administrators, counselors and other education specialists. She is in charge of implementing a uniform system for accounting, budgeting and reporting of school district data, and for publishing annual reports on school finance and employee compensation. In addition to the Department of Public Instruction, the superintendent oversees the State Library, the North Dakota School for the Deaf/Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Devils Lake, and North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind in Grand Forks. The superintendent is a member of numerous state boards, including the Board of University & School Lands, the Teachers’ Fund for Retirement, the Education Standards and Practices Board, the Board for Career and Technical Education, and the state Educational Technology Council. The superintendent is also a member of the board of directors for the North Dakota High School Activities Association and a member of the nominating committee for the Board of Higher Education.