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Department of Public Instruction adds accreditation‑vendor process and aligns special education terminology with statute
Summary
DPI proposed rules to implement Senate Bill 2362 by creating a process to add nationally recognized accreditation organizations to a state‑approved list and updated special education terminology to align with recent statute.
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction presented two sets of proposed rule amendments: procedures to allow additional nationally recognized accreditation organizations to be added to a state‑approved list, and updates to special education definitions to align with recent statute.
Assistant Director Jim Uphgren told the Administrative Rules Committee the accreditation changes implement Senate Bill 2362, which requires DPI to contract with an accreditation organization to offer a no‑cost accreditation option to districts; districts may select other organizations from a state‑approved list at…
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