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State IT and DPI prepare for July 2026 switch from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus
Summary
NDIT and education officials told the IT committee that K–12 schools are scheduled to switch student information systems to Infinite Campus on July 1, 2026; the committee heard that eight NDIT technical support positions funded previously will not be funded after the change, raising training and help‑desk concerns.
North Dakota’s IT leadership and education officials told the Information Technology Committee that public schools statewide will move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus, with an intended go‑live date of July 1, 2026. "The intention is for that to go live, schools in North Dakota... 07/01/2026," said Corey Mott, NDIT chief information officer, summarizing the vendor timeline. Why it matters: the student information system (SIS) stores attendance, grades, schedules and many integrations with other state and local education tools; a statewide migration affects teachers, district IT staff and parents, and requires careful data conversion and training. Committee materials and testimony identified three operational risks: the scale of the data migration from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus; who will provide front‑line technical support after the transition; and near‑term staffing. NDIT’s Edutech team currently provides technical support for PowerSchool and had eight technical support positions funded into the current biennium; NDIT representatives told the panel those eight positions will not be funded in the second year of the biennium under current budget assumptions and that school districts will have increased responsibility for local support after migration. "If we no longer have those positions available, we're not able to provide those," Mott said. Committee members asked for DPI and NDIT to report regularly on migration progress; Chairman Bosch suggested inviting DPI and, if helpful, the vendor to future meetings to provide a data‑migration status and training plan. NDIT said it is working with DPI and the vendor on data‑migration mapping, school readiness and the set of integrations that will be operational on day one versus those that may remain to complete after the basic SIS is in production. The department emphasized the importance of fall‑semester readiness to avoid widespread help‑desk pressure when teachers and staff return in August and September. Next steps: NDIT and DPI will continue quarterly reporting to budget section and the IT committee will request periodic briefings on data migration progress and training plans to reduce interruption risk. The committee did not take formal action but asked staff to flag any need for supplemental funding if gaps appear.
