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DPI outlines federal accountability approach, ND First intervention plan and how schools are identified for support
Summary
Amanda Peterson of DPI described how North Dakota applies the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability system, distinctions between Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) and Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), and how the ND First statute expands interventions for persistently low‑performing schools.
Amanda Peterson, director of Educational Improvement and Support at the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, briefed the Joint Education Committee on the state’s accountability framework under the Every Student Succeeds Act and on a recently passed state measure establishing ND First, North Dakota’s approach to more rigorous interventions for persistently low‑performing schools.
Peterson said North Dakota aligns its accountability model to federal ESSA requirements rather than maintaining a separate state accountability system. She described the accountability “pie” — the weighted indicators DPI uses to synthesize assessment results, growth, English‑learner…
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