§ 15.1-02-04 — Superintendent of public instruction - Duties

The superintendent of public instruction:
1. Shall supervise the provision of elementary and secondary education to the students
of this state.
2. Shall supervise the establishment and maintenance of schools and provide advice and
counsel regarding the welfare of the schools.
3. Shall supervise the development of course content standards.
4. Shall supervise the assessment of students.
5. Shall serve as an ex officio member of the board of university and school lands.
6. Shall keep a complete record of all official acts and appeals.
7. As appropriate, shall determine the outcome of appeals regarding education matters.
8. Shall direct school district annexation, reorganization, and dissolution and employ and
compensate personnel necessary to enable the state board of public school education
to carry out its powers and duties regarding school district annexation, reorganization,
and dissolution.
9. Shall facilitate a process to review and update annually the statewide prekindergarten
through grade twelve education strategic vision. The process must include input and
participation from a steering committee that includes representatives of all state-level
entities receiving state education funding and education stakeholder groups. Each
steering committee member entity receiving state education funds shall provide
components of the entity's strategic plan which are aligned to the statewide strategic
vision. The steering committee shall prepare a collaborative report of the strategic
plans of each committee member entity receiving state education funds. The
superintendent shall provide the collaborative report and any updates to the strategic
vision to the legislative management during each interim and to a joint meeting of the
education standing committees during each regular legislative session.
10. Shall facilitate the development and implementation of a North Dakota learning
continuum in collaboration with the department of career and technical education,
upon the recommendation of the kindergarten through grade twelve education
coordination council.