Printable idea
Your first-week field list
- Instruction goals and daily rhythm
- Attendance and work-sample record
- Library, co-op, and activity contacts
- Annual review date
A statewide education commons
Every school.
Every road home.
The useful North Dakota education desk: district doors, official calendars, home-education law, Friday-night lights, and neighbors who know the roads.
170 official district records12 verified public resources$0 for essential facts
Prairie note
Official sources first. Practical context second. No vital school information hidden behind a paywall.
The district switchboard
One search. The right front door.
Search 170 district-coded records in NDDPI’s current workbook, including 164 explicitly typed Public LEAs. Verified local links open the district; every other result opens the authoritative state file instead of a guessed address.
Choose your path
Built around real North Dakota days.
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Home education
Law, statement-of-intent starting points, distance courses, standards, and a calm first-week checklist.
Open the field guide → 02School families
District doors, academic calendar sources, food programs, accountability data, and supply planning.
Find practical links → 03Teams & activities
Schedules, scores, brackets, and official activity information directly from NDHSAA.
See NDHSAA NOW ↗North Dakota home education
A clear first mile.
North Dakota law uses specific qualifications, notices, instructional time, subjects, and assessment rules. Start with the official material below and verify it before acting.
- 1Read the current statute
Chapter 15.1-23 is the controlling state text.
- 2Open NDDPI’s home-education desk
Use current forms, contacts, and agency guidance.
- 3Build your local calendar
Map instruction, records, activities, and assessments.
Educational information, not legal advice. Requirements change; official state sources control.
Statewide reach
Center for Distance Education
Explore accredited online middle- and high-school courses from the North Dakota Center for Distance Education.
Visit CDE ↗Calendars without guesswork
Check the source before packing the car.
Search district websites and indexed events. Last-minute weather and activity changes always belong to the school.
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The schoolhouse wire
Recent education coverage.
Headlines are attributed and link back to their originating publishers. We add navigation, not counterfeit authorship.
Gathering the latest desk index…
The prairie table
A useful board for people who are actually here.
Trade co-op leads, used curriculum, snow-day logistics, rural transport knowledge, game-day notes, and school-supply sightings. Read free. Posting belongs to $5 Prairie Neighbors so the board stays supportable and accountable.
Enter the message boardModerated • no public email addresses • no student private informationTalk like you may meet at the grocery store.
Useful, specific, and neighborly beats loud. Protect children’s names, schedules, and private information.
Keep the desk open
A dollar is a real membership here.
The public library stays public. Membership pays for careful indexing, moderation, source checks, and the unglamorous maintenance that keeps a statewide utility alive.
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