North Dakota Code 15.1-22-02 – Public kindergarten – Requirements
A school district operating a kindergarten:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15.1-22-02
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
1. May not employ an individual as a kindergarten teacher unless the individual is licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board or approved by the education standards and practices board; 2. Shall submit to the superintendent of public instruction and follow a developmentally appropriate curriculum; 3. Shall provide kindergarten instruction, on a half-day or full-day basis, as determined by the school board; 4. Shall provide for a kindergarten instructional calendar equal to at least fifty percent of the full-time instructional days required in accordance with section 15.1-06-04; 5. Shall apply all municipal and state health, fire, and safety requirements to the kindergarten; and
6. May not enroll a child who is not five years old before August first of the year of enrollment, unless the child will be five years old before December first and:
a. The child, by means of developmental and readiness screening instruments approved by the superintendent of public instruction and administered by the kindergarten operator, can demonstrate superior academic talents or abilities and social and emotional readiness; or
b. The child has been enrolled in another approved kindergarten.