15.1-07-33. Student information system - Exemption.

1. Notwithstanding any other technology requirements imposed by the superintendent of public instruction or the information technology department, each school district shall implement the state student information system administered by the superintendent of public instruction, use it as its principal student information system, and enter a data sharing agreement with the department of public instruction, subject to federal and state privacy laws and section 15.1-07-25.3. Each school district shall use a state course code, assigned by the department of public instruction, to identify all local classes in the state student information system.

2. The superintendent of public instruction may exempt a school district from having to implement and utilize the state student information system if the school district demonstrates: a. The district has acquired and is using a student information system determined to be compatible with the statewide longitudinal data system; or b. In accordance with requirements of the bureau of Indian education, the district has acquired and is utilizing a student information system that is determined to be comparable by the superintendent.