North Dakota Century Code Title 15.1. Elementary and Secondary Education § 15.1-06-04. School calendar--Length

1. A school district shall provide for a school calendar that includes:

2. For the first three days of professional development required under subdivision d of subsection 1, a day of professional development must consist of:

3. If because of weather or other conditions a school must cancel hours of instruction or dismiss before completing all hours of instruction for the day, the school is responsible for making up only those hours and portions of an hour between the time of cancellation or early dismissal and the conclusion of all hours of classroom instruction for the day if the dismissal will result in the school failing to meet the requirements of subdivision a of subsection 1. A school district may satisfy the requirements of this section by providing virtual instruction pursuant to section 15.1-07-25.4.

4. For purposes of this section, a full day of instruction at a physical school plant consists of:

5. If a school district intends to operate under a school calendar that consists of four days of instruction per week, the school district shall apply and be approved for a waiver by the superintendent of public instruction.

6. If a school district intends to provide virtual instruction, the instruction must comply with the requirements under subsection 4. The attendance of students participating in virtual instruction must be verified by monitoring the student's progress on academic pacing guides developed by the school district to ensure students are in attendance and receiving sufficient curricular instruction, as defined in rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.