North Dakota Century Code Title 15.1. Elementary and Secondary Education § 15.1-21-23. Readiness testing and formative assessments--Kindergarten students--School calendar

1. A school district may conduct readiness testing and formative assessments of incoming kindergarten students. The dates on which the testing and assessments are scheduled may be within the regular school calendar or before the regular school calendar. The school district shall provide to the parents of each incoming kindergarten student the date and time of the student's testing or assessment.

2. A district may consider up to two of the days set aside for readiness testing and formative assessments to be kindergarten instructional days for purposes of section 15.1-06-04. However, the attendance of a kindergarten student on those days is limited to the period of time during which the individual student's testing or assessment is scheduled.