Assessment

The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction provides professional services and guidelines to administer the North Dakota State Assessment (NDSA), North Dakota Alternate Assessment (NDAA), ACCESS for English Learners, and ACT in accordance with state and federal law. The NDDPI coordinates the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) in accordance with federal laws through the Department of Education. NDDPI is also building and maintaining a new assessment system called ND A-PLUS that consists of interim and summative assessments.