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NDCDE has released a resource to support our learning coaches in successfully supporting their learners and navigating our systems.

NDCDE has released a new ESSER Fund Decision Tree to assist Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in navigating the use of ESSER funds before critical deadlines.

The North Dakota Center for Distance Education (NDCDE) is pleased to announce the release of a new Enrollment and Billing FAQ document.

The North Dakota Center for Distance Education (NDCDE) is currently experiencing a high volume of enrollments. As a result, processing times may extend up to two business days. We appreciate your patience during this busy period. If you have any questions about the status of your enrollment after this time, please email us at ndcde.enroll@k12.nd.us. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

This fall, NDCDE will continue to partner with Bismarck State College (BSC) to offer free dual-credit cybersecurity courses. In addition to CIS 147: Principles of Information Security, which we offered this summer, we are adding CIS 255: Computer and Network Security. Note that CIS 147 is a prerequisite for CIS 255.

The North Dakota Center for Distance Education (NDCDE) is pleased to announce the planned reopening of registration to out-of-state students. Beginning August 5, out-of-state students will have the opportunity to enroll in all courses offered by NDCDE in grades K-12.

The North Dakota Center for Distance Education (NDCDE) is proud to announce its comprehensive plan to support schools across North Dakota in meeting the newly mandated state content standards in cybersecurity and computer science.

NDCDE is pleased to share that it has entered into a new partnership with Bismarck State College to offer dual credit cybersecurity courses to North Dakota students.

NDCDE is again accepting out-of-state enrollments in elementary courses. Out-of-state students enrolled in the NDCDE diploma program may also continue registering for classes.

The DLC is thrilled to announce Ms. Jessica Enderson as the recipient of the 2024 Individual Excellence in Digital Learning Award. This award recognizes someone who has achieved an exceptional achievement in K-12 digital learning for her exemplary implementation of competency-based education (CBE) for the North Dakota Center for Distance Education (NDCDE) in the 2022-2023 school year.

With new state legislation requiring North Dakota schools to offer cybersecurity and computer science courses in grades K-12 taking effect on August 1, 2023, NDCDE has a menu of courses available to assist schools in meeting these requirements. Below is a list of these courses:

The NDCDE June-July newsletter is now available. In it, we ask you to complete our virtual school choice and cybersecurity needs assessment survey (the deadline for this has been extended to Monday, July 17 at noon), highlight our new cybersecurity courses for fall, provide information on our new adjunct pool, and recognize new and retiring staff.

To participate in the needs assessment survey, please use the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/LPXEwFY6Wh.