# Title 67.1 — Education Standards and Practices Board

## Article 67.1-04 — Professional Development

## Chapter 67.1-04-04 — Teacher Support Program

### § 67.1-04-04-01. Establishment.

1. Duties. The education standards and practices board shall:
a. Establish and administer a teacher support program; and
b. Employ an individual to serve as a teacher support program coordinator.
2. Educator mentor program. The board shall select and train experienced teachers who will
serve as mentors for first-year teachers and assist the first-year teachers with instructional
skills development.
3. Coaching. The board shall select and train experienced teachers who will work with
administrators to identify the needs of nonfirst-year teachers using research-validated
interventions and proven instructional methods.
History: Effective July 1, 2012.
General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-08, 15.1-13-10, 15.1-13-11, 15.1-13-12.1, 15.1-13-22, 15.1-18-02,
15.1-18-03; S.L. 2001, ch. 173, § 16
### § 67.1-04-04-02. Recipients.

The education standards and practices board may provide support services to teachers employed
by:
1. School districts;
2. Special education units;
3. Area career and technology centers;
4. Regional education associations; and
5. Schools funded by the bureau of Indian education.
History: Effective July 1, 2012.
General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-08, 15.1-13-10, 15.1-13-11, 15.1-13-12.1, 15.1-13-22, 15.1-18-02,
15.1-18-03; S.L. 2001, ch. 173, § 16
### § 67.1-04-04-03. Availability of services.

The education standards and practices board will use available moneys it receives for the teacher
support system to provide staff compensation, training, evaluation, and stipends for mentors and
experienced teachers who assist first-year and nonfirst-year teachers participating in the program, and
to pay for any other administrative expenses resulting from the program; provided, however, that the
board may not expend more than five percent of the moneys for administrative purposes.
History: Effective July 1, 2012.

General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-08, 15.1-13-10, 15.1-13-11, 15.1-13-12.1, 15.1-13-22, 15.1-18-02,
15.1-18-03; S.L. 2001, ch. 173, § 16
