Funds are available for all types of staff to improve their skills and knowledge. Community Support From the development of our strategic plan to daily volunteer work in schools, parents and other community members play a vital role in the success of our schools. Parents and other local residents serve as school board members and on curriculum committees. They devote many hours to school teams that monitor progress and develop school improvement plans that challenge Bismarck schools to build on our tradition of excellence. Members of the community also serve as speakers, tutors, and mentors.
Parents are especially involved in our schools, serving on committees and doing volunteer work.
Our average instructional cost to educate a student in Bismarck is always lower than the average cost per pupil in North Dakota. Because of our sound financial management practices, Bismarck Public Schools has a Triple A bond rating, which is the highest possible bond rating. Safe Schools-Safe Community Bismarck schools are safe places to learn. Visitors often remark about how impressed they are with the clean, quiet, and safe hallways and classrooms which provide positive learning environments for children. Each school has a discipline plan that all staff are trained in.