North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 67.1 - Education Standards and Practices Board › Article 67.1-01 - General Administration › Chapter 67.1-01-01 - Organization of Board › Section 67.1-01-01-02 - Duties of the education standards and practices board

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Standards for professional ethics,
				performance, and practices.
The board continuously reviews the North
				Dakota educator's code of ethics and rules, standards, and procedures
				pertaining to licensure, teacher education program approval, and professional
				development of educators. The board will solicit input from the teaching
				profession and representatives of school administrators, school board members,
				teacher educator professors, and other interested citizens.
2.
Consideration of written complaints
				relative to code violations.
Requests for an inquiry against any North
				Dakota licensed educator from any interested citizen will be heard by the board
				pursuant to procedure in North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-13-24 and
				herein.
3.
Board-initiated
				complaints.
The education standards and practices board may initiate
				proceedings against any North Dakota licensed educator for cause as stated in
				North Dakota Century Code sections 15.1-13-25 and 15.1-13-26 or for violations
				of the educator's code of ethics.
4.
Complaint process for violation of
				North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-13-25.
A complaint by a citizen
				against a teacher or administrator is made by submitting a completed request
				for inquiry form to the office of the education standards and practices board.
a. A patron, a professional, or a district
				representative may obtain the request for inquiry forms and procedural
				guidelines from the office of the education standards and practices
				board.
b. The form must be fully
				completed and signed by the complainant. Supporting documentation must be
				included at the time the request for inquiry is submitted.
c. Upon receipt of the request for inquiry
				form, the board secretary shall transmit a copy with the supporting
				documentation to the affected educator by certified mail.
d. The affected educator may submit an answer
				to the complaint within twenty working days from the day the certified mail is
				delivered. The answer must be sent to the board and may include supporting
				documentation. If the affected educator fails to file an answer, the
				allegations in the complaint will be deemed admitted and the board shall
				proceed to a hearing pursuant to North Dakota Century Code sections 15.1-13-24
				and 15.1-13-25.
e. Upon receipt of
				the response, or passage of the deadline for a response, the board secretary
				will place the request for inquiry on the agenda of the next meeting of the
				education standards and practices board or administrator's professional
				practices board for preliminary discussion.
f. The board or administrator's professional
				practices board will review the written documents presented. No testimony will
				be heard at this time. Based upon the paper review, the board will determine
				the following:
(1) To dismiss the
				case.
(2) To seek additional
				information.
(3) To offer a
				settlement.
(4) To initiate formal
				disciplinary action.
g.
				If the board determines to initiate formal disciplinary action that may result
				in suspension, revocation, or other appropriate disciplinary action, the
				applicant may request a hearing, in writing.
h. Hearings shall be conducted pursuant to
				North Dakota Century Code chapter 28-32.
i. An educator who has had an educator's
				license revoked is not eligible to apply for relicensure for at least one year
				following the date the revocation order was signed by a board official, unless
				otherwise specified in the order.