North Dakota

North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind (NDVS/SB) provides statewide leadership, center based programming, and regionalized outreach services ensuring that the specialized needs of persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired are met. NDVS/SB is a division of the Department of Public Instruction, Kirsten Baesler, State Superintendent, and is located in Grand Forks, with regional offices in Fargo, Jamestown, Minot and Bismarck.

Developmental Disabilities provides support and training to individuals and families in order to maximize community and family inclusion, independence, and self-sufficiency; to prevent institutionalization; and to enable institutionalized individuals to return to the community. To achieve this goal, Developmental Disabilities contracts with private, nonprofit and for-profit organizations to provide an array of residential services, day services, and family support services.

Education continues to be a priority as we move forward into the twenty-first century and help prepare North Dakota students to be career and college ready. Innovative programs such as, the National Math and Science Initiative, the Math and Science Partnership, Leveraging the Senior Year, Advanced Placement courses, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), After School Programs, and Early Childhood Education are examples of the scholastic avenues we are providing for our students.