BRIDGE Knowledge Base

If you use PowerScheduler to create a master schedule, you should commit your master schedule before running the end-of-year process. The end-of-year process modifies each student’s Next School Indicator and Next Year Grade.

Yes. Districts will work with their data conversion teams to map their fields to the fields that exist within Infinite Campus.

Yes. Infinite Campus offers a Special Education Module which will replace the legacy system, TieNet. This module will continue to be configured to meet North Dakota's specific SPED needs. For SPED personnel needing to access student data from more than one district, they will be given access to and log in to each district's instance of Infinite Campus.

ND BIE schools are provided access to the Native American Student Information System (NASIS) by the U.S. Department of Interior, and will continue using it as their primary SIS. NASIS is an Infinite Campus product, however, it will not be directly integrated with NDDPI's Infinite Campus State Edition instance at go-live.

This means that state-required BIE school data will still need to be submitted to NDDPI through other means. This is likely to accomplished via STARS reports (similar to today) in the short term, with the team exploring other options for streamlining data submission for the longer-term, ideal solution.

Earlier messaging indicated that SLDS-based solutions such as eTranscripts and Choice Ready were expected to continue functioning beyond June 2026. As more detailed discovery work has been completed, significant issues have been identified and confirmed. These tools will not be available in their current form or with their current functionality in July 2026. The BRIDGE team is actively working with NDIT and Infinite Campus to determine which functions may continue as-is, identify alternative solutions where needed, and develop clear guidance for districts. Updates, decisions, and plans will be shared as they become available.

Beginning July 1, 2026, all State Student IDs will be generated and managed through Infinite Campus. For many years, NDDPI has manually created student IDs upon request from nonpublic schools. As North Dakota advances its data modernization efforts, this process is being replaced with a more secure, unified, and efficient system.

Using Infinite Campus ensures that all student records—across both public and nonpublic schools—are managed within a single, accurate, and compliant data environment.

– Each public school district will have its own Infinite Campus instance to manage student information.
– Nonpublic schools will continue to have access to a dedicated Infinite Campus portal to create new State Student IDs as needed.
– Existing students with State Student IDs will retain their current identifiers.

Using Infinite Campus to manage student IDs will strengthen data integrity, reduce duplication, and improve reporting accuracy statewide, while ensuring that every North Dakota student, regardless of school type, can participate in and benefit from state and federal education programs and services.

Nexus, a long-time partner of NDDPI, was brought on to the project to provide support with executive leadership/strategy, project management, change management, business analysis, and technical analysis activities.

Through a formal RFP process, Infinite Campus was awarded a contract to provide a statewide Student Information System for each district/school as well as a state-level SIS solution. Infinite Campus is also contracted to provide implementation/training services and ongoing support services after go-live.

Yes. NDCTE will have a district instance of Infinite Campus with each CTE Center functioning as a "School" within that District instance. Students enrolled in CTE Center courses will still have a primary enrollment record at their home district, but will be able to register for and show up in the CTE Center's Infinite Campus instance as well. This supports the ability to have a single student record with multiple enrollments (cross-site enrollment). CTE Centers will go through similar training and implementation activies as public school districts. Further details on exactly how CTE courses and enrollments are shared between the student's home district and the CTE Center are forthcoming.

CDE will have a district instance of Infinite Campus, however, it will also maintain its current SIS (GeniusSIS) as it is closely integrated with existing CDE systems and processes. There will be the ability for cross-site enrollment between CDE and the student's home/primary district. However, CDE does not plan to track grades in their Infinite Campus instance, meaning grades are likely to be sent to a student's home/primary district the same way they are today.

CDE will be responsible for transferring data between its existing SIS and Infinite Campus when required and will bear the administrative overhead of maintaining data in both systems.

Private schools will not be provided with a separate instance of Infinite Campus District Edition from NDDPI, however, they will have access to a dedicated Ifninite Campus portal to generate new State Student IDs. Private Schools can choose to license Infinite Campus for their primary SIS and migrate independently at their own expense.

Yes. Each residential facility will be provided with its own Infinite Campus District Edition instance. This ensures staff and student records are accessible only within their respective facilities, while allowing for seamless record transfers from another public school/district Infinite Campus instance.

Regional Education Associations (REAs) will not have their own Infinite Campus instance or training/sandbox site. While Infinite Campus is intended to be the primary support/implementation services provider, districts can collaborate with their REA for support if necessary. Especially in areas such as training coordination and professional learning. Collaboration among districts, REAs, and other local partners remains essential to ensure a smooth implementation process and to strengthen shared learning across the state.

The North Dakota Department of Information Technology (NDIT) serves as the technical and integration partner for the DPI BRIDGE project, providing the enterprise infrastructure, security, and data integration services needed to support statewide education data sharing. NDIT is primarily involved with system architecture, interoperability, and ensuring compliance with state IT standards, cybersecurity requirements, and data governance policies.

More information can be accessed via Infinite Campus' knowledge base here: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/behavior-incident-report. Behavior incident reporting will be included in your Infinite Campus implementation activities.

More information can be accessed via Infinite Campus' knowledge base here: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/available-reports. Ad-hoc report training will also be included during your Infinite Campus Implementation activities.

Yes, users will have just one log-in (ssername/password) but can be given access/permissions to multiple Infinite Campus instances. For staff members who teach or provide other services to multiple districts, this may require logging in and out of separate Infinite Campus instances when necessary.

One of the goals of the NDDPI BRIDGE project is to eventually phase out STARS and develop a more streamlined way to gather district/school-level data. That said, some STARS reports and functionality will remain in place at initial go-live and for the 2026-27 school year. NDDPI will communicate clearly which STARS reports still need to be submitted vs. which will be replaced at initial go-live in 2026. Full STARS deprecation and replacement will be prioritized in later phases of the BRIDGE initiative.

More information can be accessed via Infinite Campus' knowledge base here: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/grade-book-articles. Instructional standards and general gradebook training will be included in your Infinite Campus implementation activities.

The North Dakota Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) brings together data from the education, workforce training and employment domains, enabling policymakers, educators, and workforce leaders to make data-informed decisions.  The core purpose of the SLDS is to track progress, identify trends, and evaluate the effectiveness of programs and policies by connecting information that has traditionally been siloed.  By linking data from multiple domains, the SLDS supports a much deeper understanding of how early experiences influence later outcomes, where interventions will be more effective, and how state resources can be better aligned to maximize impact for residents.  

While the primary source of K–12 education data some functions will change with the implementation of the new student information system, this shift does not replace SLDS or eliminate the need for the SLDS.  Rather, it underscores the importance of a stable, integrated system that can adapt to changes in domain-specific data sources.

NDDPI is offering districts the opportunity to explore and implement a variety of optional modules within Infinite Campus. All of which are provided to districts at no additional cost. Districts are encouraged to review the optional Infinite Campus modules and see which tools could make local operations easier. Learn more about available features at infinitecampus.com/products.

More information regarding Infinite Campus' Digital Learning Partners can be found here: https://www.infinitecampus.com/about/partners/digital-learning-partners

District-level interfaces with external systems are not included in the scope of NDDPI's contract with Infinite Campus. Districts have the option to contract directly with Infinite Campus if technical/integration services are required.

TieNet will be deprecated with the transition to Infinite Campus. TieNet is a PowerSchool-managed application. The NDDPI project team and Special Ed stakeholders have been working directly with Infinite Campus to ensure the their SPED module is configured to meet the North Dakota's special education requirements. Training on this functionality will be included in your District Implementation plan and it is recommended that SPED staff are included in your localized training plan.

Cityspan will be deprecated with the transition to Infinite Campus. After school/21st Century programming requirements will be met with Infinite Campus. Schools/districts will create courses/calendars for these programs and track attendance, enrollment and other data similar to a regular school course/calendar. Districts should work directly with their Infinite Campus implementation team to discuss any unique or localized requirements. It is also recommended that 21st CCLC program staff be included in each district's implementation activities, as they will need to be granted limited access to their Infinite Campus instance.

PowerSchool will be deprecated with the transition to Infinite Campus. Infinite Campus will be the state-designated Student Information System (SIS) going forward.

Access to the ad-hoc reporting module will be available when districts are given access to their trial or training site. Custom reports built in your trial or training site will not directly import to your production site. Note: NDDPI has the ability to create ad-hoc reports in the Infinite Campus State Edition, and make available to all district editions statewide.

ODBC access will not be granted until you have access to your production site. However, Infinite Campus' knowledge base (Campus Community) can be accessed at any time and includes Technical resources such as table/field-level schema diagrams. Infinite Campus also offers a Data Extract Tool which allows you to feed direct SQL and generate .csv files to test scripts before you get your production site.

It is also recommended that district tech coordinators complete the "IC Schema Bootcamp" course through Campus Passport. This bootcamp comes with ODBC access to a training site.

Yes, more information here: https://www.infinitecampus.com/parents-and-students/

NDDPI will plan to merge duplicate student records from the Infinite Campus State Edition. Specific steps/guidance will be shared when it is available.

More information can be accessed via Infinite Campus' knowledge base here: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/enrollments. Enrollments training will also be included during your Infinite Campus Implementation activities.

More information can be accessed via Infinite Campus' knowledge base here: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/grading-setup-study-guide#create-gra…

Infinite Campus offers a pre-built editor to customize report cards based on district-specific needs or requirements. More information can be accessed via Infinite Campus' knowledge base here: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/standards-based-report-card-preferen…

Yes. Infinite Campus offers a student-level immunization module to track immunization dates and compliance criteria. That said, the North Dakota Immunization Information System (NDIIS) will remain the source of truth for all student immunization records, and designated school staff will continue to have access to that application. Districts are not required to track student immunization data directly in their SIS but can choose to if beneficial to them. The Infinite Campus Immunization Import tool allows districts to import student immunization information from an external file to make bulk imports quick and easy.

Although a direct integration between NDIIS and Infinite Campus will not be available at go-live (Summer 2026), NDDPI and NDDHHS are working on a custom NDIIS report for districts which will make the import process quick and easy. Direct integration options will continue to be explored to streamline this process even further in the future.

Infinite Campus offers a Behavior module to capture and report state-required data elements related to student behavior logs. This includes state-defined data points like behavior/incident codes and action codes. The module is also highly customizable for Districts to define local requirements and behavior data elements which they would like to track, but not report to NDDPI. Districts will still be responsible for verifying their data and aligning to the state-defined behavior/response codes.

Districts are encouraged to work with their designated implementation manager to review existing custom forms, and how they may be migrated or translated into Infinite Campus SIS. Districts will be responsible for additional costs incurred for technical services relating to integrations with district purchased/owned software, third-party systems, and any district-specific customizations which require Infinite Campus development effort.

Yes. The current plan is to utilize Infinite Campus' Personal Learning Plan (PLP) functionality to manage ILPs. More information can be accessed via Infinite Campus' knowledge base here: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/personal-learning-plan

Districts will have access to various environments at different stages of implementation, including training, trial, and sandbox sites—each serving specific purposes for learning, testing, and practice.

Training sites are delivered at the Training Plan Meetings which are planned for March 2026. Districts should work directly with their Infinite Campus Implementation Manager to discuss specfic dates for access to the mentioned environments.

Yes. How to register:

– Confirm your district's implementation team members with your project manager.
– Ensure each team member has Campus Passport access enabled.
– Once enabled, register through Campus Passport

Review the full training timeline and details here: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/K-12%20Data%20Moderniz…

After implementation, your support journey will continue with a seamless transition to the Infinite Campus SIS Support Team. This team consists of highly knowledgeable experts with advanced troubleshooting skills, ready to assist with SIS-related needs.
Each district will designate two or three authorized contacts who can submit support cases through the online portal or by calling the helpline.
Additionally, every district will be assigned a Client Relationship Manager (CRM)—your dedicated advocate within Infinite Campus. Your CRM will schedule user group meetings, provide strategic recommendations, and help you maximize the value of Infinite Campus.

NDDPI is offering districts the opportunity to explore and implement a variety of optional modules within Infinite Campus. All of Infinite Campus' premium modules have been purchased by NDDPI and are available to districts at no additional cost.

NDDPI is requiring that Infinite Campus install and make available some (not all) Infinite Campus premium products, however, use of these additional modules remains optional. Districts may choose to activate and utilize these modules based on their local needs and readiness. Training for these Infinite Campus premium products will be provided as part of each district's implementation plan. Districts should work directly with their Infinite Campus implementation manager to discuss the premium products they are interested in utilizing.

Learn more about available modules at infinitecampus.com/products.

The student & parent portal within Infinite Campus is very user-friendly and does not typically require extensive training. That said, Infinite Campus will be providing districts with educational content such as videos and written documentation that can be shared with students & parents upon go-live.

NDDPI also plans to begin communicating directly with families starting Spring 2026. These communications will focus on helping families become familiar with the functionality and benefits of a new student information system, understand how data informs instruction, and feel confident that their child’s data is secure and accurate. We also intend to share resources with districts that can be shared with students and families.

Topic-based workshops and on-demand, role-specific training resources will be made available for each stakeholder group within each district. There are no requirements for all staff to attend trainings/workshops from Infinite Campus if a district would rather take a Train-the-Trainer type of approach.

Infinite Campus' initial outreach went to the Superintendent within each North Dakota district and/or tech coordinator role as reported in the MIS03. From there, each district has been tasked with identifying an "implementation team" who will serve as the primary contacts for district-level implementation activities and training.

Not at this time.

The amount of training time needed will greatly vary based on role and technical aptitude. During your implementation process a training plan will be provided which details what on-demand courses are available and the scheduled dates and times of live virtual instructor-led workshops for specific roles. Other role-specific resources can be found here: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/role-specific-resources

Yes. Your Infinite Campus omplementation plan will include role-based learning plans for various stakeholders. You will work directly with your Infinite Campus implementation manager to refine this plan as necessary.

While there will almost certainly be ongoing enhancements and integrations work after fall of 2026, the intent is to have most core features configured and utilized for the 2026-27 school year.

For each district, their Infinite Campus implementation team has identified a “Blackout Period,” starting with that district’s “Final Edits Due” date, and ending with the date that that district receives their Infinite Campus production site.

While most activities performed in PowerSchool after the “Final Edits Due” date WILL NOT migrate to Infinite Campus, there are several activities that WILL be migrated to Infinite Campus in the “Post-Production” conversion phase (i.e. after June 30, 2026). Any activities that WILL NOT migrate will need to be tracked and entered manually in Infinite Campus once the production environment is delivered.

Districts can continue to track attendance in PowerSchool through June 30, but Summer School attendance does not factor into the regular school year and will not appear in the aggregate attendance that will migrate into Infinite Campus. Migration would only apply to regular school year attendance.

More details found here: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/news/bridge-updates-feb-5-2026

As districts continue to work through implementation activities with Infinite Campus, NDDPI wants to be clear about potential cost overage scenarios and who is responsible for covering each. These potential additional costs are for services and solutions that are not covered by NDDPI’s contract with Infinite Campus. Specific details below:

Additional Costs (district responsibility):
– Premium Product hardware purchases
– Technical services relating to integrations with district purchased/owned software, third-party systems, and any district-specific customizations which require Infinite Campus development effort

Additional Costs (covered by NDDPI for districts):
– Additional per-student, document storage space (beyond the 1MB default)
– Additional months of data change tracking (beyond the 6 months default)
– Migration services relating to importing unstructured data/documents into Infinite Campus

Districts are encouraged to complete normal end of year processes, adjustments, and cleanup activities in PowerSchool as early as possible, with as much as possible completed before the “Final Edits Due” date on each district’s project schedule with Infinite Campus.

For each district, their Infinite Campus implementation team has identified a “Blackout Period,” starting with that district’s “Final Edits Due” date, and ending with the date that that district receives their Infinite Campus production site.

While most activities performed in PowerSchool after the “Final Edits Due” date WILL NOT migrate to Infinite Campus, there are several activities that WILL be migrated to Infinite Campus in the “Post-Production” conversion phase (i.e. after June 30, 2026). Any activities that WILL NOT migrate will need to be tracked and entered manually in Infinite Campus once the production environment is delivered. More details found here: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/news/bridge-updates-feb-5-2026

Districts will be directly involved in the validation of their data during the data migration process and further validation when their data is imported into the Infinite Campus environment to ensure that their data is appearing accurately and as expected within Infinite Campus.

Training for implementation follows a structured, three-phase model designed to support users throughout the entire implementation journey:

Phase 1: Learn – Self-paced foundational content via Campus Passport (available anytime).
Phase 2: Apply – Live, interactive workshops with hands-on practice.
Phase 3: Refine – Personalized support through strategic coaching and district-specific sessions. This flexible approach offers ongoing, role-specific training through on-demand resources, live events, and customized instruction, so you can learn when it works best for you.

Districts should work directly with their Infinite Campus Implementation Manager and refer to Infinite Campus' District Implementation Training Timeline: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/K-12%20Data%20Moderniz…

Yes. NDDPI plans to begin communicating with families in Spring 2026. These communications will focus on helping families become familiar with the functionality and benefits of a new student information system, understand how data informs instruction, and feel confident that their child’s data is secure and accurate. We also intend to share resources with districts that can be shared with students and families.

Look for more information in the future to clarify which communications will come from NDDPI vs. which communications should be coming from the district or school-level.

For implementation, the live, topic-based training workshops will be held via Zoom. Infinite Campus also offers extensive on-demand training materials via their Campus Passport module.

After go-live, comprehensive support services will continue to be offered by Infinite Campus such as access to their Yearly Event Series (YES) and access to a dedicated Client Relationship Manager (CRM).

Lastly, other support and training services (outside of direct SIS support) the NDIT EduTech currently provides will continue to be provided.

NDIT’s EduTech team will continue to support districts until the Infinite Campus SIS goes live in July of 2026. NDDPI's contract with Infinite Campus includes a dedicated support team who will function as NDDPI and all North Dakota districts' primary SIS support provider. Infinite Campus's support team all work on-site at their office location in Blaine, MN. It is not generic help desk support; their staff is specialized in the platform and works with districts nationwide, which means they can identify solutions faster, share best practices from other states, and respond to issues in a timely manner. Our contract also ensures consistency in training, quick resolutions, and reduced downtime.

All other support and training services (outside of SIS support) EduTech currently provides will be unaffected by the statewide transition to Infinite Campus SIS.

Districts should work directly with their Infinite Campus Implementation manager and refer to Infinite Campus' Implementation Guide for details: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/K-12%20Data%20Moderniz…

When a district submits its NDIT PowerSchool Data Replication Request, all PowerSchool data is backed up on an NDIT-hosted environment for migration into Infinite Campus and maintained past June 30. This process is required and serves as the official data backup. No additional manual backups are required for districts. NDDPI will collaborate with NDIT to determine future plans for district data backed up in this environment. More information will be shared as the migration process continues.

All District PowerSchool data will be extracted and copied to an NDIT hosted environment. NDDPI will work with NDIT on future plans for the district data backed up on this environment. Any decisions on the future of the environment will be communicated to districts with sufficient information and resources for districts to ensure district have the opportunity to have access to historical data. More information will be shared as the migration process continues.

All district PowerSchool data from standard and custom tables will be extracted. As part of the data migration process, districts should communicate any custom PowerSchool fields or tables, along with any third-party system integrations they may be using in lieu of or as a supplement to standard PowerSchool data fields or tables, to the selected data migration vendor and Infinite Campus. Districts will be directly involved in the validation of their data during the data migration process and further validation when their data is imported into the Infinite Campus environment to ensure that their data is appearing accurately and as expected within Infinite Campus.

Consultadd, the data migration vendor, is contracted to assist in the extraction, transformation, cleansing, and validation of both PowerSchool and TieNet data for the Infinite Campus implementation. Since NDDPI holds a statewide TieNet contract supporting all districts and special education units, the data can be extracted at the state level. We do recommend that districts have individuals working with special education data as part of their team supporting the data migration and Infinite Campus implementation. The BRIDGE team continues to make progress on the transition from TieNet to Infinite Campus and is actively working through the remaining technical and process details needed to support a smooth statewide rollout. While some technical and operational details are still being finalized, the following assurances are in place as of 2/4/2026:
1. The PowerSchool Service Team will work with NDDPI to be able to extract all TieNet data needed for the transition, including: data records, finalized forms and documents in PDF format, and In-flight forms and documents (as data)
2. Although final transition steps are still being developed, planning is aligned around a clear timeline:
3. TieNet will be used through the end of the 2025–26 school year.
3. Districts should plan to stop using TieNet after June 30, 2026. Infinite Campus will go live for special education for the 2026-27 school year.
This timing allows districts to complete all 2025–26 reporting in TieNet and begin the 2026–27 school year fully in Infinite Campus. The BRIDGE team is continuing to finalize processes and will share additional details and decisions as they are confirmed. Regular updates will be provided so districts can plan, prepare, and train with confidence.

The current recommendation is to assume only active courses/course codes for the 2026-27 school will be migrated to Infinite Campus. That said, Infinite Campus' course catalog and transcript functionality are not directly tied together, meaning, a course can be shown on a student's trascript without it having to be in the Infinite Campus active course catalog.

Additionally, NDDPI expects historical transcript data to remain accessible in the legacy eTranscripts system. More updates on eTranscripts and how that may or may not continue to function after July 1, 2026, will be shared when possible.

July 1, 2026. However, each district has their own unique timeline as to when they will receive access to their Infinite Campus production environment.

June 30, 2026. Although the PowerSchool interface will no longer be accessible, historical PowerSchool data will still be available to Districts.

Districts should prepare to stop using TieNet as of June 30, 2026. Although the TieNet interface may still be accessible beyond that date, it is the expectation that TieNet data will be migrated to Infinite Campus and Infinite Campus will be the system of record for IEP/ISP management starting July 1, 2026. The expectation is that districts will still be able to complete 2025-26 End-of-Year and Early Childhood IEP processes in TieNet.

As with any multi-phase, large-scale initiative such as the BRIDGE project, there will be multiple measures of success. Our long-term, big-picture vision is to transform the management of education data in North Dakota, allowing our teachers and administrators to focus more on our mission to ensure all students graduate choice ready, with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to be successful.  Ultimately, our long-term success will be measured by factors such as improved information accessibility for educators, and reduced administrative workload to collect and report the data necessary to provide that information.
Our initial goal is to implement Infinite Campus at public districts and NDDPI for the 2026-27 school year. This important step, however, is not the end of our journey. The Infinite Campus solution will lay the groundwork for further transformation of the rest of the K12 education data ecosystem as part of a long-term, multi-generational plan. 
It’s important to recognize that while there will be many wins and advancements with this initial implementation, there may be some features and solutions we enjoy today that may not be fully mature or functional on day one. This does not mean the project is unsuccessful, although it could appear that way using a short-term lens. 

It is a goal of this project to automate state and federal reporting and aggregate data. Some challenges include state reporting requests that rely on data not currently captured by Infinite Campus or any district system; not every district has the same reporting requirements; inconsistent data quality at the source—state has limited authority to standardize. All parties (districts and the state) are responsible for achieving this goal together. Standardizing the SYSTEM and reducing the duplication of inputs moves the state forward. 

These remain local control decisions. While lack of standardization can limit automation, NDDPI has limited authority to require uniformity across districts. Districts will continue to map their local values to established codes within the SIS. While BRIDGE aims to support the automation of state and federal reporting and aggregate data analysis, reaching this goal requires strong collaboration between the state and districts. Some barriers include state reporting needs that extend beyond what district systems currently collect, unique reporting requirements for certain schools, and inconsistent data quality at the source. Districts will still be responsible for verifying their data. However, by implementing BRIDGE, we are creating a more unified system that reduces duplication and moves the state forward in its data modernization efforts.

Per NDCC 15.1-06-06(1)(h), as of July 1, 2026 to obtain certification that a school is approved, it will execute a data sharing agreement with NDDPI under sections 15.-07-25.3 and 15.1-07-33. NDDPI will provide the data sharing agreements for the schools to review and sign. It is each district's responsibility to agree to, and sign the agreement before July 1, 2026.

The plan is to extract ALL data from the legacy PowerSchool and TieNet systems and make it available to districts. However, only 7 years of data will be migrated/imported to Infinite Campus.

BRIDGE – Building Reports Informing Data-driven Growth in Education. North Dakota’s BRIDGE K-12 Data Modernization Initiative is transforming how schools manage and use student information across the state. Led by NDDPI, this collaborative project connects districts, educators, and state partners under one secure, unified system.

One piece of this initiative is replacing PowerSchool with Infinite Campus, providing every North Dakota district with a modern, statewide student information system (SIS) effective July 1, 2026. This modernization effort promotes consistent data standards across all schools and districts, enhanced privacy and security for student and family data, streamlined processes that reduce administrative burden, and real-time data insights to support instruction and decision-making.

BRIDGE isn’t just a technology upgrade—it’s about building stronger connections between data, systems, and people. The project brings together state and local partners to enhance the way North Dakota collects, reports, and uses education information to support student success.