Policy Outlook: Education

Introducing our innovative monthly Policy Outlooks. These concise 30-45 minute virtual meetings unite subject matter experts, government officials, and businesses to discuss critical topics like business climate, taxes, workforce recruitment, and infrastructure. These sessions will cultivate conversations that shape the future of North Dakota's economy.
 

Presenter

• Kirsten Baesler, State Superintendent 

KIRSTEN BAESLER is the elected state school superintendent and administrator of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The Superintendent and her team have led significant improvements in the graduation rates and academic success of the state’s Native American students, improved access to quality early childhood programs, and created the nation’s first requirement for computer science and cybersecurity instruction in all grades K-12. 
 
Before taking office in January 2013, Superintendent Baesler had a 24-year career in the Bismarck Public School system – the state’s largest school district - as a district office technology integration specialist, school vice principal, library media specialist, classroom teacher, and instructional assistant. Superintendent Baesler also spent nine years as an elected member of the Mandan School Board. She was board president for seven of those nine years. 

Superintendent Baesler is the president of the Council of Chief State School Officers, representing state education agencies nationwide. Superintendent Baesler serves on more than a dozen North Dakota state boards, was one of 25 leaders chosen from across the country for the Governing Institute’s Women in Government Leadership Program, and is a Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellow.

Who should attend

1. GNDC Policy Council members 
2. Those looking to learn more about what is going on within the specific policy topic area.
3. Members whose organizational success relies on the policy topic 
4. Individuals with feedback for policy makers on the policy topic

Attend one or all of these events to shape our policy projection for the future. 
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