The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) has announced the statewide rollout of the BRIDGE Project (Building Reports Informing Data-driven Growth in Education), an initiative designed to modernize how student information is managed, accessed and used across North Dakota schools.

At the center of the BRIDGE Project is the transition to a new Student Information System (SIS). North Dakota will be migrating from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus, which will provide every public school district in North Dakota with a modern, unified SIS beginning in July. Infinite Campus is a widely adopted platform for statewide implementations, used by education systems across the country and including 11 million students in more than3,200 school districts across 46 states and 10 state education agencies.

The new system will provide a single, unified platform for managing student information statewide; improved tools for attendance, grades, scheduling and communication; enhanced access for students, parents, educators and administrators; and a more modern, intuitive user experience across devices.

The BRIDGE Project is built with a strong emphasis on strong privacy protections for student and family data; secure and standardized data management practices statewide; and careful migration and validation of data to ensure accuracy and continuity. This modernization effort is specifically designed to strengthen, not compromise, data protection, while improving how information is used to support student success, according to NDDPI.

For years, school districts across North Dakota have relied on systems that vary widely in structure and capability. The BRIDGE Project represents a statewide commitment to improving how data supports students, educators and families, NDDPI reported.

This initiative is designed to establish more consistent data standards across all schools and districts; deliver real-time insights that support teaching and learning; reduce administrative burden through streamlined, modern processes; and strengthen collaboration between districts and state partners.

The transition to Infinite Campus is already underway. Implementation began in January 2025. All districts are targeted for full transition away from PowerSchool by July.