Rhode Island schools will provide students with challenging and differentiated curriculum and instruction which nurture talents, interests and abilities. All teachers and other staff in schools are confident, knowledgeable, and supported in recognizing and responding to talents, interests, and abilities. Pre-service and ongoing professional development convey the expectation and provide the opportunities for all staff to increase their knowledge of the learning process, strategies to differentiate curriculum and instruction, and their own abilities and interests. Specialists in these are also present in each school.
Staff actively observes students at all ages for individual indications of abilities and interests.
The school and district response system is personalized and provides support in a variety of ways in response to specific student need, including student performance at levels far beyond age level. Data management that tracks specific responses provided and their effectiveness supports the system. It has about thirty members representing a wide variety of constituencies, who meet at least four times a year.