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RI Gen L § 16-11.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.2 - Qualifications of Teacher Assistants|Section 16-11.2-2 - General qualifications of teacher assistants.

§ 16-11.2-2. General qualifications of teacher assistants.No person shall be employed as a teacher assistant in any school supported in whole or in part by public funds unless he or she shall:(1) Be of good character as verified by the employer;(2) Hold a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma;(3) For any person hired after January 1, 1999, complete a training program in compliance with the teacher assistant program standards developed by the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to § 16-11.2-1. The training program shall not be required of those persons employed as a teacher assistant in another Rhode Island school district prior to January 1, 1999, those who hold certification as a teacher assistant in another state, or those who hold an associate's or bachelor's degree and have completed coursework or other training consistent with the teacher assistant program standards developed by the department of elementary and secondary education;(4) If hired after January 8, 2002, and providing an instructional service, have completed at least two (2) years of study at an institution of higher education, obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or otherwise met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate through a formal state or local academic assessment an appropriate level of: (i) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing, and mathematics; or (ii) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate. Assessments developed at the local level may consist of performance assessments documenting teacher assistant skills; and(5) If hired on or before January 8, 2002, and providing instructional service, meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (4) herein not later than January 8, 2006. The employer shall pay for up to two (2) test administration fees for all teacher assistants hired prior to July 1, 2003.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 136, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.2 - Qualifications of Teacher Assistants|Section 16-11.2-3 - Continued professional development of teacher assistants.

§ 16-11.2-3. Continued professional development of teacher assistants.(a) As a condition of continued employment every person employed as a teacher assistant shall participate in ongoing professional development.(b) Each school district or institution employing teacher assistants shall maintain records on a teacher assistant's completion of:(1) Training for the work assignment;(2) Continuing education and relevant coursework;(3) For any person hired after January 1, 1999, a certificate of completion from a training program which complied with the teaching assistant training program standards developed by the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to § 16-11.2-1; and/or(4) The requirements set forth in § 16-11.2-2(4).History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 136, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.2 - Qualifications of Teacher Assistants|Section 16-11.2-4 - Prior experience.

§ 16-11.2-4. Prior experience.Any person employed as a teacher assistant on August 5, 1996 shall not be required to meet the requirement set forth in § 16-11.2-2(2) and (3), but shall meet all other requirements imposed by this section no later than August 5, 1996.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 96, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.2 - Qualifications of Teacher Assistants|Section 16-11.2-5 - Standardized testing.

§ 16-11.2-5. Standardized testing.Except as provided in § 16-11.2-2, no person shall be deemed not qualified to be a teacher assistant under this chapter solely because of his or her score on any standardized teacher assistant's examination. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to require standardized testing for noninstructional teaching assistant positions.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 126, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 136, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-11.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.2 - Qualifications of Teacher Assistants|Section 16-11.2-6 - Teacher assistant substitutes.

§ 16-11.2-6. Teacher assistant substitutes.Any teacher assistant hired after July 1, 2002 who substitutes as a teacher assistant for more than twenty (20) days during any school year shall be required to meet the general qualifications of teacher assistant as provided in § 16-11.2-2.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 235, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.3 - State-Wide Early Reading Success Institute|Section 16-11.3-1 - Panel established.

§ 16-11.3-1. Panel established.The department of elementary and secondary education shall convene an early reading success panel composed of elementary school teachers, school administrators, national experts in the field of reading research, and early childhood and higher education experts knowledgeable in the field of reading research. The panel shall review research on how reading is learned and on the knowledge and skills necessary for teachers to deliver effective reading instruction by July 1, 2001.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.3 - State-Wide Early Reading Success Institute|Section 16-11.3-2 - Reading success institute.

§ 16-11.3-2. Reading success institute.The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop, within available appropriations, a state-wide early reading success institute for educators based on the review completed by the early reading success panel pursuant to § 16-11.3-1.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.4 - Rhode Island Certification Standards Board [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-11.4-1 - Legislative intent.

§ 16-11.4-1. Legislative intent.The general assembly recognizes that teaching and the rendering of other professional educational services in the pre-kindergarten through grade twelve (12) of public schools in this state affect the public interest. The general assembly further recognizes the importance of governing the preparation, licensure, and regulation of public school teachers and administrators through policies for teacher and administrator certification that maintain the highest professional standards and that are promulgated by the board of regents for elementary and secondary education with full input from those practicing in the profession.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 188, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.4 - Rhode Island Certification Standards Board [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-11.4-2 - Policy advisory board on teacher and administrator certification - Establishment - Composition.

§ 16-11.4-2. Policy advisory board on teacher and administrator certification — Establishment — Composition.There is hereby established a policy advisory board on teacher and administrator certification to consist of eleven (11) members: two (2) of whom shall be representatives of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals; two (2) of whom shall be representatives of the National Education Association of Rhode Island; two (2) of whom shall be members of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island (AICU Rhode Island); one of whom shall be a representative of the University of Rhode Island School of Education; one of whom shall be a representative of the Rhode Island College School of Education; one of whom shall be a representative of the Rhode Island Association of School Principals; one of whom shall be a representative of the Rhode Island Association of School Administrators; and one of whom shall be the commissioner of higher education, or his or her designee. The director of the department of elementary and secondary education office of teacher preparation, certification and professional development shall be non-voting ex-officio to the board. The policy advisory board shall advise the commissioners of elementary and secondary education and the board of regents for elementary and secondary education on the development of all policies, rules, and regulations relating to the certification of teachers and administrators.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 129, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.4 - Rhode Island Certification Standards Board [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-11.4-3 - Policy advisory board on teacher and administrator certification - Meetings - Staff support.

§ 16-11.4-3. Policy advisory board on teacher and administrator certification — Meetings — Staff support.(a) The policy advisory board on teacher and administrator certification shall hold regular meetings not less than ten (10) per year. The board shall hold additional special meetings as it deems necessary. Special meetings may be called by the commissioners of the department of elementary and secondary education, or by the request for a meeting of at least four (4) members. The presence of a majority of members shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business. All meetings of the board shall be open and public, except that the board may call an executive session as provided for in chapter 46 of title 42.(b) The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide all necessary staff and logistical support to the board to enable the board to carry out its function.(c) The provisions of chapter 46 of title 42 shall apply to all meetings of this board.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 188, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.4 - Rhode Island Certification Standards Board [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-11.4-4 - Policy advisory board on teacher and administrative certification - General powers and duties.

§ 16-11.4-4. Policy advisory board on teacher and administrative certification — General powers and duties.The advisory board shall:(1) Recommend to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and to the council on elementary and secondary education standards for obtaining and maintaining a certificate of qualifications;(2) Recommend to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and to the council on elementary and secondary education standards for the revocation or suspension of a certificate of qualifications and the standards for the reinstatement of a suspended or revoked certificate of qualifications;(3) Recommend to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and to the council on elementary and secondary education the adoption or revision of rules and regulations consistent with law as may be necessary to regulate teacher and administrator certification pursuant to chapter 11 of this title;(4) Recommend to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, commissioner of postsecondary education and to the councils on elementary and secondary education and postsecondary education standards for teacher and administrator preparation programs in this state and standards for the evaluation of teacher and administrator preparation programs in this state. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education and the commissioner of postsecondary education shall provide a report to the presidents of the university of Rhode Island and Rhode Island college, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that outlines the recommendations of the advisory board and what, if any, action was taken by October 31, 2017.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 292, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-11.4-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-11.4 - Rhode Island Certification Standards Board [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-11.4-5 - Conformance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

§ 16-11.4-5. Conformance with the Administrative Procedures Act.Pursuant to § 16-60-10, the board of regents of elementary and secondary education shall conform to the rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42, in implementing this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 188, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-12-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-1 - "Teacher" defined.

§ 16-12-1. "Teacher" defined.The term "teacher," as used in this chapter, is deemed to include every person employed as a teacher, supervisor, principal, or superintendent or assistant superintendent, of schools, whether employed in schools supported in whole or in part by public funds, or in colleges, or in public institutions, or in the department of elementary and secondary education.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 16-12-1.
RI Gen L § 16-12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-2 - Employment of school committee member as teacher.

§ 16-12-2. Employment of school committee member as teacher.No member of the school committee of any town shall, so long as he or she continues in office as member of the school committee, be eligible or employed to teach as principal, supervisor, or assistant in any school supported entirely or in part by public money, or to serve as superintendent of schools, within the town in which the member of the school committee resides.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 61, § 6; P.L. 1899, ch. 620, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 68, § 7; P.L. 1916, ch. 1377, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 71, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 16-12-2.
RI Gen L § 16-12-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-3 - Duty to cultivate principles of morality.

§ 16-12-3. Duty to cultivate principles of morality.Every teacher shall aim to implant and cultivate in the minds of all children committed to his or her care the principles of morality and virtue.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 61, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 68, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 71, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 16-12-3.
RI Gen L § 16-12-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-3.1 - Period of silent meditation.

§ 16-12-3.1. Period of silent meditation.At the opening of every school day in all grades in all public schools the teacher in charge of the room in which each class is held shall announce that a period of silence not to exceed one minute in duration shall be observed for meditation, and during this period silence shall be maintained and no activities engaged in.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 84, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-4 - Register of pupils - Reports required by school authorities.

§ 16-12-4. Register of pupils — Reports required by school authorities.(a) Every teacher in any public or private school shall keep a register of the names of all the students attending the school, their sex and age, names of parents or guardians, the time when each student enters and leaves the school, and their daily attendance, and shall prepare any report required by the school committee or department of elementary and secondary education.(b) The school committee may establish an alternative method of keeping the register provided that all required information is furnished to the department of elementary and secondary education.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 61, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 68, § 6; P.L. 1922, ch. 2234, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 71, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-12-4; P.L. 1976, ch. 150, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-12-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-5 - Minimum salary.

§ 16-12-5. Minimum salary.The annual salary of any teacher employed on a full time basis in any public school shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars ($1,200).History of Section.P.L. 1909, ch. 458, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2234, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 71, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 13; P.L. 1945, ch. 1607, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 16-12-5.
RI Gen L § 16-12-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-6 - Dismissal of teachers.

§ 16-12-6. Dismissal of teachers.The school committee of any town may, on reasonable notice and hearing, dismiss any teacher for refusal to conform to the regulations made by the committee, or for other just cause.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 61, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 68, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 71, § 5; P.L. 1938, ch. 2641, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 5; P.L. 1941, ch. 1033, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 16-12-6; P.L. 2009, ch. 316, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 317, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-12-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-6.1 - Special rules as to Cumberland.

§ 16-12-6.1. Special rules as to Cumberland.The school committee of the town of Cumberland in electing teachers shall elect to serve at its discretion all teachers who have served in the schools under its direction for the previous three (3) consecutive school years; provided, that the school committee of the town of Cumberland may elect to serve at its discretion any person who has served more than one previous consecutive year. The school committee of the town of Cumberland may dismiss a teacher within the year of employment in the instance of teachers not employed at discretion, and at any time in the instance of teachers employed at discretion by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the whole school committee for cause, which may be a violation of law, flagrant or persistent violation of the rules and regulations legally prescribed by the school committee, inefficiency, incapacity, insubordination, conduct unbecoming a teacher, or other just cause; provided, that no teacher shall be dismissed unless he or she has received a written copy of the charge or charges against him or her not less than thirty (30) days before the meeting at which the charge or charges are to be considered, and unless the teacher if he or she so requests it has been given a hearing before the school committee, and unless the charge or charges has or have been admitted or substantiated; and provided, further, that nothing in this section shall prevent the retirement of any teacher under a rule of the school committee affecting marriage or for the purpose of chapter 15 of this title; or the retirement at the end of any school year of any teacher whose services may no longer be required by reason of the closing of schools or the discontinuance of classes; and provided, further, that the school committee of the town of Cumberland may suspend any teacher for cause pending a hearing, but that suspension shall not involve loss of salary unless the cause is sufficient to justify dismissal as provided in this section.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 316, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 317, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 257, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 364, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-12-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-7 - Maximum school year in state schools.

§ 16-12-7. Maximum school year in state schools.(a) No teacher as defined in this section shall be required to teach classes in any of the state institutions named in this section for a maximum of more than one hundred and ninety (190) days in any one school year.(b) The term "teacher" as used in this section is deemed to mean every person for whose position a certificate issued by the department of elementary and secondary education is required by law, and who is, or may be, employed by the state in a teaching capacity in any of the various correctional, medical, educational, mental, and any other types of similar public institutions owned and operated by this state.History of Section.R.P.L. 1957, ch. 157, §§ 1, 2.
RI Gen L § 16-12-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-8 - Extension of general laws to include certified teachers in state schools.

§ 16-12-8. Extension of general laws to include certified teachers in state schools.(a) The general laws which apply to certified teachers in the cities and towns shall apply equally to certified teachers in state schools.(b) The provisions of § 16-60-7.2 shall also apply equally to certified teachers in state schools.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 99, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 503, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-12-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally|Section 16-12-9 - Residency within municipality not required.

§ 16-12-9. Residency within municipality not required.Notwithstanding any prior ratification and validation by the general assembly of any home rule charter provision requiring that a public school department employee reside within the employing city or town, effective September 1, 2001, no home rule charter provision shall require that a public school department employee reside within the city or town as a condition of appointment or continued employment. Any prior ratification and validation by the general assembly of a home rule charter provision requiring residency within a city or town as a condition for employment of a public school department employee is expressly repealed by the general assembly. Nor shall any town or city council make or ordain any ordinance requiring that a public school department employee reside within the employing city or town as a condition of appointment or continued employment. Any existing ordinance requiring that a public school department employee reside within the employing city or town as a condition of appointment or continued employment is considered contrary to the laws of this state and is thus void as violative of state law.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 146, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 20, § 5; P.L. 2005, ch. 299, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 310, § 1.