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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.6 - General Requirements for Full Certificates

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The
				  following requirements apply to all full certificates. Additional requirements
				  that are unique to each certification area are provided in §§
										1.9,
				   1.10, and
				   1.11   of this Part.
1. Competency Requirements
a. The preparation and certification of all
				  educators shall be guided by professional competencies which are based on Rhode
				  Island professional standards. The content knowledge and knowledge of field
				  preparation and certification of all educators shall be guided by content
				  competencies and knowledge of field competencies that are based on the accepted
				  standards of the appropriate professional associations. The Professional
				  Competencies for these purposes shall be recommended by the Commissioner of
				  Education for approval by the Council. RIDE will periodically review
				  competencies in light of changes in the profession and will publish the list of
				  approved competencies annually.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.7 - Initial Routes to Full Certification

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Prospective
				  Educators earn full certification through:
1.
				  Completion of a Rhode Island Approved Educator Preparation Program;
2. Reciprocity based on completion of an
				  approved educator preparation program in another state within the last five (5)
				  years or holding comparable certification in another state; or
3. Credential Review of the preparation of
				  prospective educators in certification areas in which there is no approved
				  preparation program in Rhode Island and for certification as Superintendent of
				  Schools.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.8 - Types of Certificates

Current through June 14, 2024
1.8.1
Full
				  Certificates
A. Full certification is
				  awarded to applicants who have completed all Rhode Island preparation
				  requirements for certification. RIDE issues the following three (3) types of
				  full certificates: Initial Educator Certificate; Professional Educator
				  Certificate; and Advanced Educator Certificate. The Initial Educator
				  Certificate, Professional Educator Certificate, and Advanced Educator
				  Certificate provide a three (3) tiered system of certification that recognizes
				  different stages of development and accomplishment within the profession.
1. The Initial Educator Certificate is the
				  first (1st) full certificate issued to an individual
				  who meets all Rhode Island certification requirements.
2. The Professional Educator Certificate is
				  the second (2nd) full certificate issued to an
				  individual. An individual attains a Professional Educator Certificate after
				  completing the required professional learning units while working under an
				  Initial Educator Certificate.
3.
				  The Advanced Educator certificate is issued to an individual by meeting one (1)
				  of the aspirational benchmarks identified by RIDE and completing the required
				  professional learning units while working under a Professional Educator
				  Certificate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.9 - Teacher Certificate Areas

Current through June 14, 2024
Teacher certification is offered in subject matter areas
					 and for limited grade ranges that qualify the teacher for specific assignments
					 in Rhode Island Public Schools. Certification in most teaching areas requires:
					 a bachelor's degree; completion of an approved teacher preparation program that
					 assures completers demonstrate pedagogical competencies of the Rhode Island
					 Professional Teaching Standards (RIPTS) and content competencies prescribed by
					 the appropriate professional association; field experience that includes a
					 minimum of one (1) year practical residency or equivalent clinical time for the
					 first (1st) certification area and other field
					 requirements for the certification area; a minimum of sixty (60) hours of field
					 experience prior to or following the practical residency and passing scores on
					 pedagogy and subject matter testing required for the certification area. A
					 certified teacher may be employed for a maximum of twenty percent (20%) of
					 his/her time in a teacher certificate area and/or at a grade level for which
					 he/she does not hold a certificate, provided there is evidence of competence in
					 the subject matter and the Superintendent and teacher mutually agree to the
					 assignment. Superintendents must obtain a waiver from the Commissioner and
					 notify the local educator union prior to requesting the waiver. Waivers will
					 not be approved if the Commissioner finds the LEA is attempting to use this
					 flexibility to avoid filling full-time positions.
1.9.1
Early Childhood Teacher
				  Certificates
A. Early Childhood
				  Education Teacher, Grades PK-2
1. Validity of
				  Certificate:
This certificate is valid for assignment as an Early
					 Childhood Education Teacher in Grades PK-2 in Rhode Island Public
					 Schools.
2. Requirements:
a. Has completed an approved program in this
				  certification area;
b. Holds a
				  bachelor's degree from an approved institution;
c. Has completed a minimum of one (1) year
				  practical residency or the equivalent in this certification area and a minimum
				  of sixty (60) hours field experience prior to or following residency;
d. Has demonstrated the pedagogical
				  competencies of the Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards
				  (RIPTS);
e. Has demonstrated
				  content and pedagogical competencies as prescribed by the appropriate,
				  RIDE-approved national professional association;
f. Has demonstrated a deep understanding of
				  applicable student standards and proficiency in designing and implementing
				  standards-based instruction and assessment; and
g. Has met all pedagogy and subject matter
				  testing requirements for this certification area.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.10 - Administrator Certificate Areas

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Administrator
				  certification is offered in a variety of PK-12 areas that qualify the
				  administrator for specific assignments in Rhode Island Public
				  Schools.
B. Certification in
				  administrator areas requires:
1. An advanced
				  degree (except for school business manager);
2. Completion of an approved educator
				  preparation program that ensures completers demonstrate the competencies within
				  the certification field prescribed by the appropriate professional
				  association;
3. Field experience
				  that includes a three hundred (300) hour internship for building level
				  administrators; and
4. Passing
				  scores on any knowledge of field testing required for the certification
				  area.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.11 - Support Professional Certificate Areas

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Support
				  Professional certification is offered in specific fields and for specific grade
				  ranges that qualify the support professional for specific assignments in Rhode
				  Island Public Schools.
B.
				  Certification in support professional areas requires:
1. An advanced degree;
2. Completion of an approved educator
				  preparation program that assures completers demonstrate the competencies within
				  the certification field prescribed by the appropriate professional
				  association;
3. Field experience
				  that includes a minimum of a three hundred (300) hour internship for
				  instructional leaders, specialists/consultants, and school counselor
				  certification areas; and
4. Passing
				  scores on any knowledge of field testing required for the certification
				  area.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.12 - Substitute Teachers and Athletic Coaches

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The
				  following requirements apply to substitute teachers and athletic coaches.
1. Athletic Coach
a. Successfully complete a First Aid and
				  Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course prior to employment as a coach;
				  and
b. Meet all additional
				  requirements of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.13 - Adding New Certificate Areas

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Teachers who
				  hold Secondary Grades certification in one (1) area can add certification in
				  another secondary area by demonstrating competency in the content area by
				  holding a major or the equivalent in the area and passing the subject matter
				  examination in the new area. Teachers who are certified in one (1) science area
				  and who want to add a second (2nd) science area can
				  demonstrate competency in the new area with a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours
				  of coursework and passing the subject matter examination in the new area.
B. Teachers who hold All Grades
				  certification in one (1) World Language can add certification in another World
				  Language by demonstrating competency in the new area with a minimum of
				  twenty-four (24) hours of coursework and passing the subject matter examination
				  in the new area.
C. The addition of
				  new certification areas in all other circumstances requires educators to
				  complete approved programs of study that are based on the new knowledge and
				  skills to meet the requirements of these Regulations for the new area of
				  certification. Preparation programs shall tailor program expectations to
				  acknowledge the commonalities across related certification areas and only
				  require that the candidates develop and demonstrate the additional knowledge
				  and skills required for the new certification area. In certification areas for
				  which there is no approved Rhode Island educator preparation program, RIDE will
				  review an applicant's preparation and readiness for certification through the
				  credential review process.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.14 - Reinstatement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Certificates can be reinstated for two (2)
				  reasons:
1. Reinstatement for certificate
				  expiration; and
2. Reinstatement
				  for performance-related non-renewed certifications. Individuals seeking to
				  reinstate certifications due to active duty while in the United States Military
				  shall renew their certifications as outlined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											30-20-1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.15 - Appeals

Current through June 14, 2024
All decisions regarding certification under this Part may
					 be appealed to the Director of the Office of Educator Excellence and
					 Certification Services. Decisions of the Director may be appealed to the
					 Commissioner of Education for hearing pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-39-1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 1 - Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-1.16 - Ongoing Review of Certification Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
RIDE will review application processes, certification
					 requirements, certification routes, types, and areas, and certification policy
					 on a periodic basis and bring recommendations for changes to the Council to
					 assure that this Part remains current and continues to respond to the changing
					 needs of Rhode Island Schools and School Districts.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.1 - Preamble

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Legal authority
1. These rules and regulations are
				  promulgated in accordance R.I. Gen. Laws §
											16-60-1,
				  et seq. and in accordance with the obligation of the Rhode Island Council on
				  Elementary and Secondary Education ("the Council") to "approve the
				  .instructional standards required to be maintained in the public elementary and
				  secondary schools of the state" R.I. Gen. Laws §
											16-60-4(9)(i),
				  and "to adopt standards and require enforcement and to exercise general
				  supervision over all elementary and secondary public .education in the state.."
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
											16-60-4(3).
2. These regulations support the requirement
				  of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act ("ESEA") that school
				  districts must certify that, ". all teachers in any language instruction
				  educational program for limited English proficient children that is, or will
				  be, funded under this part are fluent in English and any other language used
				  for instruction, including having written and oral communications
				  skills."20 U.S.C. §
												6826(c).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.2 - Purpose of this Part

Current through June 14, 2024
A. It is evident
				  that Rhode Island teachers must be able to read, write, and speak the English
				  language with sufficient competence to allow them to teach effectively,
				  participate in advisories and common planning time, and successfully
				  participate in staff development programs.
B. A teacher's ability to effectively use the
				  English language provides students with an exemplar they can use to improve
				  their own competence in the use of English. Regardless of the specific subject
				  the teacher is teaching, the teacher's effective use of English in the
				  classroom will tend to enlarge students' vocabularies and enhance the ability
				  of students to express complex thoughts in the English language. These improved
				  student competencies will help students, particularly disadvantaged students
				  and English language learners, to progress in all the other areas of their
				  school work, while at the same time preparing them for success in college and
				  careers.
C. A teacher's command of
				  English must also be sufficient to allow the teacher to deal with disciplinary
				  situations, to understand the import of student comments that might constitute
				  bullying or harassment, and to respond to student health, psychological, and
				  social issues, along with issues involving the immediate safety and welfare of
				  students.
D. Because of these
				  varied demands of the teaching profession, it is essential that all
				  public-school teachers must be able to competently read, write, and speak
				  English.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.3 - Special finding

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Council,
				  based upon its experience in supervising public education in Rhode Island,
				  finds that it is critically important for students to receive effective
				  instruction and that a teacher's lack of competency in the use of the English,
				  as defined in this Part, creates a serious, immediate and continuing risk to
				  student progress and safety, both of which require immediate and effective
				  action by school authorities and by the Commissioner in order to protect the
				  educational welfare and safety of the students concerned.
B. The Council further finds that the
				  maintenance of effective instructional standards and the effective and safe
				  operation of public schools require that school administrators be competent, as
				  defined in this Part, in the use of English.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.4 - Definition of "teacher" for purposes of this Part

Current through June 14, 2024
The term "teacher," as used in these regulations, includes
					 every person holding a position in the public schools of Rhode Island for which
					 a certificate issued by the Rhode Island Department of Education is required.
					 This regulation therefore applies to teachers and those administrators covered
					 by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-12.1-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.5 - Competency standard

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A teacher, or
				  prospective teacher, must:
1. Read, write, and
				  speak the English language with sufficient competence to allow him or her to
				  effectively teach students and prepare these students for success in required
				  local and state assessments and evaluations. Competency includes the ability to
				  spell and to use correct grammar.
2. Have English skills necessary to fully
				  participate in advisories and common planning time with other school
				  professionals.
3. Have English
				  skills necessary to enable the teacher to fully profit from participation in
				  staff-development programs.
4. Have
				  English skills sufficient to allow the teacher to deal with disciplinary
				  situations, to understand the import of student comments that might constitute
				  bullying or harassment, and to respond to student health, psychological, and
				  social issues, along with other issues involving the immediate safety and
				  welfare of students.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.6 - Duty to evaluate competency in English

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All
				  school committees, school boards, charter public schools, and other
				  public-school entities employing teachers shall ensure that these teachers are
				  competent in the use of the English language.
B. If a teacher is not competent in the use
				  of the English language, as determined in accordance with this Part, the
				  employing entity must take immediate action to remove the teacher or
				  administrator from classroom or administrative duties.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.7 - When competency must be determined

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A teacher's
				  competency in English must be determined when a teacher is hired and when a
				  decision is being made on whether to grant a teacher tenure.
B. A determination of competency in English
				  must also be made when warranted by teacher evaluations or by complaints or
				  concerns expressed by parents, students, faculty members, or responsible
				  persons. This determination must be made as soon as practicable, and in any
				  event must be made within ten school days. If, for any reason, this
				  determination does not take place within ten school days, the Commissioner
				  shall take steps to ensure that a determination is promptly made. A delay in
				  making the determination shall not abate proceedings under these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.8 - Evaluation process

Current through June 14, 2024
A. If concerns, in
				  accordance with §
										2.5   of this Part, are raised
				  about a teacher's competency in the use of English, an evaluator who has been
				  trained in evaluating such competency shall observe the classroom instruction
				  provided by the teacher.
B. If the
				  evaluator concludes that the teacher lacks competency in English, a second
				  similarly trained evaluator shall observe the classroom instruction provided by
				  the teacher.
C. If both evaluators
				  conclude that the teacher's English skills do not meet the competency standard
				  specified in §
										2.5   of this Part, the
				  evaluators shall inform the superintendent or other chief executive officer who
				  shall inform the teacher and the Commissioner of the conclusion in writing on a
				  form to be provided by the Commissioner.
D. The form provided to the teacher shall
				  inform the teacher that he or she will be accorded the opportunity to take an
				  English competency examination endorsed by the Council. This examination shall
				  take place within ten school days from the date the teacher is given notice of
				  the findings of the two evaluators, unless the time for taking the examination
				  is enlarged by the Commissioner for good cause shown. A delay in the provision
				  of the examination shall not abate proceedings under these
				  regulations.
E. If the teacher
				  obtains a passing score on the examination, as set by the Council, the teacher
				  shall be deemed to be competent in English, and no further action concerning
				  the teacher's competence in English shall be taken.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.9 - Required action from the school district, charter school, or other public school entity

Current through June 14, 2024
A. If the teacher
				  does not take the examination or if the teacher fails the examination, the
				  superintendent shall recommend to the school committee or to the governing
				  board that the teacher be dismissed or suspended for cause or that a
				  non-tenured teacher's contract not be renewed, in accordance with R.I. Gen.
				  Laws Chapter 16-13. The superintendent may recommend that the teacher be
				  suspended for a period of time to enable the teacher to attain competency in
				  English.
B. A teacher so suspended
				  shall not be allowed to return to teaching duties until he or she has attained
				  a passing score on the English competency examination required by the Council.
				  If the teacher does not pass the required examination during the period of
				  suspension, the superintendent shall request the suspension, nonrenewal, or
				  dismissal of the teacher.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.10 - Action by the Commissioner

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A teacher's lack
				  of competency in the use of English, as defined in this Part, constitutes good
				  cause for suspending or annulling a teacher's teaching certificate in
				  accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-11-4.
B. When the Commissioner is informed by the
				  superintendent or other chief executive officer acting under these regulations
				  that a teacher's English skills do not meet the competency standard specified
				  in §
										2.5   of this Part, the
				  Commissioner may act to suspend or annul the teacher's certification in
				  accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										16-11-4 and
				   42-35-14.
C. As specified in §
										2.8   of this Part the teacher
				  concerned shall first be accorded an opportunity to take an English competency
				  examination. If the teacher obtains a passing score on the examination, as set
				  by the Council, the teacher shall be deemed to be competent in English, and no
				  further action concerning the teacher's competence in English shall be taken by
				  the Commissioner. If the teacher does not take the examination or if the
				  teacher fails the Examination, the Commissioner may summarily suspend the
				  teacher's teaching certificate during the pendency of the due process
				  procedures required by law and regulation.
D. The due process procedures required by
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-14 shall be followed in such cases. If the Commissioner, in order to protect the
				  health, safety, welfare and academic progress of students, elects to summarily
				  suspend a teaching certificate prior to a full hearing on the merits of the
				  case, the Commissioner, whenever it is reasonably possible, shall provide the
				  affected teacher with an informal pre-deprivation hearing before the suspension
				  takes place. A full hearing on the merits will be scheduled promptly and
				  decision of the merits of the case will be provided in a timely
				  manner.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.11 - Training of evaluators

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Commissioner
				  shall determine an appropriate training program for those evaluators who are to
				  make assessments of English competency for purposes of these
				  regulations.
B. The Commissioner,
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-11-2,
				  shall conduct a sufficient examination of those evaluators who are to make
				  assessments of English competency so as to ensure that these evaluators are
				  competent to carry out their duties.
C. The Commissioner may appoint those so
				  certified as special visitors to conduct the evaluations required by these
				  regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.12 - Adoption of English competency examination

Current through June 14, 2024
The Council, on the recommendation of the Commissioner,
					 shall, in accordance with the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, R.I.
					 Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, adopt an English competency examination and a
					 qualifying score on this examination.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 2 - Teacher Competency in English (200-RICR-20-20-2) › Section 200-RICR-20-20-2.13 - Effect of arbitration

Current through June 14, 2024
The results of arbitration shall have no effect on the
					 authority of the Commissioner to annul a teaching certificate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 3 - Educator Evaluation Systems Standards › Section 200-RICR-20-20-3.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This part is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §§
										16-60-4 and
					  16-12-11.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 3 - Educator Evaluation Systems Standards › Section 200-RICR-20-20-3.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to establish a set of
					 comprehensive evaluation system expectations for district-based systems.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 3 - Educator Evaluation Systems Standards › Section 200-RICR-20-20-3.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
"Educator" means all district positions that require
					 certification by the Rhode Island Department of Education. The terms of
					 administrator, teacher, and support professional are used to designate three
					 distinct roles that correspond to certification categories.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 3 - Educator Evaluation Systems Standards › Section 200-RICR-20-20-3.4 - Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
3.4.1
Standard 1
A. District evaluation systems establish a
				  common vision of educator quality within a district through clearly
				  communicated evaluation processes that build upon professional standards,
				  emphasize professional practice, impact on student learning, demonstration of
				  professional responsibilities, and content knowledge, and support district
				  initiatives.
1. District administrators,
				  teachers, and support professionals develop and sustain a common understanding
				  of expectations for educator quality through a detailed system for educator
				  evaluation that clearly communicates the purposes, procedures and policies for
				  evaluation, acceptable levels of performance for individual educators and
				  groups of educators, and the ways in which evaluation information will be
				  collected and used.
a. The system addresses at
				  least the following four core personnel evaluation purposes:
(1) Provide feedback on performance to all
				  educators to support continuous professional development;
(2) Create incentives for highly effective
				  educators;
(3) Improve the
				  performance of or remove ineffective educators; and
(4) Organize personnel resources to support
				  organizational efforts to meet district goals.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 5 - Regulations for Approval of Non-Public Schools in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-5.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen Laws
					 §§
										16-60-4(a)(3),
					  16-60-4(a)(8) 
					 and
					  16-60-4(a)(10) 
					 and
					  16-40-1(a)(1).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 5 - Regulations for Approval of Non-Public Schools in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-5.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to set forth standards for
					 approval of non-public schools in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 5 - Regulations for Approval of Non-Public Schools in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-5.3 - Time in School

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The period of
				  attendance of students in the non-public schools shall be substantially equal
				  to that required by law in public schools. Public schools are required to
				  establish and maintain a one hundred eighty (180) day school year exclusive of
				  holidays. (R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										16-2-2 and
				   16-19-2)
				  A non-public school may establish a school year that is the equivalent of one
				  hundred eighty (180) days through the use of longer school days in accordance
				  with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-2-2.
				  If longer school days are used to provide the equivalent of one hundred eighty
				  (180) school days, no fewer than nine hundred ninety (990) hours of actual
				  instructional time must be provided in a single school year.
B. A kindergarten day shall not be less than
				  two and one-half (2 1/2) hours. An elementary and secondary school day shall
				  not be less than five and one half (5 1/2) hours (three hundred and thirty
				  (330) minutes) of actual school work excluding lunch, recess periods, study
				  halls, homeroom, common planning time, student passing time, pre and post
				  school teacher time and any other time that is not actual instructional
				  time.
C. A secondary school class
				  period shall be sufficiently flexible to allow the school to schedule classes
				  four or five times weekly or to provide large group instruction with long or
				  short periods as the program demands, However, a minimum of 200 minutes weekly
				  in class shall normally-be required for each subject for which credit (for
				  graduation) is allowed.
D. All
				  students in grades one through twelve shall receive instruction in health and
				  physical education pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-22-4.
E. All students in grades one through twelve
				  shall receive instruction in health and physical education under such rules and
				  regulations as the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and
				  Department of Health may prescribe or approve during periods which shall be
				  substantially equal to an average of at least twenty (20) minutes in each
				  school day.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 5 - Regulations for Approval of Non-Public Schools in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-5.4 - School Staff

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The faculty and
				  staff shall be large enough to carry out the program of the school. All
				  personnel shall be of high character and integrity, shall be genuinely devoted
				  to the profession of teaching and shall have the knowledge, training, and
				  experience adequate for the positions they hold.
B. All teachers in non-public schools shall
				  have a bachelor's degree or equivalent. This requirement may be waived by the
				  Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education for teachers who were
				  employed prior to September 1, 1972. Such teachers will be expected, however,
				  to enroll in courses and/or to participate in seminars and other programs which
				  will further develop their professional competencies.
C. Para-professional personnel shall be
				  selected and utilized in accordance with state policy and criteria developed by
				  the school system.
D. The
				  comprehensive school health program as defined in the Regulations for School
				  Health Programs, 216-RICR- 20-10-4.3(A)(11) shall be staffed by personnel whose
				  qualifications are substantially equivalent to their counterparts in public
				  schools and as required by the Regulations for School Health Programs,
				  216-RICR- 20-10-4.10.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 5 - Regulations for Approval of Non-Public Schools in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-5.5 - Curriculum

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each school shall have a clearly-stated
				  educational policy, cooperatively developed and written by the faculty and
				  administration. The statement shall set forth the objectives of the school and
				  the philosophy underlying the methods used to attain these objectives. The
				  performance of each school shall be judged against its policy
				  statement.
B. Each school shall
				  have a carefully-planned program of study and activities, consistent with its
				  policy and objectives, which shall be approved by the Commissioner of
				  Elementary and Secondary Education.
C. Each school shall provide all students in
				  attendance with instruction in reading, writing, geography, arithmetic, the
				  history of the United States, the history of Rhode Island, the principles of
				  American government and civics. Each subject shall be taught pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §§
										16-19-2 and
				   16-22-2.
D. Each school shall provide all students in
				  attendance with instruction in the principles of popular and representative
				  government as enunciated in the Constitutions of Rhode Island and the United
				  States. Commencing with the fourth grade in elementary schools instruction
				  shall be given in the history and government of Rhode Island and in every high
				  school thorough instruction shall be given in the Constitution and government
				  of Rhode Island and in the Constitution and government of the United
				  States.
E. In the study of history
				  of the United States and of Rhode Island, there shall be included the major
				  contributions made by African-Americans and other racial and ethnic groups in
				  the development of the United States and the State of Rhode Island.
F. Each school shall provide all students in
				  attendance with a health education program in grades K through 12 as
				  appropriate. The health education program shall be approved if deemed
				  substantially equivalent to that required in public schools as defined in the
				  Regulations for School Health Programs of the Department of Elementary and
				  Secondary Education and the Department of Health (216-RICR-
				  20-10-4).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 5 - Regulations for Approval of Non-Public Schools in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-5.6 - Graduation Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
The minimum requirements for a student to graduate from an
					 approved non-public secondary school shall be successful completion of sixteen
					 (16) courses taken in grades 9 through 12, including four (4) courses in
					 English, two (2) courses in Social Studies (to include a course in United
					 States History and Government), two (2) courses in Mathematics, two (2) courses
					 in Science and six (6) courses in electives.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 5 - Regulations for Approval of Non-Public Schools in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-5.7 - Student Services

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Schools shall
				  provide library/media services and resources that are appropriate to the ages
				  of the students served by the school and accessible to all enrolled students
				  and personnel.
B. Schools shall
				  provide a comprehensive school health program that includes services consistent
				  with the Rules and Regulations for School Health Programs of the Department of
				  Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Health (216-RICR-
				  20-10-4).
C. Record keeping shall be conducted pursuant
				  to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-12-4.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 5 - Regulations for Approval of Non-Public Schools in Rhode Island › Section 200-RICR-20-20-5.8 - Fire, Evacuation and Lockdown Drills and Reports

Current through June 14, 2024
All fire, evacuation and lockdown drills shall be conducted
					 in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-21-4 and documented in reports submitted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-21-5.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 6 - Right to Read › Section 200-RICR-20-20-6.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. This Part is
				  promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  16-11.4-6.
B. The purpose of this part is to establish
				  rules to ensure that teachers have proficient knowledge and skills to teach
				  reading consistent with the best practices of the Science of Reading and
				  Structured Literacy instruction.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 6 - Right to Read › Section 200-RICR-20-20-6.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Awareness expectations" means teachers
				  are required to exhibit awareness in the knowledge and practices of the Science
				  of Reading and Structured Literacy. Essential components of awareness are
				  aligned with the Literacy/Dyslexia Competencies.
B. "Awareness training expectations" means
				  awareness training meets the essential components of the Literacy/Dyslexia
				  Competencies within a ten-hour course. This course provides teachers with an
				  enhanced knowledge of how reading works and an understanding of the subskills
				  of reading, enabling equitable access to evidence-based reading
				  instruction.
C. "Literacy/Dyslexia
				  competencies" means the competencies articulate teacher knowledge and practices
				  of the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy. Each competency includes
				  components/concepts that must be addressed within approved provider programs.
				  The depth and breadth of content defines the difference between awareness and
				  proficiency expectations...
1. Competency I -
				  Demonstrate and apply foundational knowledge on the Science of Reading
				  development and reading difficulties derived from interdisciplinary research
				  with special emphasis on language/literacy needs of students with dyslexia and
				  other language-based learning disabilities.
2. Competency II - Differentiate,
				  accommodate, and scaffold instruction to address the reading difficulties
				  demonstrated by students with dyslexia and other language-based learning
				  disabilities.
3. Competency III -
				  Select and conduct assessments within a Response to Intervention (RTI) or
				  Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Framework (MTSS), analyze assessment data to
				  inform instruction, and communicate findings with students, families, and other
				  teachers.
4. Competency IV -
				  Implement Structured Literacy instruction in all major skill domains
				  (phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and word recognition, automatic
				  and fluent reading of text, vocabulary, listening and reading comprehension,
				  and written expression) and review instruction based on analysis of student
				  data.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 6 - Right to Read › Section 200-RICR-20-20-6.3 - Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-11.4-6(b), by
				  September 1, 2025, and each subsequent year, teachers employed in Rhode Island
				  public schools must demonstrate proficiency or awareness in the knowledge and
				  practices in the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy
				  instruction.
B. A teacher's current
				  teaching role determines the need for either proficiency or awareness training.
1. The following teacher roles require
				  proficiency training: General Education-Early Childhood and Elementary; Special
				  Education-Early Childhood, Elementary Grades, Middle Grades, and Secondary
				  Grades; ESOL Teacher and ESOL Specialist/Consultant; Bilingual/Dual Language;
				  Reading Specialist/Consultant; Reading Coach.
2. The following teacher roles require
				  awareness training: Middle Grades-English, Mathematics, Science, and Social
				  Studies; Secondary Grades-English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
				  Business Education, Career amp; Technical Education; All Grades-Art, Dance,
				  Family Consumer Science, Health, Music, Physical Education, Technology,
				  Theater, Library Media Studies, School Nurse, and World Language.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 6 - Right to Read › Section 200-RICR-20-20-6.4 - Approved Professional Learning

Current through June 14, 2024
Approval of professional learning providers to meet
					 proficiency and awareness expectations will be based on the Literacy Dyslexia
					 Competencies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 200 - Board of Education › Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education › Subchapter 20 - Educator Quality and Certification › Part 6 - Right to Read › Section 200-RICR-20-20-6.5 - Local Education Agency (LEA) Responsibilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. LEAs shall provide professional learning
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-11.4-6(d)  at
				  no cost to the teacher in the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy for
				  teachers needing proficiency and awareness training.
1. LEAs shall be responsible for paying the
				  costs associated with one (1) administration of the RIDE-approved proficiency
				  test for teachers who elect to demonstrate proficiency through the testing
				  pathway.