§ 16-11.2-3 - Continued professional development of teacher assistants. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 16-11.2-3

   § 16-11.2-3  Continued professionaldevelopment of teacher assistants. – (a) As a condition of continued employment every person employed as a teacherassistant shall participate in ongoing professional development.

   (b) Each school district or institution employing teacherassistants 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 certificateof completion from a training program which complied with the teachingassistant training program standards developed by the department of elementaryand secondary education pursuant to § 16-11.2-1; and/or

   (4) The requirements set forth in § 16-11.2-2(4).