§ 16-42.1-3 - Operations. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 16-42.1-3

   § 16-42.1-3  Operations. – The department of elementary and secondary education shall:

   (1) Establish policies and procedures for the academyconsistent with this chapter.

   (2) Carry out the following responsibilities:

   (i) Inform all school systems of the functions and funding ofthe academy;

   (ii) Help school systems to develop cooperative, partnership,or regional programs;

   (iii) Review and approve proposals submitted by local schoolsystems;

   (iv) Help to create new and productive approaches toproviding direct services to meet the needs of gifted and talented students;

   (v) Consult with the state advisory committee established in§ 16-42-3 on operation of the academy program;

   (vi) Assure that services funded under the academy's auspicesare direct and supplementary service to gifted and talented students;

   (vii) Monitor funded programs;

   (viii) Report on progress of programs funded under theacademy.