§ 16-42.2-3 - Operations. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 16-42.2-3

   § 16-42.2-3  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) Review and approve proposals submitted by local schoolsystems;

   (iii) Help to create new and productive approaches ofproviding direct services to meet the needs of LEP gifted and talented students;

   (iv) Consult with the gifted and LEP state advisorycommittees on the operation of the academy program;

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

   (vi) Monitor funded programs;

   (vii) Report on progress of programs funded under the academy.