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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT | |
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INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - NOTICE PROVISIONS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Metts, Crowley, Jabour, Picard, and Pichardo | |
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Date Introduced: January 24, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Education | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 16-7.1-13 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-7.1 entitled "The Paul |
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W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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16-7.1-13. State leadership in conducting annual assessments of student |
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performance. – (a) Setting high standards for student performance must be paired with related |
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assessments that will determine what progress the state is making toward bringing all children to |
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high levels of achievement. A state assessment program shall be continued and expanded in core |
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areas (mathematics, reading, writing and health). The program shall include performance |
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standards and an annual report that disaggregates performance by race, poverty, native language |
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and gender. The general assembly shall annually appropriate funds to support the programs, and |
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the amount shall be recalculated annually. The commissioner of education shall implement the |
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state assessment program. |
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(b) No state assessment conducted pursuant to this chapter, and no other standardized |
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testing program or assessment, shall be used to determine a student’s eligibility to graduate from |
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high school. Any such assessments shall instead be used to promote school and district |
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accountability and improvement and to target early and intensive remediation to individual |
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students and to at-risk student subgroups. |
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(c) Any student identified as “significantly below proficient” on any state assessment in |
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Rhode Island shall be provided intervention assistance that is research-based and offered with |
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sufficient intensity to close the gap between the student’s performance and the proficiency level |
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as quickly as feasible. The parent or guardian of the student shall be notified in writing (in the |
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native language of the parent or guardian) as follows: |
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(1) That the student is significantly below proficiency; |
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(2) What intervention(s) are being provided; |
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(3) On at least a quarterly basis, what progress towards closing the gap is being made as a |
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result of such intervention(s); and |
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(4) What changes to the nature or intensity of intervention will be provided if the |
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progress within a quarter is not achieving sufficient results. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16-54-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-54 entitled "Education |
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of Limited English Proficient Students" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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16-54-3. Regulation of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education. |
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-- It shall be the duty of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to establish |
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and promulgate regulations for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this chapter. These |
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regulations shall include, but are not limited to: |
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(1) Criteria for the identification, assessment, placement, and exiting of eligible students, |
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including, but not limited to, compliance with the requirements of section 16-7.1-13; |
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(2) Criteria for an appropriate educational program or service; |
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(3) Criteria for the monitoring and evaluation of educational programs; |
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(4) Administrative procedures for state reimbursement of approved programs and |
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services; |
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(5) Definitions of responsibilities of the local school committees and the department of |
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elementary and secondary education; |
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(6) Criteria for parent involvement; |
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(7) Time line for phasing in services and programs to assure that the process begins and |
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that all eligible children are served. |
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SECTION 3. Section 16-67-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-67 entitled "Rhode |
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Island Literacy and Dropout Prevention Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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16-67-3. Coordination with programs for special populations. -- It is required that |
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programs serving special population students be coordinated with the requirements of this |
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chapter. All these programs shall focus on literacy objectives to the extent appropriate for each |
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special population. All coordinating efforts shall not absolve participating school districts from |
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meeting all requirements of state and/or federal laws, regulations, and mandates. In particular, |
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programs for supplementary literacy instruction for educationally disadvantaged students in |
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kindergarten through grade twelve (12) shall meet the following criteria which shall be included |
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in a plan submitted annually and reviewed and approved by the department of elementary and |
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secondary education: |
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(1) Services shall be based on an annual assessment of need; |
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(2) Programs shall have performance objectives evaluated annually; |
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(3) Programs must provide supplementary services; |
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(4) Programs must be monitored by the department of elementary and secondary |
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education; |
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(5) School districts must keep records on the above and afford access to the records by |
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the department of elementary and secondary education |
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(6) Information demonstrating compliance with the requirements of section 16-7.1-13. |
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SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT | |
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INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - NOTICE PROVISIONS | |
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This act would provide for certain notifications that would need to be provided to parents |
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or guardians of students identified as performing “significantly below proficient” on any state |
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assessment. This act would also provide that no state assessment or standardized testing would be |
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used to determine a student’s eligibility to graduate from high school. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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