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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 0486 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators Acosta, Britto, Gallo, Tikoian, Lauria, Cano, McKenney, Zurier, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Quezada, and DiPalma |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 07, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Education |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-22 of the General Laws entitled "Curriculum [See Title 16 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto the 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | following section: 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 16-22-39. Instruction support. 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (a) For the purpose of this section, "local education agencies" ("LEAs") shall include all of 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | the following within the state of Rhode Island: 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) Public school districts; 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) Regional school districts; 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (3) State-operated schools; 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (4) Regional collaborative schools; and 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (5) Charter schools. 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education (the "commissioner") shall 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | direct the department of elementary and secondary education (the "department") to provide 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | professional support and assistance in partnership with LEAs regarding effective ways to evaluate, 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | on an ongoing basis, student improvement and proficiency. The goal of such support shall be to 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | increase student achievement consistent with state standards. In general, such support shall include, 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | but need not be limited to: 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (1) The department understanding the LEA's size, budget, and demographics to support 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | and tailor the development of effective systems; 19 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (2) The department assisting the LEA in a budget review to identify, maximize, restructure, 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | and/or add a curriculum leadership infrastructure. At the district level, personnel may include: 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | assistant superintendents, district curriculum directors or coordinators; at the school level, 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | personnel may include: teaching and learning coaches, mentor/induction coaches, content leaders, 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | and teacher leaders; and 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (3) The department providing the LEA with ongoing opportunities to understand the 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | design, use, and impact of assessments, as well as how they may guide shifts in curriculum 7 |
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| 52 | 52 | | instruction. 8 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (c) Specifically, such support shall include, but is not limited to: 9 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (1) Engaging in a root-cause analysis; 10 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (2) Designing student assessments to provide data that captures student improvement and 11 |
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| 56 | 56 | | proficiency accurately; 12 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (3) Using and analyzing the data collected to inform LEA actions including, but not limited 13 |
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| 58 | 58 | | to, modification of instructional techniques; 14 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (4) Identifying assets and challenges; 15 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (5) Discussing the role that leadership, culture, and social climate play in the individual 16 |
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| 61 | 61 | | schools within the LEA; and 17 |
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| 62 | 62 | | (6) Collaborating with teachers, students, administrators, parents, and any other 18 |
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| 63 | 63 | | stakeholders regarding barriers to learning and improving school culture. 19 |
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| 64 | 64 | | (d) The commissioner shall provide quarterly reports to the board of education regarding 20 |
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| 65 | 65 | | the reallocation and use of department resources to support LEAs pursuant to this section. 21 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (e) On or before June 30, 2024, and every year thereafter on or before June 30, the 22 |
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| 67 | 67 | | commissioner shall report to the committees having jurisdiction over education issues in the senate 23 |
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| 68 | 68 | | and the house of representatives, the results of the support efforts provided in this section. 24 |
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| 69 | 69 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 25 |
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| 76 | 76 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 77 | 77 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 78 | 78 | | OF |
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| 79 | 79 | | A N A C T |
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| 80 | 80 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM |
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| 82 | 82 | | This act would direct the department of elementary and secondary education to provide 1 |
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| 83 | 83 | | professional support and assistance to local education agencies ("LEAs") regarding effective ways 2 |
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| 84 | 84 | | to use data such as the LEA's budget and demographics, school culture, and assessments to improve 3 |
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| 85 | 85 | | student performance. 4 |
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| 86 | 86 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 5 |
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