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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 0496 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002321 |
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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 -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Lombardo, Acosta, DiPalma, Ciccone, and Gu |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: March 07, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: Senate Education |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Section 16-11-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-11 entitled "Certification 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | of Teachers [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | amended to read as follows: 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 16-11-9. Fast-track principal certification program. 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) The department of elementary and secondary education (the “department”) shall 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | establish a fast-track principal certification program. 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) The fast-track principal certification program shall include, but need not be limited to, 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | the following courses: 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) School finance; 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) School law; and 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (3) Program evaluation, including data analysis Supervision of school personnel. 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (c) Participants will earn a principal certification after successful completion of the courses, 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | from a program approved by the department, required in subsection (b) of this section, and 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | successful completion of the following three (3) requirements: 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (1) A year-long internship shadowing a principal in the district where the participant is 15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | currently employed; 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (2) Leading a districtwide or schoolwide initiative; and 17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (3) Successfully passing assessment requirements for Rhode Island principal certification. 18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (d) To be eligible for admission into the fast-track principal certification program, an 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | applicant shall: 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (1) Have a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience as a teacher rated “effective” or “highly 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | effective”; 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (2) Have a recommendation from the superintendent(s) of the local education agency 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (LEA) or agencies in which the applicant worked as a teacher previously, or is working currently; 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (3) Have a record of consistent leadership within an LEA, demonstrated through serving 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | as a facilitator of professional development, a dean, a district coach, a department chair, or in 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | another leadership position within a school or LEA; and 8 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (4) Possess a master’s degree or higher. 9 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (e) Participants who earn a principal certification pursuant to this section shall complete a 10 |
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| 54 | 54 | | department-approved leadership development program to build leadership skills that support 11 |
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| 55 | 55 | | teaching and learning within the first renewal cycle of their certification. 12 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (f) For the purposes of this section, “local education agencies” shall include all of the 13 |
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| 57 | 57 | | following within the state: 14 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (1) Public school districts; 15 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (2) Regional school districts; 16 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (3) State-operated schools; 17 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (4) Regional collaborative schools; and 18 |
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| 62 | 62 | | (5) Charter schools. 19 |
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| 63 | 63 | | (g) Participants who have earned a principal certification by fulfilling all of the 20 |
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| 64 | 64 | | requirements of this section and completing courses offered by the RIDE accredited school 21 |
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| 65 | 65 | | principal preparation program (internship) shall not be required to complete the department-22 |
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| 66 | 66 | | approved leadership program set forth in subsection (e) of this section but shall instead successfully 23 |
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| 67 | 67 | | complete an additional course on program evaluation (including data analysis). 24 |
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| 68 | 68 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 25 |
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| 75 | 75 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 76 | 76 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 77 | 77 | | OF |
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| 78 | 78 | | A N A C T |
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| 79 | 79 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS |
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| 80 | 80 | | *** |
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| 81 | 81 | | This act would revise the fast-track principal certification program and require a course in 1 |
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| 82 | 82 | | program evaluation (including data analysis) instead of a course in supervision of school personnel. 2 |
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| 83 | 83 | | The act would also provide that participants who have earned a principal certification by fulfilling 3 |
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| 84 | 84 | | all of the requirements and completing courses offered by RIDE, would instead complete an 4 |
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| 85 | 85 | | additional course on program evaluation (including data analysis) in lieu of the department-5 |
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| 86 | 86 | | approved leadership program to build leadership skills that support teaching and learning. 6 |
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| 87 | 87 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 7 |
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