Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 200 - Board of Education
Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education
Subchapter 10 - Academic Standards, Programs and Operations
Part 3 - Regulations Governing Career and Technical Education in Rhode Island (200-RICR-20-10-3)
Section 200-RICR-20-10-3.3 - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Universal Citation: 200 RI Code of Rules 20 10 3.3
Current through September 18, 2024
Rhode Island's CTE System shall be designed and monitored by RIDE and managed and delivered by the LEA. Both RIDE and the LEAs have distinct responsibilities described herein.
3.3.1 RIDE Responsibilities and Functions
A. RIDE shall have the
responsibility for and authority to:
1.
Establish a CTE System that promotes and ensures student access to career
awareness and exploration activities for all K-12 students and career
preparation programs for students in grades 9-12;
2. Establish and publish career preparation
program admissions standards, when appropriate and applicable;
3. Establish and maintain a quality assurance
process that includes a career preparation program review and approval
process;
4. Establish and maintain
a system of approved career preparation programs;
5. Establish and maintain a Statewide Career
and Technical Education Advisory Board;
6. Maintain and annually publish the list of
approved career preparation programs;
7. Invest state resources to support both the
CTE System and approved and newly established career preparation programs in a
manner that advances program quality, ensures efficient and effective use of
resources, and is compliant with applicable state and federal law;
8. Establish and manage a funding methodology
for Career and Technical Education consistent with applicable state statutes
and these Regulations that is designed to support the reasonable and necessary
costs for the administration and implementation of RIDE- approved career
preparation programs;
9. Manage a
state-level data system that enables high-quality evaluation, progress-
monitoring, and continuous improvement at both the state and local
levels;
10. Ensure that the CTE
System aligns to and promotes statewide workforce and economic development
initiatives; and
11. Identify
critical and emerging industries in Rhode Island and promote the establishment
of career preparation programs in those areas.
3.3.2 LEA Responsibilities and Functions
A. All LEAs shall:
1. Ensure all students have the opportunity
to participate in career exploration activities;
2. Provide all eligible students the
opportunity to enroll in an approved career preparation program;
3. Provide a spectrum of career and college
counseling services that include career awareness and exploration
activities;
4. Provide students and
families with accurate information about the availability of approved career
preparation programs and students' rights to apply and enroll; and
5. Provide students and families an appeals
process in cases where students do not gain access to a career preparation
program.
B. LEAs that
administer RIDE-approved career preparation programs shall:
1. Meet the career preparation program
standards and participate in the state-managed quality assurance
process;
2. Collect and report
accurate and timely CTE data;
3.
Manage CTE-designated funding in accordance with state and federal
regulations;
4. Adhere to
RIDE-published cost guidelines in accordance with §
3.7 of this Part;
5. Provide students and families an appeals
process in cases where students do not gain access to a career preparation
program; and
6. Engage and partner
with business, industry, higher education, and postsecondary training programs
to improve student performance outcomes.
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