Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 200 - Board of Education
Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education
Subchapter 30 - Student Supports
Part 3 - Regulations Governing the Education of English Language Learners
Section 200-RICR-20-30-3.12 - Professional Development

Universal Citation: 200 RI Code of Rules 20 30 3.12

Current through September 18, 2024

A. All LEAs with ELL programs must provide sustained, high quality job-embedded professional development for administrators, coordinators, instructional coaches, school and community liaisons, guidance counselors, all teachers and other personnel who work with English Language Learners. The following topics, along with other topics the LEA deems to be appropriate, shall be addressed on a quarterly basis:

1. Research-based instructional methods and assessment practices for ELLs and ELLs with disabilities

2. Second-language acquisition

3. Culturally Responsive Education Practices.

4. Family and Community involvement strategies

5. Language minority issues in education

B. During their first year of employment, all LEA staff who work with English Language Learners shall be trained in ELL program requirements as well as in LEA practices and procedures for English Language Learners.

C. ELL professional-development activities shall be included in the LEA's professional- development plan, in LEA and school improvement plans, and in teachers' I-Plans, and these activities shall be aligned with Rhode Island's Professional Development Standards.

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