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-20-30-3.28 - RIDE Monitoring

1. Send the general timelines and criteria for monitoring to ELA's and/or superintendents.

2. Establish specific monitoring dates in cooperation with local administrators.

3. Notify LEA's and/or superintendents of monitoring visitation dates and purposes.

4. Conduct periodic monitoring visitations to ensure that each LEA is performing according to the standards and procedures prescribed by law and by regulation governing ELL instruction.

5. Monitor the quality of the programs or services including the rate of student English language and academic growth as indicated by statewide tests and graduation rates.

6. Ensure that all statewide assessment reports include data disaggregated by ELL status in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-7.1-13. This disaggregation shall include separate statements of data describing students in the program and students that have been exited from program. Reporting of data will be in accordance with State ELL assessment policy

7. Notify LEA's and/or superintendents and appropriate administrators in writing of monitoring-visitation findings.

8. Provide technical assistance and support to schools and LEAs to help them:

9. If a RIDE monitoring visit demonstrates that an LEA is not in compliance with these regulations, a corrective action plan shall be developed in concert with the LEA. Where appropriate, this corrective action plan may become part of a Negotiated Agreement with the LEA. Ride will monitor compliance with the corrective action plan for an agreed upon period of time. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Commissioner from implementing other enforcement procedures.