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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-3.2-1. Declaration of policy
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As part of the effort to transform education in Rhode Island, the general assembly is committed to developing and supporting strategies that foster cultures of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement in Rhode Island schools. The general assembly believes that all distr…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-3.2-2. The empowerment school
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(a) The following entities may be designated as an empowerment school: a school in a public-school district, a school within a school in a public-school district, a career and technical education program within a public-school district, a state school. (b) Except as otherwise pro…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-3.2-3. Procedure for creation of an empowerment school
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(a) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall develop a process for a public school, with the approval of its superintendent and school committee, to be designated as an empowerment school with the duties, responsibilities, and autonomies set forth in this chap…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-3.2-4. Empowerment school principal
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(a) Principals of empowerment schools shall be the educational leaders and administrators of their schools and shall supervise the operation and management of their schools and school property. It shall be the responsibility of the principal to promote participatory decision-maki…