200 R.I. Code R. 200-RICR-20-05-6.5

Current through December 3, 2024

Section 200-RICR-20-05-6.5 - Transitional Periods

A. Unless otherwise specified below and approved by the Council, upon a LEA's official exit from turnaround status and return to the control of the local school committee or board, the provisions of the Crowley act shall no longer apply to the LEA.

B. The LEA may choose to continue to use the turnaround plan in order to continue to improve students' academic performance, renewing or revising it as appropriate, provided that any feature of the turnaround plan that was adopted pursuant to the Crowley Act, in contravention of any general or specific law to the contrary, shall be discontinued unless the Council approves, informed by the Commissioner's recommendation and prior to the LEA's exit from turnaround status, that such feature of the turnaround plan would contribute to the continued improvement of the LEA and should continue for a transitional period after the LEA exits from turnaround status.

C. For any such feature of the turnaround plan to be continued during a transitional period, the Commissioner shall recommend:

1. the progress measures that the LEA must meet for each continuing feature of the plan to be discontinued;

2. the progressive levels of control retained by RIDE over the LEA's budget, program, and/or personnel, as well as any reconstitution responsibility, necessary to carry out such retained continued feature of the turnaround plan during the transitional period; and,

3. if the continued feature of the turnaround plan is applicable to the entire LEA or a subset of schools within the LEA.

D. For each continued feature of the turnaround plan during the transitional period, upon determination by the Commissioner that the LEA has met the identified progress measures necessary for such continued feature to be discontinued:

1. such feature shall be discontinued; and,

2. any progressive levels of control or reconstitution responsibility retained by RIDE during the transitional period to enact the continued feature shall cease, as it pertains to that specific continued feature.

E. Two years (2) after the LEA exits from turnaround status, or after the extension of any subsequent transitional period, if any of the continuing features of the turnaround plan has yet to be discontinued during the transitional period, the Commissioner shall:

1. conduct a review of the LEA to determine whether such continuing feature or features should remain in place or be discontinued; and,

2. make a recommendation to the Council regarding whether such continuing feature of features should remain in place during an extended transitional period or be discontinued.

F. If, during or at the conclusion of a transitional period, the Commissioner concludes that the return of control over the operation of the LEA to the local school committee or board would not be in the best interests of the students in the LEA, the Commissioner shall submit a report to the Council in support of the resumption of state control for some additional, legally-permissible period, said report to be substantially in the form of the report to the Council referenced in § 6.4 of this Part, above.

200 R.I. Code R. 200-RICR-20-05-6.5

Adopted effective 4/16/2024