Section 200-RICR-20-30-3.11 - Personnel - AdministratorsA. An LEA with an English Language Learner program shall designate an administrator to be responsible for this program. An administrator in a low-incidence LEA who does not have an English as a Second Language teaching certificate or an English as a Second Language endorsement must appoint an ELL Coordinator, who must have at least one of these credentials. High-incidence LEAs must appoint a full-time ELL Administrator whose primary responsibility is the development and management of the LEA's ELL program. Low-incidence LEAs that utilize an ELL Administrator on a less than full-time basis must also appoint an ELL Coordinator. When LEAs enter into a Cooperative Service Agreement under R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-3.1-1 to provide ELL services, the agreement should be formulated with input from RIDE to ensure that ELLs receive quality services. The Commissioner shall determine through the Cooperative Service Agreement approval process whether the Agreement is so comprehensive that appointment of an ELL Administrator is required.B. LEAs shall employ a sufficient number of ELL teachers to ensure that ELL students receive the instruction and the support required by these regulations.C. All high-incidence LEAs shall have at least one School/Community Liaison to effectively support the LEA's ELL program. This liaison shall familiarize all English Language Learners and their families with their new community and assist families to participate in family engagement activities. The liaison shall also help ensure that English Language Learners receive those programs and services that are required by these regulations. Low-incidence LEAs will ensure regular pertinent communication with their ELL families and encourage these families to participate in the LEA's family engagement activities.D. LEAs shall provide on-going professional development for those teacher assistants who work with English Language Learners. 200 R.I. Code R. 200-RICR-20-30-3.11