Section 200-RICR-20-30-3.12 - Professional DevelopmentA. 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 disabilities2. Second-language acquisition3. Culturally Responsive Education Practices.4. Family and Community involvement strategies5. Language minority issues in educationB. 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. 200 R.I. Code R. 200-RICR-20-30-3.12