Section 16-42.2-3 - OperationsThe department of elementary and secondary education shall:
(1) Establish policies and procedures for the academy consistent with this chapter;(2) Carry out the following responsibilities: (i) Inform all school systems of the functions and funding of the academy;(ii) Review and approve proposals submitted by local school systems;(iii) Help to create new and productive approaches of providing direct services to meet the needs of LEP gifted and talented students;(iv) Consult with the gifted and LEP state advisory committees on the operation of the academy program;(v) Assure that services funded under the academy's auspices are direct and supplementary services to LEP gifted and talented students;(vi) Monitor funded programs;(vii) Report on progress of programs funded under the academy.R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-42.2-3