TITLE 16

Education

CHAPTER 16-97

The Rhode Island Board of Education Act

SECTION 16-97-1.1



   § 16-97-1.1  Purposes of the board of

education. –

The Rhode Island Board of Education shall be responsible for long-range

planning and for coordinating and evaluating policies and programs for the

public educational systems of the state. The general assembly finds and

declares that the board of education shall have the following purposes:



   (a) To develop and adopt educational, financial and

operational goals for the education systems of the state that represent

achievable benchmarks for a ten-year (10) and twenty-year (20) year time frame

and that can be implemented by the council on elementary and secondary

education, the council on postsecondary education, and the commissioners for

elementary and secondary education and postsecondary education;



   (b) To ensure that the education systems of the state are

aligned with the projected opportunities in workforce development and economic

development and that the education systems are preparing students to

participate in the future workforce of Rhode Island;



   (c) To coordinate programs and courses of study and promote

collaboration between and among pre-kindergarten through higher education

institutions and agencies, including, but not limited to:



   (1) improving career and college readiness;



   (2) reducing the need for remedial instruction;



   (3) implementing and coordinating common core and other

system wide standards;



   (4) ensuring a quality system for adult education and

certification programs in secondary school and college.



   (d) To present strategic budget and finance recommendations

to the council on elementary and secondary education and council on

postsecondary education that are aligned with the long-range goals adopted by

the board.



History of Section.

(P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 20, § 9.)