Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Agency Profile
Superintendent:Angélica Infante-Green
Website:Department Home Page

The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education oversees public K-12 education in Rhode Island. Click here for more information about the Rhode Island Commissioner of Education.

Structure

Mission

The mission statement of the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reads:[1]

“ The mission of the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) is threefold:

1. To lead and support districts, schools, and communities through a unified, strategic direction for education in the state.

2. To use policy, advocacy, and governance structures to create an environment that advances opportunities for all students.

3. To maintain collaboration and efficiency in the department that enables innovation, agility, and continuous learning.[2]

”

Superintendent

The current Rhode Island Commissioner of Education is Angélica Infante-Green (nonpartisan). Infante-Green assumed office in 2019.

State Board of Education

The Board of Education consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Rhode Island State Senate. The board was created in 2014 by the merger of separate boards dealing with K-12 schools and higher education. Board members are responsible for developing policies related to early childhood education, K-12 curriculum, school safety and charter schools.[3]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Rhode Island Department of Education, "RIDE Strategic Plan," accessed August 4, 2021
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Rhode Island Department of Education, "Overview," accessed August 4, 2021
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