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Rhode Island General Laws 16-11-2.3. Standardized testing – Issuance of certificates

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(a)  No person who obtained an initial certificate prior to January 8, 2002 shall be barred from certification under this chapter solely because of his or her score on any standardized teacher’s examination; provided, however, that he or she successfully completes an assessment, based on criteria established by the board of regents for elementary and secondary education, in accordance with 34 CFR § 200.56.

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(b)  The board of regents for elementary and secondary education may administer a written examination to prospective teachers seeking certification.

History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 352, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 165, § 1.

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Rhode Island General Laws 16-11.2-3. Continued professional development of teacher assistants

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(a)  As a condition of continued employment every person employed as a teacher assistant shall participate in ongoing professional development.

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  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • teacher assistant: as used in this chapter is deemed to include any person employed to provide instructional or other direct services to students (and/or their parents/legal guardian) under the supervision and direction of the classroom teacher or other appropriately-certified professional staff. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-11.2-1

(b)  Each school district or institution employing teacher assistants shall maintain records on a teacher assistant’s completion of:

(1)  Training for the work assignment;

(2)  Continuing education and relevant coursework;

(3)  For any person hired after January 1, 1999, a certificate of completion from a training program which complied with the teaching assistant training program standards developed by the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to § 16-11.2-1; and/or

(4)  The requirements set forth in § 16-11.2-2(4).

History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 136, § 1.

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