Roles & Responsibilities

The Rhode Island Special Education Advisory Committee (RISEAC): 

• Advises the Commissioner and the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education on matters concerning the unmet special education needs of children with disabilities;
• Comments publicly on any rules or regulations proposed by the State regarding the education of children with disabilities;
• Advises the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) in developing evaluations and reporting on data;
• Advises RIDE in developing corrective action plans to address findings identified in Federal monitoring reports under Part B of the IDEA; and
• Advises RIDE in developing and implementing policies relating to the coordination of services for children with disabilities.

Download the Rhode Island Special Education Advisory Committee (RISEAC) Brochure in PDF

Membership
Membership of the committee is composed of individuals involved in or concerned with the education of children with disabilities. Parents of children with disabilities maintain the majority of the Committee membership. The membership also includes individuals with disabilities, teachers, representatives of institutions of higher education, private schools, charter schools, state and local education officials, administrators of programs for children with disabilities, foster care and homelessness, vocational, community or business organizations, juvenile and adult corrections and State Child Serving Agencies.

A membership application may be submitted from individuals interested in becoming a member of the Committee.  Download the Membership Drive Notice

Meeting Schedule 2007-08
Meeting Location   Hall of Fame Conference Room
                                    New England Institute of Technology
                                    2500 Post Road,  Warwick, Rhode Island

Meeting Time          6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Meeting Dates         October 18, 2007
                                    November 15, 2007
                                    December 13, 2007
                                    January 17, 2008
                                    February 14, 2008
                                    March 20, 2008
                                    April 10, 2008
                                    May 15, 2008

RISEAC meetings listed above are open to the public. Individuals who need accommodations to enable participation in a meeting are invited to submit such requests two weeks prior to the meeting date by contacting Sally Arsenault at sally.arsenault@ride.ri.gov or by telephone at (401) 222-6030

Membership Worksessions