12-21-18 Field Memo
Commissioner’s Weekly Field Memo
Friday, December 21, 2018
Full memo
Notes from Commissioner Wagner
We wish each of you safe and happy holidays, and will send the next Field Memo on January 4.
- RIDE releases School Report Cards
- Update on education regulations
- Staff updates at RIDE
From the R.I. Department of Education (RIDE)
Career & Technical Education:
- Application for new Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs released
Advanced Course Network:
- Request for summer and 2019-20 course providers in the Advanced Course Network
Assessment:
- Registration open for state assessment data workshops in January
- RIDE to pull student data for assessment registration in January
Certification:
- Update on approved Certification Regulations
Education Data:
- Data collection
From other state and federal agencies
- Federal Commission on School Safety releases comprehensive resource guide for keeping students, teachers safe at school
- Reminder: CCRI hiring Program Director for Pathways to STEM Apprenticeship Initiative
From other organizations
- WIDA to host annual conference in Rhode Island!
- Reminder: Elementary and middle school students invited to 2019 Project Providence event
- Learning opportunity from Smithsonian Libraries
- The Henry Ford launches fifth year of Innovation Nation Teacher Awards
- The Children + Youth Cabinet announces award of $300,000 federal grant