Between primary and secondary education, there are approximately 43,000 students enrolled in a school a year. The state’s cumulative budget is $2.2 billion. They employ approximately 21,000 teachers, administrators, and staff a year. There is a comminisoner in charge of all local school districts whether it’s in city, suburb, or rural areas. Kenneth Wagner is the commissioner in the state of RI. He is part of five different departments. The board of education has seventeen members that are all involved in different sections. The board has many duties to help shape the course of public education. They work hard to make sure all the states students receive the best possible education. The funding and finance department provides direct financial aid to the public schools and students. The state aid is distributed throughout the state and given to all the local schools. The amount of money RI spends annually on public education is $2.3 billion. The instruction and assessment department ensures that the students have access to curriculum with standards. The curriculum is broken down into sections including, literacy, math, science, civics, and other courses. The goal is to have excellent teachers and educators in the classrooms to help the children grow and learn in the teachers and administrators department. Rhode Island’s teacher to-student ratio is 1;11. In the information and accountability department they have members who work to collect a range of data from all schools and districts. Teachers, school leaders, and elected officials, use the data to make decisions on how to turn around low-achieving schools. The last department is the students and families. Their goal is to prepare the students for success in college, careers and their
Between primary and secondary education, there are approximately 43,000 students enrolled in a school a year. The state’s cumulative budget is $2.2 billion. They employ approximately 21,000 teachers, administrators, and staff a year. There is a comminisoner in charge of all local school districts whether it’s in city, suburb, or rural areas. Kenneth Wagner is the commissioner in the state of RI. He is part of five different departments. The board of education has seventeen members that are all involved in different sections. The board has many duties to help shape the course of public education. They work hard to make sure all the states students receive the best possible education. The funding and finance department provides direct financial aid to the public schools and students. The state aid is distributed throughout the state and given to all the local schools. The amount of money RI spends annually on public education is $2.3 billion. The instruction and assessment department ensures that the students have access to curriculum with standards. The curriculum is broken down into sections including, literacy, math, science, civics, and other courses. The goal is to have excellent teachers and educators in the classrooms to help the children grow and learn in the teachers and administrators department. Rhode Island’s teacher to-student ratio is 1;11. In the information and accountability department they have members who work to collect a range of data from all schools and districts. Teachers, school leaders, and elected officials, use the data to make decisions on how to turn around low-achieving schools. The last department is the students and families. Their goal is to prepare the students for success in college, careers and their