Rhode Island General Laws Title 16. Education § 16-114-2. Purpose and mission

(1) To primarily support students at risk of school failure, with a special focus on the diverse needs of pregnant and parenting teens, to create an environment for their individual growth, and to cultivate their social and emotional development;

(2) To additionally provide an alternative learning environment for disconnected and at-risk students, and for students who have recently arrived in the country, desiring to complete their academic careers in a setting that offers comprehensive support services, accelerated academic curriculum, leadership development, and life skills that will enable them to become resilient, self- sufficient adults; and

(3) To offer a rigorous and relevant standards-driven, experiential learning community, and to provide college and career preparatory education based on guided, project-based core curriculum, that is aligned to the state's high-quality curricular standards.