Rhode Island General Laws Title 16. Education § 16-42.2-3. Operations

(i) Inform all school systems of the functions and funding of the academy;

(ii) Review and approve proposals submitted by local school systems;

(iii) Help to create new and productive approaches of providing direct services to meet the needs of LEP gifted and talented students;

(iv) Consult with the gifted and LEP state advisory committees on the operation of the academy program;

(v) Assure that services funded under the academy's auspices are direct and supplementary services to LEP gifted and talented students;

(vi) Monitor funded programs;

(vii) Report on progress of programs funded under the academy.