Educator Recruitment
NEW for EPPs!
RI Registered Apprenticeship Principal Program - RIDE is accepting Planning Grant applications
The Rhode Island Department of Education is seeking 1-2 Educator Preparation Provider(s) (EPPs) to offer a high-quality, affordable program for aspiring principals to enter the profession through registered apprenticeship. The RI Registered Apprenticeship Principal Program (RIRAPP) Planning Grant is intended to fuel the program's initial planning and development. RIDE will award a $7,500 planning grant, on a competitive basis, to EPPs to support the development of a proposal for a Registered Apprenticeship, PK-12 Building-Level Administrator certificate program.
RIDE will host two information sessions. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend both. If you plan to attend either session, please email Julia Mann.
The RIRAPP Planning Grant Information session will take place on 5/1/2024 at 3:00 PM.
The Registered Apprenticeship Information session will take place on 5/2/2024 at 9:30 AM.
Interested applicants should review the documents in the following order:
- Planning Grant Overview and Guidance
- Planning Grant Application
- Scope of Work and Resources
- RIRAPP Proposal Instructions
- RIRAPP Proposal Submission
- FAQs
Please submit any questions to this form by 4/30/2024. Any questions received will be posted and answered on the RIDE website as an addendum to this solicitation by 5/3/2024.
Q&A:
The following questions were submitted in response to the RIRAPP Planning Grant solicitation posted on 4/22/2024.
- Q: For a candidate to be considered viable for the apprenticeship, do they need to pass the ETS test before entering a role?
- A: RIRAPP building-level administrator apprentices will not be required to pass the Praxis exam upon entry. The RIRAPP Scope of Work document strongly encourages EPPs to include licensure support, such as test preparation and vouchers, in the program design. RIRAPP Planning Grant recipients will be expected to include this in the final submission.
- Q: Does the candidate need to already have their masters? Is there flexibility around this during the apprenticeship?
- A: Candidates will not be required to hold a master’s degree upon program entry. Per Rhode Island certification regulations, a building-level administrator must hold a master’s degree. The RIRAPP will accept proposals for programs that lead to a master’s degree or that require applicants to already hold the degree upon enrollment.
- Q: If an EPP with a residency model has been previously approved by RIDE and the Department of Labor expectations are aligned to RIDE's standards for administrative preparation, can the EPP resubmit the previously approved submission and note additional shifts within the program that support the specific structure of an Apprenticeship model? For example, expand on the district partnership details that are specific to the apprenticeship model.
- A: Educator Preparation Providers are encouraged to resubmit previously approved Building-Level Administrator certification programs with modifications to accommodate the requirements of the RIRAPP.
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