R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-42.1-3: Operations.

The department of elementary and secondary education shall:

(1) Establish policies and procedures for the academy consistent with this chapter.

(2) Carry out the following responsibilities:

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

(ii) Help school systems to develop cooperative, partnership, or regional programs;

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

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

(v) Consult with the state advisory committee established in § 16-42-3 on operation of the academy program;

(vi) Assure that services funded under the academy’s auspices are direct and supplementary service to gifted and talented students;

(vii) Monitor funded programs;

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