RISIG Grant
The United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
awarded Rhode Island a grant to improve student performance and increase access to general education for
children with disabilities. The grant award process was highly competitive and funding was awarded for five years,
effective November 1, 2002.
Rhode Island developed its grant to help the Rhode Island Department of Education, Office of Special Needs
(RIDE, OSN) to address need areas identified through the Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process (CIMP),
and to support the achievement of the goals outlines in the Rhode Island State Improvement Plan.
RISIG's three major goals are as follows:
Goal 1 To ensure that all students with disabilities are taught by "highly qualified teachers".
Goal 2 To expand the opportunities available to children with disabilities to participate in the general curriculum and to improve their performance on state assessments and in other outcome measures
Goal 3 To develop and inform educational leaders who will facilitate the participation and progress of children with disabilities in the general curriculum.
