{"id":1631,"date":"2019-02-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/developing-a-funding-strategy-to-support-innovation-in-rhode-island-and-arkansas\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T16:21:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T20:21:28","slug":"developing-a-funding-strategy-to-support-innovation-in-rhode-island-and-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/developing-a-funding-strategy-to-support-innovation-in-rhode-island-and-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing a Funding Strategy to Support Innovation in Rhode Island and Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13577\" title=\"Developing a Funding Strategy to Support Innovation in Rhode Island and Arkansas\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Student-Hand-Dropping-Investin-252134698.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island and Arkansas have sparked the evolution of student-centered learning through community-based and statewide partnerships and funding streams. The states have partnered with nonprofit organizations, universities and school districts working to remove policy barriers that hinder the innovation and scaling of new learning models. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rhode Island\u2019s Collaborative Partnerships for Personalized Learning<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island also has supported innovation with critical state-level efforts for more than 15 years. Three recent examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ride.ri.gov\/BoardofEducation\/BoardMembers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> approved the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ride.ri.gov\/Portals\/0\/Uploads\/Documents\/Board-of-Education\/Strategic-Plan\/2020VisionForEducation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">state\u2019s five-year strategic plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which included \u201cpersonalized learning statewide\u201d and \u201cstudent-centered resource investment\u201d as two of its six core priorities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innovate.ri.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island Office of Innovation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an initiative of the Governor\u2019s Office, categorized and cataloged the state\u2019s work for student-centered learning through the branding of a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statewide Personalized Learning Initiative<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In partnership with the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ride.ri.gov\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/highlanderinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Highlander Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other organizations, the office launched the initiative with a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/docs.wixstatic.com\/ugd\/c9d9ee_1973ac1bf7a145a9a64ea32bb4d53126.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">white paper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which served as a tool for organizations to raise funds for creating a community of practice for personalized learning and create shared definitions and an understanding of what personalized learning means in Rhode Island. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, the state issued <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ride.ri.gov\/Portals\/0\/Uploads\/Documents\/CESE\/Secondary_School_Regulations_Amendment_10_11_16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regulations for high schools and middle schools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide meaningful personalized learning experiences to all students and to support high school students to meet the requirements of the recently created <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ride.ri.gov\/StudentsFamilies\/RIPublicSchools\/DiplomaSystem.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island Diploma System<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This high school diploma is based on demonstrating proficiency in the standards of each course, with individual districts determining the level of proficiency required for graduation. Beginning with the graduating class of 2021, high schools must issue diplomas based on a student\u2019s successful completion of both state and local course requirements and a performance-based diploma assessment. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are highlights of some of the organizations, programs and initiatives that are building local capacity for these innovative learning models in Rhode Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/highlanderinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlander Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of the nonprofits in Rhode Island that has brought in significant external funding to support capacity-building for student-centered learning. The organization \u201ccultivates and disseminates innovative education solutions that improve educator and system capacity to provide personalized experiences for every learner\u201d and specializes in \u201cpersonalized learning models that are focused on creating equity through education.\u201d The Institute\u2019s funding partners include the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nellie Mae Education Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newprofit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Profit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/learningaccelerator.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning Accelerator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalservice.gov\/programs\/americorps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AmeriCorps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/overdeck.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overdeck Family Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fuseri.highlanderinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fuse RI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which was launched by the Highlander Institute and funded by the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, is a two-year statewide educator fellowship. The program has a three-pronged approach that uses self-assessment, the Fuse Fellowship and an open education resource library to build a supportive network of districts actively working to transform education in the state. Since its launch in 2014, Fuse RI has trained 82 Fuse RI Fellows and partnered with 33 school districts. Additionally, almost 40 percent of the fellows for the new <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educator Preparation Fellowship and Design Challenge<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 which is being rolled out by RIDE and the RI Office of Innovation \u2014 are Fuse RI Fellows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eduvateri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EduvateRI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a collaborative effort of many organizations that brings together education, research, philanthropic, government and business partners to share knowledge and to network. Through monthly partnership meetings, EduvateRI exists to promote innovation in education, as well as economic development. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RI Office of Innovation administers the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lighthouse Schools Challenge Grant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, created in partnership with the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riasp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island Association of School Principals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, awarded $200,000, raised primarily through donations, to three schools pioneering student-centered learning. In addition to the grants, 12 finalist schools were selected to participate in a series of workshops to support their planning and school-level work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to the strong partnerships between local school districts, nonprofits and communities with state supports, the securing of third-party funding, and the ability of local school districts to invest in their own funding to support the work, Rhode Island is advancing the scaling of personalized, competency-based learning in its K-12 schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Arkansas Funds Education Innovation through a Unique Partnership<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), also pursued a similar approach that included a third-party support agency for innovation in schools that works in partnership with statewide efforts that is separate from ADE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2013, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innovativeed.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arkansas Office of Innovation for Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> resulted from a partnership between the Arkansas Department of Education and the University of Arkansas. The office provides research and technical assistance for schools to transform into student-centered learning environments and helps schools participate in Arkansas\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansased.gov\/divisions\/learning-services\/schools-of-innovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Districts and Schools of Innovation Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Its specialists work with schools to match personalized learning approaches with each school\u2019s specific needs and contexts. While no state incentive money is available for participants of the Schools of Innovation Program, schools and districts can receive increased flexibility through waivers from regulations and statutory requirements, if approved. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018, most of the funding for the office came from an annual grant from ADE, enabling increased flexibility while ensuring the office provides the supports and functions ADE needs. For the past year and the upcoming year, approximately 10 percent of the office\u2019s total funding comes from grants from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org\/our-impact\/k12-education\/innovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walton Family Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, although these funds are dedicated to specific projects and are not used to pay for general operating costs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unique third-party structure for the Office of Innovation for Education enables it to have a special relationship with schools and districts, which creates a mutually beneficial relationship allowing ADE to support the office, and the office to provide key functions for ADE\u2019s strategic plan, as well as building capacity for ADE staff and focusing solely on the support and technical assistance for innovation advancement. Additionally, the office can use its university affiliation to access research organizations and national resource centers. Finally, with research and data analysis work that is also supported by the ADE, the office can utilize school data to inform the planning, implementation and evaluation of its innovation work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Next Steps for Interested Policymakers<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island and Arkansas have leveraged partnerships with nonprofits, state initiatives and philanthropic organizations to plan and fund innovation in their respective states. Interested state policymakers can begin by engaging with community stakeholders and state and local partners to gain ideas needed for funding and opportunities to collectively work toward a vision for student success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more examples of state approaches to funding innovation, see the full brief, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/state-funding-strategies-to-support-education-innovation\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Funding Strategies to Support Education Innovation<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Learn More:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/inacol-2019-state-policy-priorities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNACOL 2019 State Policy Priorities<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/inacol-2019-federal-policy-priorities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNACOL 2019 Federal Policy Priorities<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNACOL &#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/state-funding-strategies-to-support-education-innovation\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Funding Strategies to Support Education Innovation<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNACOL &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/fit-purpose-taking-long-view-systems-change\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNACOL &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/current-future-state-issues-action-steps-state-policy-support-personalized-competency-based-learning\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current to Future State: Issues and Action Steps for State Policy to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNACOL &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/state-strategies-develop-teacher-capacity-personalized-competency-based-learning\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Strategies to Develop Teacher Capacity for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNACOL &#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/news\/how-competency-based-education-differs-from-the-traditional-system-of-education\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Competency-Based Education Differs from the Traditional System of Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNACOL &#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/news\/competencyworks-releases-updated-competency-education-state-policy-map-for-the-united-states\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CompetencyWorks Releases Updated Competency Education State Policy <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/news\/competencyworks-releases-updated-competency-education-state-policy-map-for-the-united-states\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Map<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermont Agency of Education \u2013<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/education.vermont.gov\/student-learning\/proficiency-based-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proficiency-Based Learning<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermont Agency of Education \u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/education.vermont.gov\/sites\/aoe\/files\/documents\/edu-memo-aoe-staff-realignment-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memorandum on AOE Staff Re-Alignment<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermont School Boards Association \u2013<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vtvsba.org\/fundingvideo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermont Education Funding System<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> [Video]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Hampshire Department of Education &#8211;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.nh.gov\/assessment-systems\/pace.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nhlearninginitiative.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Hampshire Learning Initiative<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clayton Christensen Institute &#8211;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/ED561275.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Policy to Practice: How Competency-Based Education Is Evolving in New Hampshire<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competency<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works &#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CompetencyWorks_ReachingTheTippingPoint_CBEinNewEngland.pdf\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Look at Competency Education in New England<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competency<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works &#8211;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/reaching-the-tipping-point-insights-on-advancing-competency-education-in-new-england\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reaching the Tipping Point: Insights on Advancing Competency Education in New England<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhode Island and Arkansas have sparked the evolution of student-centered learning through community-based and statewide partnerships 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