DivorceNet - Child Support In Rhode Island Can I get my child s father to be ordered to pay for my child s college education? In rhode island the Court has no jurisdiction to order a parent to pay http://www.divorcenet.com/states/rhode_island/ri_faq01
Extractions: There is no standard law or rules in Rhode Island regarding whether or not the nonpossessory parents overtime will be used to calculate child support. One Judge in Rhode Island consistently rules that overtime compensation cannot be used to calculate child support. However, that same Judge will consistently go 15 percent over the Child Support Guidelines. Other Judges in Rhode Island have different opinions regarding overtime. The Family is a court of equity/fairness. Judges in Rhode Island will typically look at whether or not a person consistently works overtime over a substantial period of time. Judges may also look at whether or not overtime is consistently offered to a spouse. If overtime is infrequent or not typically offered Judges may be hesitant to calculate overtime as a factor of child support. In that case, many attorneys argue that a person income should be calculated using their W2 or gross income for the entire calendar year. By calculating gross income over an entire calendar year even infrequent overtime becomes an element of child support.
St. Mary's Home For Children - Outpatient Programs St. Mary s parent Resource education Program was developed in 1980 to serve families who are St. Mary s is on the rhode island Department for Children, http://www.smhfc.org/Outpatient.htm
Extractions: Through the Shepherd Program, St. Mary's Home for Children provides outpatient and in-home treatment for children, adolescents and adults utilizing licensed and master's level clinicians. Diagnoses may include, but are not limited to depression, adjustment disorders, personality disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, attention deficit, hyperactive disorders, etc. The Shepherd Program was established in 1985 to provide outpatient individual and group counseling for children and adolescents who are victims of sexual abuse or have sexual behavior problems. It is the most comprehensive program of its kind in the State of Rhode Island. The Shepherd Program employs eleven clinicians with an expertise in sexual abuse treatment. Therefore, the needs of an entire family can be served by one agency. The Shepherd Program provides assessment services, individual therapy, group therapy and family therapy to child victims, children with sexual behavior problems, juvenile sex offenders, non-offending parents, adult survivors of sexual abuse and children impacted by divorce. Shepherd Program staff members also provide education and training to other professionals and members of the community regarding sexual abuse and sex offender dynamics. Group Treatment Services Victims' groups for young and latency age children, as well as for teenagers, serve to educate and support survivors of sexual abuse by encouraging group members to learn and practice coping techniques, safety skills and healthy boundaries. The goals for these groups are to increase recognition of personal impact of past sexual abuse; and improve self-esteem and social skills.
State Resources For Gifted Education rhode island State Advisory Committee on Gifted and Talented education rhode island Department of Elementary and Secondary education http://ericec.org/fact/stateres.html
Extractions: This list includes State Department of Education offices responsible for gifted education and state-wide advocacy groups. For technical assistance, contact the individual listed for your state. State of the States, a book that provides state-by-state statistics and information, is available from Kristy Ehlers, listed under Oklahoma. State advocacy groups offer members a variety of services, including newsletters, conferences, and local resources. For current and detailed information on US State mandates governing gifted education, please visit Tennessee Initiative for Gifted Education Reform (TIGER) , and review their National Survey on the State governance of K-12 Gifted and Talented Education Reform (http://giftedtn.org/tiger/releases.htm). (70+ pages in .pdf format; Adobe Acrobat Reader required.) Alabama
Extractions: Educational Programs Inside Mental Illness is the NAMI Rhode Island education program specifically directed to young people. While other sources offer information about mental health in terms of stress management or violence prevention, Inside Mental Illness educates youth specifically about the major biologically based brain disorders. The content includes the most current information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness and also very directly addresses the issue of stigma. The teaching team is composed of individuals living successfully with mental illness who are very personable and open about their experience. Inside Mental Illness is an interactive educational outreach program designed for eighth- and ninth-grade public school students but adaptable to any level. The content has been designed to reach young people at an age when they are capable of absorbing new information but their values and attitudes are still open to change. The course is divided into two forty-five minute segments, usually one week apart; meeting the teachers once and greeting them as friends for the second class establishes a bond important to the emotional impact of the stigma segment. NAMI-RI's School Outreach Program has reached hundreds of individuals and every school district in Rhode Island. There are two basic presentations: one focused on the staff needs of elementary school age children, and the other for those concerned with middle and high school students. Both presentations are accredited by the state department of education for professional development credit. The presentation team includes the Assistant Director of NAMI-RI, an education professional who is also a parent, and a young adult who reflects on the experience of growing up with a mental illness. A twenty-five-page packet of information and resources is distributed to each participant.
IJive.com Search Engine: Rhode Island: Education Meeting and membership information, with resources for parents and teachers. rhode island Art education Association Art educators resource for http://ijive.com/Rhode_Island/Education/
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School-to-Career parents in rhode island and across the nation are seeing the impact of Resource Network parent Brochures, PreK through High School; education Week on http://www.ristc.org/Parentslinks.html
Extractions: Linking academics to work, bettering academic and lifelong outcomes for all students, enhancing education and creating a better workforce..... Promoting personal economic success for ALL Students. What is STC? Best Practices Polices Calendar of Events ... Tools Menu 4 Item 3 Parent's Links Parents in Rhode Island and across the nation are seeing the impact of School-to-Career on their children: higher grades and graduation rates as well as better test scores and attendance. Plus, School-to-Career provides a way for your children to explore their futures while they are still in school. America's Career InfoNet (occupational information) American Federation of Teachers America's Job Bank (posted job openings) Career Resource Network Parent Brochures , Pre-K through High School Education Week on the Web ERIC: Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Lifespan Health Explorers Post 593 Job Corps (Region 1) ...
Public Education Director, Arizona parent education Resource Center rhode island In a project funded by The rhode island Foundation, RQP worked with different kinds of http://www.rightquestion.org/education.html
Extractions: Adult Education: Literacy and Self-Advocacy Skills New Hampshire: Since 1998, The Right Question Project has worked with the New Hampshire Bureau of Adult Education to integrate our educational strategy into their Adult Literacy programs. More than 60 educators are using the RQP method to help their students build skills to advocate for themselves and navigate systems. An adult educator shared this story about the impact of RQP on one of her students: Nashua, NH: The Nashua Adult Learning Center (ALC) has been particularly successful in using RQP in their Family Empowerment Project. The ALC has shared our method for teaching advocacy skills with staff members, who have then shared it with colleagues and participating families. Many of the families are now interacting more effectively with the programs and services that directly affect them. For example: Family Empowerment Project participants had questions about how the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) was conducting their assessments and asked the local DCYF supervisor to meet with them to answer their questions.
AISR: Rhode Island Work and coordination of human and material resources to support leadership initiatives; In partnership with the rhode island Department of education, http://www.annenberginstitute.org/work/project_rhodeisland.html
Extractions: Director of Opportunity and Accountability Dennie Palmer Wolf participated in the Policy Subcommittee, which has alerted the new governor to the most pressing issues of public education in Rhode Island, particularly issues that will come up early in his administration: compliance with NCLB and diversifying the kinds of schools available to the state's residents.
Rhode Island Resources Advocacy Organizations, Educational resources, Developmental parent Training Information Elizabeth Priestly rhode island parent Information Network http://www.unc.edu/~cory/asa/rhodeisl.html
Massachusetts & Rhode Island -Links Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts rhode island Massachusetts Association of Special education parent Advisory Councils http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/massri/links.cfm
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Family Village -- Parent Training & Information Centers FIRST Families Information Resource Support and Technology. North Dakota parent education Network Mentor parent Program. rhode island http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/education/pti.html
Down Syndrome Society Of RI Welcome to the Down Syndrome Society of rhode island! We are a parent Information and resources Learn about Down syndrome and get the answers to http://www.dssri.org/
Extractions: We are a parent support organization dedicated to promoting the rights, dignity and potential of all individuals with Down syndrome through advocacy, education, public awareness and support. We offer parents support and information, and advocate in the service system and in the community. We also offer a quarterly newsletter, lending library, public awareness activities, conferences and support on educational and medical issues. We invite you to our quarterly informational meetings. There you can meet other parents, learn about topics and issues, and get to know us. About Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island - Learn more about who we are and the services and supports we offer. Check our calendar and news about special events, activities and programs. Find a list of newsletter topics and order back issues. Information and Resources - Learn about Down syndrome and get the answers to frequently asked questions. Find and link to local and national groups and resources. Download and read articles on various topics. E-mail and Order Forms - Send us comments and questions, become a member, make a donation, and order educational materials and back issues of our newsletter. And tell us what you think of our web site!
DiversityWeb - A Resource Hub For Higher Education compendium of resources on diversity in higher education. Providence, rhode island What do students need to know about themselves and the world to http://www.diversityweb.org/
Extractions: Welcome to DiversityWeb, the most comprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education that you can find anywhere. This site is designed to serve campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of the academy's educational and societal mission. The Civic Engagement Imperative: Student Learning and the Public Good What do students need to know about themselves and the world to become socially responsible citizens throughout their professional, civic, and personal lives? How can educators frame the world's urgent problems within the curriculum to effectively prepare students for the complex, multicultural contexts of local, national, and global communities in which they will live and work? Faculty, student affairs professionals, academic administrators, students, and community leaders are invited to come together to explore these important questions.
Extractions: Future Reflections Summer/Fall, 2002 back next contents Rhode Island Department of Education: Cutting or Gutting Services to Blind Children? This is the question uppermost in the minds of over 150 families of blind and visually impaired children in Rhode Island. And so far no one is coming forward with any answers. Many states across our nation (Rhode Island among them) are struggling with revenue shortfalls and other budget problems. A weakened economy has compelled several state governors to order across-the-board cuts in state government spending. In such circumstances it isnt uncommon for services to blind children to take a proportional hit. In some states this means budget cuts to the state-funded schools for the blind. In a few states (such as New Jersey) childrens services provided by state-funded commissions for the blind suffer cutbacks as well. None of this is pleasant, but neither is it unexpected, nor, providing that the programs had reasonable funding in the first place, is it grossly unfair. This is not to say that parents and blind advocates should take such cuts meeklyonly that cycles of fat times and lean times are normal, and all must work together to minimize the impact of the lean times. But making cuts in a program is one thing; gutting it is another. A trimmed rose bush can grow back; a gutted fish is a goner.
Northeast CAPT: State Resources: Rhode Island Radar Network (Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource) Department of education The rhode island Department of education Administers rhode http://www.northeastcapt.org/resources/state/ri/
Extractions: Important State Data Sources Single State Agency (SSA) Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals Division of Substance Abuse : The Department of Mental Health Retardation and Hospitals, Division of Substance Abuse (DSA), serves as the Single State Agency, for the state of Rhode Island, responsible for planning, coordinating and administering a comprehensive statewide system of substance abuse, treatment and prevention activities. DSA's responsibilities are to: develop comprehensive statewide policies, plans and programs; assess treatment and prevention needs and capacity; evaluate and monitor state grants and contracts; provide technical assistance and guidance to programs, chemical dependency professionals and the general public; and research and recommend alternative funding and service delivery strategies to enhance system efficiency and effectiveness. Provider Network
Teachers Resources center is a resource for parents and teachers of highly gifted children. Founded by a rhode island woman, this foundation serves children throughout http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/teachers.html
Extractions: A FABLE? One time the animals had a school. The curriculum consisted of running, climbing, flying and swimming, and all the animals took all the subjects. The duck was good in swimming, better than his instructor, and he made passing grades in flying, but was practically hopeless in running. He was made to stay after school and drop his swimming class in order to practice running. He kept this up until he was only average in swimming. But, average is acceptable, so nobody worried about that but the duck. The eagle was considered a problem pupil and was disciplined severely. He beat all the others to the top of the tree in the climbing class, but he had used his own way of getting there. The rabbit started out at the top of his class in running, but had a nervous breakdown and had to drop out of school on account of so much makeup work in swimming. The squirrel led the climbing class, but his flying teacher
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Massachusetts State Resources Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts and rhode island island Parents Educational Support Training Center (IPEST) PO Box 4081 Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/ma.htm
Extractions: The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know. Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education United States Senators