The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) recognizes the importance of meeting the diverse needs of students, including those who demonstrate advanced academic and creative potential. While Rhode Island does not mandate statewide gifted programming, RIDE encourages districts to provide enriched and accelerated learning opportunities that foster higher-level thinking, creativity, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Through local decision-making and district flexibility, schools are tasked with designing services that ensure advanced learners receive the support and challenges they need.

Renzulli Learning offers an easy-to-implement, research-based platform that helps Rhode Island educators personalize enrichment opportunities, track student growth, and align with state expectations—ensuring every gifted learner has the chance to thrive.

Cultivating Talent Across the Ocean State

Rhode Island emphasizes educational equity, requiring schools to design instructional models that provide access to challenging learning experiences for all students. Advanced learners are an integral part of this vision, and programming should balance compliance with meaningful talent development.

Renzulli Learning supports this vision by:

• Developing holistic learner profiles with the Renzulli Profiler, Learning Styles Inventory, Executive Function Assessment, Leadership Assessment, and the Cebeci Test of Creativity.

• Delivering personalized enrichment pathways aligned to student strengths, passions, and abilities.

• Ensuring equity and access across districts, from Providence to rural communities, through a web-based platform adaptable to diverse student needs.

Turning Rhode Island’s Vision into Practice

Renzulli Learning helps Rhode Island districts deliver on their commitment to advanced learners by:

• Multiple-Criteria Student Insights – Going beyond grades and test scores to capture creativity, leadership, and executive function.

• Personalized Enrichment & Differentiation – Providing thousands of resources and SEM-based projects that match student profiles.

• Developing 21st-Century Skills – Fostering creativity, leadership, problem-solving, and innovation.

• Accountability & Communication – Offering reporting tools to track enrichment plans and support family engagement.