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Rhode Island has been engaged with the Policy Academy on Scaling Work-Based Learning i since 2017 – the same year that state policymakers launched an initiative aimed at improving youth career readiness called PrepareRI. ii The Office of the Governor and key state agencies such as the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) lead PrepareRI’s operations, which include collaboration with businesses and non-governmental organizations. One of PrepareRI’s main goals is to ensure all high school students have access to high-quality work-based learning opportunities, as defined by the Governor’s Workforce Board. iii PrepareRI has also undertaken multiple adjoining  initiatives to ensure historically  Rhode Island’s Codified Definition  \nunhaeerservegreadtesrtuent pccessoputolatioannsd  of Work-Based Learning succprepeasrse tinhe pmrofgorramswell-tpayitngh, einlp- “A planned, structured learning experience demand jobs. Rhode Island’s toaotuptroofvsieshoyolo) utwihth(agereals-l14ife- ,siinmsuclootedl intentional approach to closing work experiences where they can develop access and attainment gaps in its and apply academic, technical, and  \nwork-based learning programs is essential skills; and contributes to thea model that state policymakers achievement of their postsecondary and can apply to their own education employment goal(s).”  \nand workforce programs.  \nRhode Island’s Equity Grant Program  \nIn 2012, RIDE enacted new regulations aimed at strengthening the state’s career and technical education (CTE) systems. iv Since these regulatory changes were made, PrepareRI has made additional efforts to ensure its CTE systems ably serve student  \npopulations who have been traditionally underrepresented in its programs. This includes Rhode Island’s Perkins V planv, which was approved by the U.S. Department of Education in June 2020vi and features an equity-centered strategy for improving CTE programs.  \nPolicymakers created the Equity Grant program to address access and achievement gaps in CTE and to bolster the equity-centered vision of Rhode Island’s Perkins V plan. Equity Grants, which are financed by reserve funds authorized in the Perkins Vstatutevii, are awarded to local education agencies (LEAs) that meet certain eligibility requirements through a competitive application process.viii Funds from Equity Grants may be used to establish a new CTE program or to make improvements to an existing program.  \nApplication Process  \nLEAs applying for Equity Grants must outline suspected root causes of access and attainment gaps, provide evidence for their existence, and describe how they seek to close these gaps with Perkins V funding.  \nRequirements:  \n1. The application must include a plan to expand access to CTE programs for student populations that are currently underrepresented.  \n2. Applicants must provide a 25 percent match.  \n3. Applicants must provide assurance that they will not reduce the  \namount of federal, state or local support for the proposed program or other CTE programs.  \nProposed programs must also fit the Governor's Workforce Board definition of a priority industry ix, be in alignment with Rhode Island’s CTE Board Standardsx, and address an access or achievement gap identified in PrepareRI’s analyses of 2015-16 CTE enrollment data.  \nPrepareRI’s analyses revealed equity gaps in its CTE programs among five student populations:  \n English language learners: 5 percent of high school students in Rhode Island identified as having Limited English Proficiency, but only 1 percent of students with Limited English Proficiency completed a CTE program.  \n Female students: girls made up no more than 15 percent of students enrolled in pr","cbCaimsI8U79wxkU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimsI8U79wxkU","pdf",202784,"English","# Background & Introduction\n## Rhode Island’s Equity Grant Program\n# Application Process\n## Requirements\n# Future Efforts","[{\"question\":\"What is PrepareRI and what is its main goal?\",\"answer\":\"PrepareRI is Rhode Island’s initiative to scale high-quality work-based learning programs. 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