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About RI Adult Ed Google Groups

RI Adult Education uses multiple mailing lists, managed through Google Groups, to facilitate communication and coordination among members.

If you are not currently a member, please choose one of the group names to apply for membership. Once you become a member, you will have access to email correspondence, calendars, and various shared documents that are relevant to the group's objectives. You do not need to have a riadulted.org account to register, but you must have a Google account.

If you require any assistance, please contact support@riadulted.org.

  • All-Staff

    This group is for any person working in adult education including directors, teachers, administrative staff, caseworkers, and volunteers. Anyone working in RI adult ed can post a message or announcement to this group, feel free to share resources and exchange ideas with your colleagues. The RI PD Centers will post news announcements to the field through this ALL Staff Group.

  • LACES User Group

    The LACES User Group meets at regular intervals throughout the year to support programs in using the adult education database, LACES. If you have questions about the LACES student data management system, feel to ask your question to this group. Messages for all LACES users will be shared through this LACES User Group.

  • Directors

    This group has been created as a convenient communication mechanism for Directors of RI adult education organizations. News announcements and information specific to directors will be shared through this group. Any RIAE Director can send a message to all Directors through this group.

  • Professional Learning Specialists

    Each adult education provider has a designated Professional Learning Specialist (PLS) who supports instructors and works with the RI PD Centers to determine the training and PD needs of the field. Information specific to the PLS role will be shared through this group. PLSs can share information, ask questions, and exchange ideas within this group.

  • Assessment Specialists

    From the RIDE Assessment Policy:

    Each program shall designate an Assessment Specialist to oversee processes for administration, scoring, and reporting of assessments at the program. Additionally, programs shall identify appropriate individuals to administer and score assessments. Training will be scheduled by RIDE’s professional development provider for the CASAS and BEST Plus 2.0 assessments. Programs shall keep records of which staff attended training and who conducted the training.

  • This group has been created to facilitate communication among teachers of Integrated Education and Training within Adult Education organizations across RI. This platform will be used to share information on workforce preparation, as well as other topics specific to IET. Educators are encouraged to share information, ask questions, and exchange ideas with one another using this group.