 Last week, the Fed sent a follow-up letter detailing the violations. The school provides flexible hours to kids who tend to have jobs outside of school. When will Rhode Island give back control of schools to the Providence School District? Next spring. That's according to the Rhode Island Department of Education. In an announcement this week, the return of local control cabinet revealed that they looked at eight key metrics to the handover. The cabinet still is looking for feedback from families, teachers, and students.