Transitioning Students Into Public Schools and Communities   Office of Institutional Educational Programs

VISION Through learner-focused education, transform the lives of students in institutions to foster responsible, productive citizens, thus creating safer communities. MISSION Prepare juveniles and adults for successful transition to school, employment, and to life in their communities as responsible, productive citizens.

Juvenile Centers Correctional Kenneth "Honey" Rubenstein Correctional Center (Minimum Security) Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center (Formerly Northern Regional, Females) Sam Perdue Juvenile Center (Sex Offenders) Tiger Morton Juvenile Center (Wellness, Intake, Detention - Male/Female) Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center (Maximum Security, Commitment Males, Detention and Diagnostic - Male/Female)

Juvenile Centers Juvenile and Diagnostic Donald R. Kuhn Gene Spadaro James H. Tiger Morton J.M. "Chick" Buckbee Lorrie Yeager Ronald C. Mulholland Robert L. Shell Sam Perdue Vicki Douglas

Juvenile Centers Human Service Institutions Barboursville School Board of Child Care (Title 1) Beckley Center (Title 1) Burlington Center Davis-Stuart School (Title 1) Elkins Mountain School (Title 1) Fairmont Youth Academy (Title 1) Pressley Ridge at Grant Gardens (Title 1) Pressley Ridge at White Oak Village (Title 1) West Virginia Children's Home

Office of Institutional Education Programs Demographics Personnel 265 Full-time employees 110 Part-time employees 41 schools statewide (21 juvenile, 20 adult) Approximately 9,500 students served per year (adult and juvenile) 10th largest district in state

Transition Specialist Coverage WVDE: OIEP Transition Specialist Coverage Hancock Brooke Marshall Taylor Wood Ritchie Berkeley Clay Kanawha Nicholas Fayette Wayne Wyoming McDowell Mercer Putnam Cabell Jackson Harrison Grant Summers Mason Wirt Monongalia Lewis Calhoun Roane Wetzel Raleigh Pleasants Tyler Gilmer Hampshire Greenbrier Lincoln Braxton Boone Preston Monroe Pendleton Mingo Pocahontas Logan Marion Mineral Morgan Hardy Doddridge Barbour Tucker Webster Jefferson Melanie Hummel - PT Shelia Elliott- PT Cindy Thompson Ohio Tonya Johnson Cynthia Hartwiger-PT Jessica Griffin – Out of State Transitions Upshur Randolph Michele Perozich Wendy Wolford Eric Sandstrom Penny Strother Rachel Stewart Brenda Elmore

OIEP Transition Specialists NAME LOCATION ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL COUNTIES Jessica Griffin Office of Institutional Ed Building 6, Room 728 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25305-033 304-558-8833 jessica.giffin@k12.wv.us Out of State Transition for all 55 counties Shelia Elliott Pressley Ridge @ White Oak 2172 Volcano Road Walker, WV 26180 304-679-5239 slelliott@k12.wv.us Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, Ritchie Brenda Elmore Davis-Stuart RR 02 – Box 188A Lewisburg, WV 24901   304-647-5407 belmore@k12.wv.us Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas, Summers Melanie Hummel Northern Regional 1000 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003 304-233-9506 mhummel@k12.wv.us Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler Tonya Johnson Tiger Morton AND 60 Manfred Holland Way Dunbar, WV 25064 304-766-3502 twjohnson@k12.wv.us Kanawha, Boone, Logan, Mingo Donald R. Kuhn 1 Lory Place – Julian, WV 304-369-2987 Eric Sandstrom Board of Child Care 715 Brown Road Martinsburg, WV 25404 304-267-3309 psandstrom@k12.wv.us Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan, Hardy, Hampshire Rachel Stewart Beckley Center 4712 Robert C Byrd Drive Beckley, WV 25801 304-250-6570 rastewart@k12.wv.us Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Calhoun Penny Strother Elkins Mountain School 100 Bell Street Elkins, WV 26241 304-637-0313 pstrother@k12.wv.us Randolph, Webster, Upshur, Barbour, Taylor Cindy Thompson Pressley Ridge @ Grant Gardens 2580 Grant Gardens Road Ona, WV 25545 304-743-3974 crthompson@k12.wv.us Cabell, Putnam, Wayne, Mason, Jackson, Roane, Lincoln Michele Perozich Academy Programs 5 Crosswind Drive Fairmont, WV 26554 304-363-3348 mperozich@k12.wv.us Monongalia, Preston, Harrison, Marion, Doddridge, Lewis Wendy Wolford Kenneth “Honey” Rubenstein 141 Forestry Camp Drive Davis, WV 26260 304-259-5252 wjwolford@k12.wv.us Tucker, Grant, Pendleton, Mineral Cynthia Hartwiger chartwiger@k12.wv.us Wyoming, McDowell, Mercer

Assessments Accountability Standard End of Year Assessment TABE ACT Explore/Plan Career Interest Inventory (CFWV) Learning Styles Inventory (LSI) End of course career and technical exams Student progress monitoring

Transitioning Students Back to School of Origin Key Functions of Institutional Programs Staff During Transition Provide the receiving school counselor comprehensive academic and behavioral records. Participate in host agency treatment team meetings for our students' continuity of care. Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Treatment team meetings. Work with host agencies and other parties to access necessary aftercare and supportive mentoring for the transitioning students. LINK, REFER, and ADVOCATE for all OIEP students.

Out-of-State Transition Current data for Out-of-State displacements Transition process for Out-of-State students, collaboration with Regional OIEP Transition Specialists, LEAs, Counselors, and DHHR staff Referral process within WV and with Out-of-State placements to notify TS when a student is being ordered Out-of-State for treatment and when the student is returning Umbrella release statement between DHHR/WVDE, which will grant the Out-of-State TS access to necessary student assessments/records Out-of-State monitoring protocols for Regular Education

For More Information Jess Griffin - Out-of-State Transition Specialist jessica.griffin@k12.wv.us --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kari Rice - Coordinator of Institutional Transition Programs klrice@k12.wv.us Jacob Green - Special Assistant to the Chief Career and Technical Education Officer jgreen@k12.wv.us