Educating Youth Held in the Justice System Detention HomesJuvenile Correctional Centers Local and Regional Jails Operated by DJJ Educated by DCE General/Special Education/CTE Virginia Board of Education Virginia Department of Education Educated by VDOE General/Special Education Educated by LEA Special Education State Prisons Operated by DOC Operated by Local Gov’t Oversight by DOC Operated by Local Gov’t/Commission Oversight by DJJ
Educating Youth Held in the Justice System Detention Homes (Youth up to 18) VDOE Partners with LEA (General Education/Special Education) Operates as a State Operated Program Programming is overseen by the VBOE and the VDOE Personnel are contracted through the LEA where the facility resides
Pre-dispositional Detainee Average Length of Stay days Released Sent back to Detention Home to serve Post-dispositional Detention Average Length of Stay up to 6 months Sent to a Juvenile Correction Center as an Incarcerated Youth Adjudicated Youth Educating Youth Held in the Justice System
Juvenile Correctional Centers (Youth up to 21) General Education/Special Education Department of Correctional Education (DCE) Programming is overseen by DCE Personnel are employed through DCE Department of Juvenile Justice Patrick (Pat) Wilson Interim Superintendent Sharon Trimmer Director of SPED Patrick (Pat) Wilson Interim Superintendent Sharon Trimmer Director of SPED
Reception and Diagnostic Center Receive, Evaluate, and Place Community Placement Programs – Halfway Houses Screening Residential Placement Programs Focuses on transitional skills to juveniles leaving DJJ’s correctional centers Takes advantage of the unique resources available in its community to meet the needs of the residents Residents gain additional skills to promote a continued positive adjustment and reduce the risk of recidivism Beaumont Bon Air Culpeper Hanover Oak Ridge Alt. Placements
Educating Youth Held in the Justice System State Prisons Department of Corrections General Education/Special Education Department of Correctional Education (DCE) Programming is overseen by DCE Personnel are employed through DCE Patrick (Pat) Wilson Interim Superintendent Sharon Trimmer Director of SPED Patrick (Pat) Wilson Interim Superintendent Sharon Trimmer Director of SPED
Educating Youth Held in the Justice System Adult Basic Education/GED Jail Staff or LEA Local and Regional Jails Special Education Interagency Agreement with LEA Programming is overseen by the LEA Personnel are employed through the LEA where the facility resides Funded/supported through VDOE Local Government Varies by locality Adult Education is not mandated for the non-disabled in local and regional jails Varies by locality Adult Education is not mandated for the non-disabled in local and regional jails
Incarcerated Youth in Local and Regional Jails (between ages ) Special Education (Mandated) Screened for SPED Educating Youth Held in the Justice System ABE/GED (If Offered) collaboration