1. The Juvenile Justice System & K-12 Education in Washington State
2017 School Counselor Summer Institute
June 23 & 29, 2017
Kathleen Sande, OSPI Juvenile Justice Education
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

2. Outline Introductions What I will cover today
What do you want out of this session?
What I will cover today
Where are juvenile justice facilities
How many youth are there
What is included in school settings
Role of OSPI and role of Districts
Responsibilities of educators
Challenges
Counselor discussion

3. Washington State Detention Centers and Juvenile Institution Schools
Whatcom Detention (Bellingham)
Lewis County Detention &
Green Hill Academic (Chehalis) H
Remann Hall, Project Choice, and Region V Learning Center (Tacoma)
EA PROJECT E
Oakridge Group Home (Clover Park)
Island County Detention (Coupeville)
Grant County Detention (Ephrata) EA PROJECT
Charles Denny Detention & Northwest Regional Learning Center (Everett) EA PROJECT
Cowlitz County Detention (Kelso) EA PROJECT
Benton-Franklin Justice Center (Kennewick) EA PROJECT
Parke Creek Treatment Center (Kittitas)
Skagit County Detention (Mount Vernon) F
Naselle Youth Camp (Naselle-Grays River)
Okanogan County Detention (Okanogan) EA PROJECT
Twin Rivers Group Home (Richland)
Mason County Detention (Shelton)
Grays Harbor Detention (Aberdeen) EA PROJECT
Kitsap County Detention (South Kitsap)
Thurston County - Tumwater West (Tumwater) EA PROJECT
Clark County Detention (Vancouver) EA PROJECT
Walla Walla County Detention (Walla Walla) EA PROJECT
Yakima County Detention, Region 2 Learning Center, and Ridgeview Group Home (Yakima) EA PROJECT
Martin Hall Detention Center (Medical Lake)
Spokane Juvenile Detention, Structural Alternative Confinement, Healing Lodge, Morning Star, and Excelsior School (Spokane) EA PROJECT
Echo Glen Children’s Center (Issaquah)
Chelan County Detention (Wenatchee)
Canyon View Group Home (Eastmont)
Clallam County Detention (Port Angeles) EA PROJECT
King County Detention and Interagency School (Seattle) EA PROJECT
Woodinville Treatment (Northshore)
Griffin Home (Renton)
Where is Institution Education?
Who has an juvenile justice institution in their district? which ones?

4. The Juvenile Justice SystemIn
WASHINGTON STATE

5. WASHINGTON STATE INSTITUTIONS
22 Detention Centers (short term) 7-10 days
Operated by each county
3 Juvenile Rehabilitation Facilities (long-term) 6 months+
* Green Hill School, Chehalis School District
* Echo Glen Children’s Center, Issaquah School District
* Naselle Youth Camp, Naselle-Grays River Schools
Adult Jails
Adult Dept of Corrections
Group Homes for Juveniles

6. Students in County Detention Centers & Long-Term Facilities
22 County juvenile detention schools
Short-Term 7-10 days
Serving an average of students per month
3 Long-term Facilities
Average length of stay 6 months+
Echo Glen (youth & girls)
Green Hill (boys)
Naselle Youth Camp (work camp boys)
10 Group Homes

7. Inside Juvenile Justice Facilities
K-12 Education Services
Inside
Juvenile Justice Facilities

8. WASHINGTON STATE INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION
Education Services
Basic Education inside institutions
Detention Centers
JJRA Facilities
Adult Jails
Adult Dept of Corrections
Group Homes for Juveniles
All operated by local school districts or contracted by educational service districts.
Other Supports
Federal Supplemental Services
Transition supports
Academic supports
What is Institution Education?

9. The Role of OSPI Education Funding:
Access to State Apportionment ($13 mil) and Federal supplemental funds ($4.4 mil).
Monitoring:
State & Federal program compliance.
Technical Assistance and professional development.
Kathleen
Responsible to provide technical assistance, monitor basic education programs, facilitate four quarterly meetings, allocation/monitoring of Title I, D funds to eligible institutions, and professional development

10. The Role of Districts Provide a program of basic education
Not less than 180-days (standard = 220)
Employ admin, teachers and office staff
Provide all learning materials
Design curriculum (with safety in mind)
Provide Special Ed Services
Report students like all schools
Work with facility school to transition youth to local schools

11. The Students in County Detention Centers in Washington State
22 County juvenile detention schools
Serving an average of 1000 students per month
Operated by local school districts or contracted by educational service districts.
Students
Average length of stay of 7 – 10 days.
11,648 students served (duplicated count) in
Unduplicated count, 6,216 students.

12. The Students in Juvenile Rehabilitation Facilities in Washington State
3 DSHS/Juvenile Rehabilitation facilities
Serving an average of 600 students per month
Operated by local school districts
Students
Average length of stay of 6 months+.
1,489 students served (duplicated count) in
Unduplicated count, 1,333 students.

13. Students with Disabilities The state average (outside juvenile justice) is 11.66%.
Detention Center Schools
JRA Juvenile Facilities
28.9% of students in JRA long term facilities are categorized as having a disability under IDEA
31.6% of students in detention facilities are categorized as having a disability under IDEA

14. Responsibilities of Educators
Provide free, appropriate public education to eligible students (RCW 28A.190).
Access student educational records in a reasonable length of time after admission.
Special Education Responsibilities
Provide eligible students with Special Education services in accordance with their individualized education program (IEP).
Special Education is a service, not a place.

15. Challenges of Education in Correctional Facilities
Same standard as public schools
Appropriate curriculum for short stays
Acquiring records
Wide range of ages and abilities
School funding based upon one “count day”
Low counts result in cuts in school staff
Transitioning students back to local schools
Acquiring records in facilities with short length of stay or records for students with no current school.
Same standard in attendance, data collection, updating records, highly qualified & NCLB
School funding based upon one “count day” determining funding for the entire month
Min staffing results in min services to high-needs students.

16. Sm Group Discussion Discuss these questions:
What facility lies within your boundaries?
Think of 3 scenarios you have had with returning youth back to your school
What have been the barriers or issues?
How did you resolve these?
What are other ways to resolve?

17. Transitions Barriers/Issues Records transfers
Transcripts & small credits
Withdrawals from local school
Lack of information on student
Advocacy
Counselor ideas
Set process for records transfer
Set up credit plan
Agreements between schools
Process for information sharing
Direct contact with counselors

18. INSIDE JUVENILE JUSTICE

19. Discussion and Questions
What do you still need answers to?
What would help you get youth back to school?

20. For additional information, contact:
Further Information
Institutional Education apportionment funding via the WA Legislature , WAC
Title 1 D funding via the US Department of Education , Title 1 A set-aside
Special Education funding through Individuals with Disabilities Ed Improvement Act 2004 (20 USC 1400 note)
For additional information, contact:
Kathleen Sande, OSPI Institution Education Program Supervisor ,