CJJR White Paper

1. NDTAC Practice Guide: Providing Individually Tailored Academic and Behavioral Support Services for Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems Nicholas Read, NDTAC Technical Assistance Team, AIR

2. CJJR White Paper

3. CJJR Monograph:Principles and Practices 2 1

4. NDTAC Practice Guide: Individually Tailored Academic and Behavioral Supports

5. Education Across Multiple Settings • Community-Based Traditional and Alternative Schools • Day Treatment Centers • Group Homes • Residential Treatment Centers • Detention and Correctional Facilities

6. Practices and Strategies

7. Practice 1 Strategies Practice 1: Collect and Use Data To Identify Student Needs and Develop Plans Strategies: • Provide a systematic process for using data to identify, screen, monitor, and make educational decisions • Develop and maintain personal learning plans • Share information to facilitate students’ success and well being

8. Practice 1 Resources A few resource examples from Louisiana related to Practice 1 include: • State Statute for Student Records Transfer http://legis.la.gov/lss/lss.asp?doc=79759 • Information Sharing Legislation a. Act 1225 of the 2003 Louisiana Legislative Regular Session (pages 10–13, chapter 14). Interagency Agreements for Information Sharing Concerning Juveniles http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/03RS/CVT10/OUT/0000KTKP.pdf b. Article 543 of Louisiana’s Children’s Cabinet, Interagency information sharing; interagency agreements http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/newWin.asp?doc=321979 • Student Records Request Letterhttp://bit.ly/I9MluY • Individualized Learning Planhttp://bit.ly/JCXckc

9. Practice 2 Strategies Practice 2: Implement Procedures To Ensure Smooth Transitions Strategies: • Include transition activities in student PLPs. • Establish formal mechanisms for the exchange of educational data and records. • Prioritize and allocate funds for transition supports and programs. • Conduct ongoing monitoring and continuous quality improvement of transition efforts.

10. Practice 2 Resources Some facility/program examples exemplifying Practice 2 include: • Balcom Learning Center (Paragould, AR) http://childrenshomes.org/index.php/Contact/Balcom- Learning-Center/ • The Education Transition Center, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Houston, TX) http://www.co.harris.tx.us/hcjpd/default.asp • Los Angeles Crossover Youth Practice Model Site (California) http://cjjr.georgetown.edu/pm/cypm.html*For more information on this and other CYPM sites, contact Macon Stewart at the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at mcb75@georgetown.edu.

11. Practice 3 Strategies Practice 3: Address Gaps in Academic Skills and Accelerate Learning Strategies: • Base instruction on functional and curriculum-based evaluation of student needs. • Provide tiered academic intervention programs. • Use explicit scaffolded instruction.

12. Practice 3 Resources Some programs successful in addressing students’ gaps in academic skills and accelerating learning include: • Transition LEARN Center (Cochise, AZ) http://cochise.az.gov/cochise_adult_probation.aspx?id=1620%20&ekmensel=c580fa7b_146_332_1620_4 • Hastings Youth Academy (Hastings, FL) *For more information on HYA, please contact principal Anthony Vivian at timothy.vivian@us.g4s.com. • Success Academy at the Ghazvini Learning Center (Tallahassee, FL) http://www.glc.leon.k12.fl.us/default.aspx

13. Practice 4 Strategies Practice 4: Instruct Students in Ways That Engage Them in Learning Strategies: • Personalize the learning environment and instructional content. • Build conditions and opportunities that demonstrate to students their success. • Provide engaging, interactive, and hands-on learning opportunities. • Engage youth in educational decisionmaking.

14. Practice 4 Resources Several examples of jurisdictions’ commitment to engaging students in their education include: • Section of ILP/PLP Focused on Academic Accommodations and Modifications (Louisiana)http://bit.ly/JCXckc • Section of ILP/PLP Where Youth Approves and Commits to Plan (Louisiana)http://bit.ly/JCXckc • Youth Co-Development and Approval of and Commitment to ILP (Maryland) http://bit.ly/I9MKxz

15. Practice 5 Strategies Practice 5: Address Behavioral and Social Needs To Promote Educational Success Strategies: • Manage student behavior with positive rather than punitive approaches. • Engage the family to gain greater insight into youth’s behavioral needs. • Create a structured learning environment. • Align behavior management approaches across settings and domains.

16. Practice 5 Resources A few examples of programs effectively addressing behavioral and social needs in order to promote greater academic success include: • Positive Education Program’s Day Treatment Centers (Cleveland, OH) http://www.pepcleve.org/dtc.aspx • Behavior Management Program (Louisiana)http://bit.ly/ILnoac • NDTAC Brief: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Juvenile Justice Settings http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/nd/resources/spotlight/spotlight200601b.asp

17. Incorporating the Guide into Practice • Support strategic planning • Design professional development opportunities • Develop program evaluation criteria • Develop needs assessment or self-assessment tools for facilities