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The School District of Palm Beach
County Department of Juvenile Justice/Youth
Services
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Umbrella of Services
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Dr. Voncia Haywood Principal DJJ/Youth
Services Ms. Crystal Leonard Transition
Coordinator Dr. Angela Bess Court Education
Liaison Mrs. Joann Barr ESE Compliance Resource
Teacher Mr. Jeff Orloff Technology
Coordinator Mr. Jose Cabrera Employability
Skills Teacher
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Palm Beach County Programs at a Glance
Palm Beach County Regional Juvenile Detention Ce
nter
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Palm Beach County Programs at a Glance
Palm Beach Juvenile Detention Correctional Facilit
y
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Palm Beach County Programs at a Glance
Palm Beach Marine Institute
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Palm Beach County Programs at a Glance
PACE Center for Girls
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Palm Beach County Programs at a Glance
15th Judicial Circuit Court Liaisons
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Juvenile Justice Programs

• Day Treatment
• PACE Center for Girls, Inc.
• Palm Beach Marine Institute (PBMI)
• Detention
• PB Regional Juvenile Detention Center
• Residential
• Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility
• Palm Beach County Jail
• Mirrors DJJ model but students are classified
  as adults

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Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Programs

• Entry Criteria
• School District does not determine placement
• Court adjudicated
• Delinquent, awaiting trial or sentencing
• Exit Criteria
• Successful program completion
• DJJ Reentry
• Court release
• Return to home school

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DJJ Transition

• Offer commitment recommendations for
  residential placement
• Counsel students on educational options
• Communicate with home schools, parents, and
  agencies
• Schedule transition meetings
• Facilitate appropriate re-entry placements

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Court Education Liaisons

• Assist with academic and educational issues
• Collaborate with Juvenile Court personnel
• Assist with transition services
• Offer outreach, special projects
• Explore business community partnerships

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How It Started

• In recognizing the complexity of issues facing
  our court-involved youth, Chief Judge Kroll led
  an initiative to increase the collaboration
  between the Court system and the School District
• Initially, a large committee was formed,
  followed by several smaller subcommittees to
  identify needs and related issues

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The Next Steps

• The School District made an investment by
  allocating additional personnel to expand the
  level of services provided to these youth
• Effective April 28th 2008, five Court Education
  Liaisons were placed in the juvenile courtrooms
  for increased collaboration and services

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Who They Are

• Main Courthouse
• Dr. Angela Bess
• Ken Johnson
• Hope Waltersdorff
• South County Courthouse
• Maxine DuPont
• Belle Glade Courthouse
• Anne Haskell

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What They Do

• Provide updated information and interpretation
  of educational records to Judiciary and court
  personnel
• Conference with youth/families to review
  student needs, education options and
  requirements
• Work with the schools on matters concerning
  registration, re-enrollment and transition

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Above and Beyond

• Special projects outside of their
  responsibilities
• Operation Hope
• Vocational programming for court- involved youth
  (Inlet Grove HS, PBCC)
• Delinquency Drug Court

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Has It Helped?
16,962 From May 2008 to June 2009, the Court
Education Liaisons have provided records for
and/or assisted 16,962 youth
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Can You Read This?
I couldn't believe that I could actually
understand what I was reading. Using the
incredible power of the human mind, according to
research at Cambridge University, it doesn't
matter in what order the letters in a word are,
the only important thing is that the first and
last letter be in the right place. The rest can
be total mess and you can still read it without a
problem. This is because the human mind does not
read every letter by itself, but the word as a
whole. Amazing, huh?
Author unknown
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Quality Assurance Specially Designed Instruction
and Related Services
Compliance Monitoring

• Monthly Meetings for Updates/Collaboration
• Presentation of QA Expectations
• Timeline for Procedures
• Report Monitoring Monthly
• Mock Quality Assurance Reviews

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Quality Assurance Specially Designed Instruction
and Related Services
Compliance Monitoring

• Site Visits and File Review
• Support for Difficult Meetings
• Assistance Gathering Information/Data
• Professional Development
• Comprehensive QA Documentation

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Technology Initiatives

• Lesson delivery
• Data management reporting
• Training
• Collaboration

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Lesson Delivery
Interest Comprehension Success
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Data Management Reporting
Customized Transition Databases
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Training Tools

• Hardware
• Software
• Relevant Training
• Technology Conference

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Collaboration
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Collaboration
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Employability Skills

• Technical Learning Activities
• Technology Integration
• Certification

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Employability Skills
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Employability Skills
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Employability Skills
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Website
http//www.palmbeach. k12.fl.us/alternativeed/
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Success
is the ONLY option
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Contact Information
Dr. Voncia Haywood, Principal DJJ/Youth
Services haywood_at_palmbeach.k12.fl.us Ms. Crystal
Leonard, Transition Coordinator cleonard_at_palmbeach
.k12.fl.us Dr. Angela Bess, Court Education
Liaison bessa_at_palmbeach.k12.fl.us Mrs. Joann
Barr, ESE Compliance Resource Teacher barr_at_palmbea
ch.k12.fl.us Mr. Jeff Orloff, Technology
Coordinator orloffje_at_palmbeach.k12.fl.us Mr.
Jose Cabrera, Employability Skills
Teacher cabrera_at_palmbeach.k12.fl.us Phone
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