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Dr. Sheryl Clarke

Director

Mr. Herman Williams

Principal

Mr. John Bontly

Guidance Counselor
Our goal is to prepare every student for success...
 

2855 Colonial Boulevard

Fort Myers, Fl 33966

Phone: (239) 335-1585  Fax: (239) 335-1471
  All Department of Juvenile Justice sites receive funding from Title I, Part D, Local and State Neglected/Delinquent Allocations.
 

Questions & Answers

What types of institution qualify as institutions for neglected or delinquent students?

Institutions that qualify under the provisions of the federal law fall into two categories, schools and non-schools. Institutions must meet all of the following criteria:

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Public or private residential facility other than a foster home.

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Operates for the care of children who have been either:
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Committed to or voluntarily placed in the institution due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians; or

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Adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision (including adult correctional institutions in which children reside).

 Examples of possible eligible institutions include:

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Juvenile detention centers

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Children's homes

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Halfway houses and addiction recovery facilities

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County jails and boot camps

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Girls' and boys' ranches

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Wilderness institutes.

In addition, non-residential institutions for neglected for delinquent children, such as day school and day treatment programs must be reported.

What are the student eligibility requirements for local residential for neglected or delinquent children?

 To qualify to be reported as a student in a residential institution for neglected or delinquent children a student must meet the following two requirements:

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Be 5-17 years of age.

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Reside in a qualified institution for at least 30 consecutive days, at least one of which is in October of the reporting year.

TITLE 1 PART D

The Juvenile Justice Educational Centers are funded in part by Title I Part D. This funding is used to carry out highly qualified educational programs to prepare students for secondary school completion, and activities to transition the student from the correctional programs to further their education or employment. The approved 2009-2010 Title I Part D grant will provide a Teacher On Assignment to Perform Transitional Services  (37.5 hours a week), part-time vocational instructors,

two art teachers, equipment and supplies.