Juvenile Justice

Reentry Education Program: Opening Doors to College and Careers Through Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Pre-application webinarSeptember 9, 2015

3:30 p.m. EDT

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Documents being discussed today

• JJ Reentry Education Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-08-31/pdf/2015-21533.pdf

• JJ Reentry Education Application and Instructions

http://www.grants.gov

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Topics to be covered

Federal Register Notice JJ Reentry Application/Instructions

Program PurposeAward InformationEligibilityAbsolute PrioritiesPartnershipsCompetitive Preference PrioritiesInvitational PriorityRequirementsSelection CriteriaPerformance Measures

Submission DeadlineGrants.govSubmission Procedures/TipsThe Application

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Purpose of the Program

To improve outcomes for justice-involved youth, by—• providing career and technical education

(CTE) programs• reentry services, and • employment training opportunities—

for juveniles in and exiting from juvenile justice confinement

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This program supports demonstration projects that —• make CTE the education focus of their efforts;• build on existing efforts to improve reentry

outcomes for justice-involved youths; and• build strong partnerships to implement a

comprehensive, collaborative approach to improving education, employment, and other wellbeing outcomes for justice-involved youths.

Purpose of the Program

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Award Estimates

• Type of Award: Competitive Grants• Estimated Number of Awards: 6• Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000-$400,000• Average Award Size: $315,000 per year• Project Period: Up to 36 months

The Department is not bound by any of these estimates.

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Key Reminders

• The application must be submitted by an eligible applicant;

• The application must meet each of the three absolute priorities

• The application must be submitted via Grants.gov

• The application must be submitted before the deadline:

4:30pm Eastern Time, October 30, 2015

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Eligible Applicants

• Eligible Applicants are entities eligible to receive funding under the Carl D Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV)– State agency responsible for administering CTE – Local educational agency (LEA)– Public or private institution of higher education that

offers CTE – LEA or area CTE school that provides postsecondary

education– Tribal college

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Eligible Applicants

The application must be submitted by an eligible applicant on behalf of a partnership, as described in Absolute Priority #3.

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Absolute Priorities

• There are three Absolute Priorities– Page 52462 of the Federal Register Notice

• Your application must meet each of the three Absolute Priorities in order to be considered for funding

• Any application that does not meet all three absolute priorities will not be reviewed by a panel.

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Absolute Priorities

Absolute Priority #1: Improving School Climate, Behavioral Supports, and Correctional Education.

Projects must:• Improve the quality of CTE programs in

juvenile justice facilities • Support reentry after release

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Absolute Priorities

Absolute Priority #2: Enhancing State or Local Efforts to Improve Reentry Outcomes.

Projects must:• Build upon and enhance State or local

efforts to improve reentry outcomes for justice-involved youth

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Absolute Priorities

Absolute Priority #3: Partnerships.

Project partnerships must include at least one of each of the following–

• Juvenile justice agency • Local educational agency• Postsecondary institution• Workforce development agency

The application must include a letter of commitment from each entity with which it will partner.

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Potential Partners

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) 

 

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

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Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO)

The RExO program provides funding, authorized by Workforce Opportunity Investment Act (WIOA) of 2014 Section 169, Evaluation and Research for youth, young adults and adults who were formerly incarcerated (returning citizens).

– Projects are in areas of high poverty, high crime and serving those most in need.

– ETA works in daily partnership with the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to reduce barriers to employment.

– Our work is being lifted up in several venues including the White House Reentry and Employment Taskforce, My Brother’s Keeper (MBK), Promise Zones and Job-Driven Training.

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Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO)

• Facilitate successful pilot projects at the state and local levels designed to improve the workforce outcomes for justice-involved youth and adults. 

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Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO)

Youth projects provide a range of services including:• Case Management• Educational Skills Training• Tutoring• Mentoring• High School Equivalency Preparation and Credit Retrieval• Restorative Justice Opportunities • Occupational Skills Training • Work Experience • Summer Bridge Programs • Summer Jobs Linked To Academic And Occupational Learning • Job Placement • Staff And Leadership Development Activities • Utilizing Non- Profit Legal Services Providers For The Expungement Of Juvenile

Records, Diversion From Adjudication, • Follow-up And Other Supportive Services

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Reintegration of Ex-Offenders

• Contact information for local grantees can by found at: http://csgjusticecenter.org/reentry/national-criminal-justice-initiatives-map /

• DOL RExO Webpage: - Includes various tools and resources for justice-involved youth including links to mentoring resources, and research publications. www.doleta.gov/rexo

• Training and Employment Notice (TEN) 1-14: outlining “Strategies for Using Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Funds to Serve Court-Involved Youth” with the goal of improving education and workforce development services in the juvenile justice system.– http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEN/TEN1-14.pdf

• For more information contact: Jacqui Freeman, Unit Chief, RExO at freeman.jacqueline@dol.gov

US DOJ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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The Program supports state and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. Through this program, OJJDP provides funds directly to states, territories, and the District of Columbia to help them implement comprehensive state juvenile justice plans based on detailed studies of needs in their jurisdictions. The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the JJDP Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.). 

Title II Formula Grants Program

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Title II Formula Grants Program

Allowable Activities:• Funding is available to states and territories.

Juvenile Justice Specialists in each state administer the funding through subgrants to units of local government, local private agencies, and Indian tribes for programs in accordance with legislative requirements. Only state agencies, designated by the Governor, are eligible to apply. State Advisory Groups, comprised of members appointed by the governor, set priorities for funded activities.

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Title II Formula Grants Program

• Details of funds awarded to the states through the formula grants program are accessible on the Distribution of Juvenile Justice Formula Grants by State page http://www.ojjdp.gov/programs/TitleIIAllocations.html

• You may also wish to review OJJDP's Core Requirements page, which outlines requirements with which participating states must comply http://www.ojjdp.gov/compliance/index.html

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Title II Formula Grants Program

• State/Local Points of Contact: For further information about the availability and implementation of these grants, contact your state's Juvenile Justice Specialist

http://www.ojjdp.gov/statecontacts/resourcelist.asp

 

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Resources

• The Compliance Monitoring Manual outlines reporting requirements and review charts of State Compliance With JJDP Act Core Requirements for fiscal years 2006 - 2015.

http://www.ojjdp.gov/compliance/guidancemanual2010.pdf

• About the Formula Grant Program Areas:http://www.ojjdp.gov/programs/formulaareas.html

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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children

and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk

Formula Grant program administered by the Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS), part of

the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE).

Subpart 1 - Funding to State education agencies (SEAs) in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Funds may be distributed to neglect programs, juvenile detention, and juvenile and adult corrections programs serving youth.

Subpart 2 - Funding to Local education agencies (LEAs). Funds may be distributed to neglect programs, juvenile detention, juvenile corrections, and at-risk programs.

Title I, Part D (TIPD)

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MAIN GOALS:

• Improve educational services for children and youth who are neglected or delinquent (N or D)

• Provide children and youth who are N or D with services so that they can successfully transition from institutionalization to further education or employment

• Prevent youth from dropping out of school and provide youth who have dropped out and youth returning from correctional facilities with a support system to ensure their continued education.

Title I, Part D (TIPD)

Who TIPD ServesSubpart 1: State Agency Subpart 2: Local Educational Agency

• In a program for children and youth who are N or D, including juvenile and adult correctional facilities and community day programs

• Enrolled in a State-funded “regular program of instruction”

• Enrolled in a program that meets the length of stay requirements for the given program type (requirements vary)

• 21 years of age or younger

• Living in local institutions for children and youth who are N or in adult correctional institutions; eligible for services under Title I, Parts A and C; or identified as “at risk” (e.g., migrants, immigrants, gang members, pregnant or parenting youth)

• 21 years of age or younger

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Locally-operated N or D programs

LEA-based at-risk programs

Title I, Part D Structure

National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth who are

Neglected, Delinquent or At-Risk (NDTAC)

• TA for State TIPD Coordinators and ND Communities http://www.ndcommunities.org/

• TA on the Consolidated State Performance Report • Resources for ND Coordinators and the broader field

http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/ Interactive Map with TIPD Information for each State

http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/state-information• State ND Coordinator (and Title I Director)• NDTAC Liaison (TA provider)FAST FACTS – State statistics on:

Funding, programs & studentsProgram types (Subpart 1 & Subpart 2)Demographics

NDTAC Resources

Reference & Implementation Guides

• Working With Families of Children in the Juvenile Justice and

Corrections Systems

• A Summary of Best Practice in School Reentry for Incarcerated

Youth Returning Home

Reports & Briefs

• Core Principles for Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other

Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

• Federal Interagency Reentry Council: Juvenile Reentry Snapshot

Tips, Tools & Toolkits

• Transition Toolkit 2.0: Meeting the Educational Needs of Youth

Exposed to the Juvenile Justice System

Webinars

http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/

TIPD Resources & Contacts

OFFICE OF SAFE & HEALTHY STUDENTS (OSHS):

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oshs/aboutus.html

TITLE 1, PART D: PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR

CHILDREN AND YOUTHS WHO ARE NEGLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT

RISK 

www2.ed.gov/programs/titleipartd/index.html

POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS & SUPPORTS

TA Center established by the USDE's Office of Special Education Programs

www.pbis.org

John McLaughlin, Federal Program Coordinator (TIPD)

John.McLaughlin@ed.gov; 202-401-0962

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POTENTIAL PARTNERS

Competitive Preference Priorities

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Competitive Preference Priorities

• Competitive Preference Priorities provide an opportunity to earn Bonus Points

• This competition has two Competitive Preference Priorities

• Each is worth up to 10 extra points, depending on how well the application meets the priority

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Competitive Preference Priority #1

Coordinating Juvenile Justice Reentry Education Programs and Services

Projects must coordinate juvenile justice reentry education programs and services to be provided [under this grant] with programs and services being provided through sub-grants received under Title I, Part D, Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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Competitive Preference Priority #2

Improving Job-Driven Training and Employment Outcomes

Projects that are designed to improve job-driven training and employment outcomes by integrating the education and training into a career pathways program or system that:

(1) aligns education and training programs offered by community colleges, other institutions of higher education, and other workforce training providers;

(2) offers related stackable credentials; and

(3) provides support services that enable high-need students to obtain industry-recognized credentials and obtain employment

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Invitational Priority

Leveraging Technology To Support Instructional Practice and Professional Development

Projects that are designed to leverage technology through implementing high-quality accessible digital tools, assessments, and materials that are aligned with rigorous college- and career-ready standards.

* Responding to the invitational priority does not result in earn bonus points

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Six Application Requirements

1. Serve the residents of at least 1 residential juvenile justice facility

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Six Application Requirements

2. Guiding Principles• Identify specific practices to be implemented• Describe how those practices will address

specific, identified needs of youths to be served• Describe each partner’s role in implementing

the specific practices • Describe each partner’s relevant experience,

including experience working with justice-involved youth

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Six Application Requirements

3. Describe how the CTE programs to be offered will—• Be supported by current labor market information• Respond to employer needs• Integrate general employability skills with career and

technical instruction• Provide career exploration, guidance and planning• Lead to industry-recognized credentials that align

secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and/or other workforce training and employment opportunities post-release.

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Six Application Requirements

4. Describe how professional development needs will be identified and addressed

5. Submit a detailed project plan for the entire 36 month period, and include a timeline of specific activities

6. Include a plan for annual project evaluations

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Selection Criteria

1) Need for Project (up to 15 points)

2) Significance (up to 10 points)

3) Project Design (up to 30 points)

4) Management Plan (up to 15 points)

5) Adequacy of Resources (up to 15 points)

6) Project Evaluation (up to 15 points)

The maximum score for all of these selection criteria is 100 points, but wait…

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Competitive Preference Priority Bonus Points

Remember the Competitive Preference Priorities!

• Because each competitive preference priority is worth up to 10 additional points - depending on how well the application meets the priority…

The total maximum possible score is 120 points

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Performance Measures

Five performance measures will be used to measure the effectiveness of the JJ Reentry Education Program

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Five Performance Measures

1) The number and percentage of youth served by the program that enroll in further education or training, post-release, such as:

• Secondary education• GED bridge program• Postsecondary education• Workforce training program

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Five Performance Measures

2) The number and percentage of youth served by the program that complete secondary education

3) The number and percentage of youth served by the program that attain an industry-recognized credential, certificate, or degree

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Performance Measures

4) The number and percentage of youth served by the program that seek employment after release and obtain employment after release

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Performance Measures

5) The number and percentage of youth served by the program that are adjudicated within 1 year of release, as evidenced by:• Rearrest• Conviction for new offenses (as child or

adult)• Reincarceration

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Remember!

Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov

Applications must be submitted before the deadline:

4:30pm Eastern Time on October 30, 2015

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The Application

• Go to grants.gov and download the application and instructions TODAY.

• Read the Grants.gov Submission Procedures and Tips for Applicants

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The Application

• Register EARLY• Submit EARLY• VERIFY your submission

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Eight Application Parts

Part 1: Preliminary Documents

Part 2: Budget Information

Part 3: ED Abstract Form

Part 4: Project Narrative Attachment Form*

Part 5: Budget Narrative Attachment Form

Part 7: Other Attachments Form

Part 7: Assurances and Certifications

Part 8: Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs (EO 12372)

* The 35-page limit set forth in the Federal Register notice applies to all content within Part 4.

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Important Documents

• Federal Register Noticehttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-08-31/pdf/2015-21533.pdf

• Application/Instructions http://www.grants.gov

• ED Forms/Instructions:http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html

• FAQs: http://cte.ed.gov

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Contact Information

JJ Reentry Education Program Contact

Laura Karl Messenger

Laura.messenger@ed.gov

202-245-7840