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Tailoring Academic and Behavioral Support Services for Youth: Introducing the NDTAC Practice Guide and Learning About Multiple
Education Settings
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About NDTAC
Neglected-Delinquent TA Center (NDTAC)
Contract between U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the American Institutes for Research John McLaughlin
Federal Program Manager, Title I, Part D Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk Program
NDTAC’s Mission: Develop a uniform evaluation model
Provide technical assistance
Serve as a facilitator between different organizations, agencies, and interest groups
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Agenda and Presenters
NDTAC Practice Guide Nicholas Read, NDTAC Technical Assistance Team, AIR
Balcom Paul Schandevel, Director of Family Services, Children's Homes
Inc.
Question and Answer Session
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
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Education Across Multiple Settings
1. Community-Based Traditional and Alternative Schools
2. Day Treatment Centers
3. Group Homes
4. Residential Treatment Centers
5. Detention and Correctional Facilities
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Practice 1 Strategies
Practice 1: Collect and Use Data To Identify Student Needs and Develop Plans
Strategies:
1. Provide a systematic process for using data to identify, screen, monitor, and make educational decisions
2. Develop and maintain personal learning plans
3. Share information to facilitate students’ success and well being
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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 Legislationa. 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/I9MluYIndividualized Learning Planhttp://bit.ly/JCXckc
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Practice 2 Strategies
Practice 2: Implement Procedures To Ensure Smooth Transitions
Strategies: 1. Include transition activities in student PLPs.2. Establish formal mechanisms for the exchange
of educational data and records.3. Prioritize and allocate funds for transition
supports and programs.4. Conduct ongoing monitoring and continuous
quality improvement of transition efforts.
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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 [email protected].
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Practice 3 Strategies
Practice 3: Address Gaps in Academic Skills
and Accelerate LearningStrategies:
1. Base instruction on functional and curriculum-based evaluation of student needs.
2. Provide tiered academic intervention programs.
3. Use explicit scaffolded instruction.
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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 [email protected].
Success Academy at the Ghazvini Learning Center (Tallahassee, FL) http://www.glc.leon.k12.fl.us/default.aspx
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Practice 4 Strategies
Practice 4: Instruct Students in WaysThat Engage Them in Learning
Strategies: 1. Personalize the learning environment and
instructional content. 2. Build conditions and opportunities that
demonstrate to students their success.3. Provide engaging, interactive, and hands-on
learning opportunities.4. Engage youth in educational decisionmaking.
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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
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Practice 5 Strategies
Practice 5: Address Behavioral and SocialNeeds To Promote Educational Success
Strategies: 1. Manage student behavior with positive rather
than punitive approaches.2. Engage the family to gain greater insight into
youth’s behavioral needs.3. Create a structured learning environment.4. Align behavior management approaches across
settings and domains.
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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
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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
Balcom Learning Center- A Faith-Based Organization Promoting Positive Outcomes for our Students
Childrens Homes Inc.,Paragould, Arkansas
Purpose of BLC To provide an alternative learning
environment, where children can work on emotional, behavioral, social and family problems as well as get “caught up” academically in school.
We focus on providing our students with skills and opportunities that promote positive outcomes upon his/her return to the community school.
(C) 2012 Children's Homes Inc
History In 1995, it became
obvious that Children’s Home, Inc. (CHI) needed an on-campus alternative learning environment (ALE)
CHI partnered with Greene County Tech in 1996 serving six students.
Today, we serve twenty-four students in grades five through twelve!
(C) 2012 Children's Homes Inc
Pygmalion GuidelinesSeeks to Address Alternative Learning Environments Nontraditional/flexible instruction methods Needs of at-risk students
Neglected/Physical/Sexual abuse Disruptive behavior Attention Deficit Disorder Truant, Suspended, Expelled from School Youth in trouble with the law
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Pygmalion Guidelines Appropriate Staffing Training for Staff Student Admission Resources Designed to meet Individual
Needs Record Keeping and Information Sharing Collaboration with Other Agencies Exit Criteria
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Family Homes
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Each Family Home is led by a married couple.
Youth are taught how to live in and trust in a family setting.
Six youth ages 5 though 11 or 10 and older are placed in each home.
Residential Education Education Enrichment Family-like Setting Family Preservation Different from Residential Treatment Different from Group Homes
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Residential Education Flexibility, Freedom and Choice Lengths of Stay to Promote Stability and
Community Connections Prevention Focused Graduate Support/Post-Permanency Services Cost Effectiveness
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Character Climb Four Phases One Result: A Young Person
Ready for Transition into Adulthood: Receiving Phase Primary Phase Intermediate Phase Transitional Living Phase
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ConclusionThe Balcom Learning Center is a faith-based agency that relies on donors, volunteers, professional staff, the community of Northeast
Arkansas, Special Programs at Greene County Tech, Crowley’s
Ridge Academy, and the State and Federal Departments of Education;
and of course the youth! (C) 2012 Children's Homes Inc
ContactPaul Schandevel
Director of Family Services
Mailing Address Children’s Homes Inc.5515 Walcott Road Paragould, AR 72450
Telephone 870.239.4031
Email [email protected]
Web Site http://www.childrenshomes.org(C) 2012 Children's Homes Inc