NCJ Number
153497
Journal
School Safety Dated: (Winter 1995) Pages: 24-27
Date Published
1995
Length
4 pages
Annotation
Programs in California, Louisiana, Florida, New York, and Virginia that incorporate work and school experiences and promote community-school partnerships are described.
Abstract
Instead of being sent to a California Youth Authority camp and returning to the streets, juvenile offenders in Long Beach have the alternative of jobs and mandatory continuation high school classes. Known as Alternatives to Expulsion, the program requires students to work and study up to 1 year, depending on expulsion length and offense seriousness. The Northdale Magnet Academy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, offers a high school diploma curriculum for dropouts and youths at risk of dropping out of school. The curriculum is designed to reduce frustration, increase self-esteem, and maintain traditional high school standards. The Moving Forward Program of the Escambia County School District in Pensacola, Florida, is designed as a positive discipline alternative for high school students who are disruptive in the traditional school setting and have been recommended for expulsion. The City-As-School Program in Buffalo, New York, provides both academic and real-world learning and aims to help students learn how to relate to adults. In Chesterfield County, Virginia, the Communities In Schools Program brings together private business executives, county government officials, and school administrators to improve and coordinate educational services for troubled youths. Program objectives are to improve attendance, decrease disruptive behavior, and ensure students complete assignments and produce quality work.