NCJ Number
140286
Date Published
Unknown
Length
57 pages
Annotation
This annual report of the Virginia Department of Correctional Education (DCE) highlights the department's activities for fiscal year 1990-1991.
Abstract
The report consists of a mission statement, superintendent's message, philosophy statement, and goals statement. The DCE's primary objective is to provide a comprehensive education program for all eligible juvenile and adult offenders that includes academic, prevocational, vocational, social skills, and post-secondary programs. The DCE programs described here include school improvement activities, academic programming, adult basic education, general education development, a literacy incentive program, apprenticeship training programs, and modular building programs. Special programs operated by the department include special education, Chapter I programs, transition services, library services, and community volunteer programs. During the reporting period, DCE served about 4,563 adult and 649 youth students per day, an inmate participation level of 27 percent. The Literacy Incentive program was expanded to include a life skills curriculum. Twenty new vocational programs were implemented during this year for a total of 96 vocational programs covering 38 different trade areas. The department's Transition Program, implemented in all youth schools during the previous year, was extended to one adult school; the program aims to bridge the gap between correctional and public schools. The volunteer program experienced a growth rate of 91 percent in the number of volunteers providing services to the agency. 12 appendixes