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Special Education in Secure
Care Schools Brochure
AZ Secure Care Education Comparison Chart 2008
Link for State Legislation - Education Statute ARS 15-913
The History of Project LEARN
CLN/Merging Two Worlds Project
Arizona Department of Education
AdvancED
Arizona
Correctional Educators, Inc.
The National Evaluation & Technical
Assistance Center
National Juvenile Justice Education
Clearinghouse
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Correctional
education has a rich history spanning more than 200 years,
evolving from the early efforts to offer instruction at
Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Jail in 1789, and had been
intricately tied to the prison reform movement. The
individually prescribed instruction (IPI) method that was
systematically applied and perfected at correctional schools
as an innovation was later adopted by local public schools.
The IPI method was designed to address the severe basic
skill deficits and extreme heterogeneity found in
correctional classrooms. The IPI is consistent with the
operational principle guiding correctional educators that
attitudes, ideas, and behavior can be corrected—that
humans are capable of progressing to higher thresholds of
awareness. (Gehring, CEA Journal, 1980).
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There is
agreement among juvenile justice and detention education
professionals supported by case and statutory law, that
education is fundamental to the success of at-risk and
delinquent youth. David W. Roush of the National Juvenile
Detention Association has stated that detention education is
the most important program element in the juvenile confinement
experience and a critical agent for restoring troubled youth
to a law-abiding lifestyle. Education adds structure to the
confinement experience, strengthens self-esteem and
confidence, builds usable skills and abilities, and is an
effective bridge to community reintegration/transition
following the youth’s release from incarceration.
The
Arizona Juvenile Detention Schools
are accredited through AdvancED by
the North Central Association
Commission on Accreditation and
School Improvement (NCA CASI).
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In recognition
of the important role of
correctional education and in
support of maximizing the
restorative potential of educational
programming in the detention
facilities, JJSD provides
administrative and fiscal
support, and
oversight for detention education. In addition, two other
educational programs, GED Preparation and Testing and Project
LEARN, are supported for both juveniles and adults who have
been court involved and/or court referred.
Project LEARN (Literacy Education
and Resource Network) was initially
established as a computer-based
literacy program for at risk youth
and adults by the Arizona Supreme
Court, Administrative Office of the
Courts (AOC) in 1987. During the 20+
years history, LEARN has evolved
into a nationally recognized
innovative correctional education
model.
GED preparation and testing support
is provided by the AOC for both
eligible juveniles when appropriate
and adults in recognition of the GED
achievement as a transitional step
to post-secondary education,
training and life-long learning.
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For
further information regarding the correctional
education programs presented on this web page, please
contact:
Mary Therese (Teasie) Colla
Correctional Education Specialist
Juvenile Justice Services Division
Phone: (602) 452-3573
Email: TColla@courts.az.gov |
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