National Post School Outcome Community of Practice
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As most of you may already know, OSERS & DOJ released a Dear Colleague
letter relative to service obligations for youth with disabilities in
correctional facilities.
link:
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/correctional-education/idea-letter.pdf
Many important service obligations are described in the document with one
relative to data collection and reporting for Indicator B-14, along with
all other Indicator data. The document states, "States must include
students with disabilities in correctional facilities when collecting and
reporting data, including data reported in connection with IDEA section 618
data submissions and in the Sate's Annual Performance Report (pg. 8)."
Please let us know if you have any questions or need further guidance and
assistance.
Additional guidance was provided along with this Dear Colleague letter.
Below is a description with links to other documents announced on OJJDP's
website on Monday.
*Departments of Justice, Education Release Correctional Education Guidance
Package for Serving Juvenile Justice System-Involved Youth*
Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released
<http://www.ojjdp.gov/programs/letter120814.pdf> the Correctional Education
Guidance Package on Monday, December 8. Developed through a partnership
between the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education, this guidance
package is designed to inform the efforts of states, school districts, and
juvenile justice facilities that serve system-involved youth. The package
includes recommendations and federal requirements for ensuring that youth
in confinement receive an education comparable to those provided in
traditional public school settings. OJP Assistant Attorney General Karol V.
Mason and OJJDP Administrator Robert L. Listenbee joined the Attorney
General and Secretary of Education for the announcement.
Quality education is an essential protective factor for system-involved
youth that helps them set realistic long-term goals, acquire the skill sets
to succeed, and return to school and their communities as productive
citizens.
The package includes the following components:
- Guiding Principles for Providing High-Quality Education in Juvenile
Justice Secure Care Settings
<http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/correctional-education/guiding-principles.pdf>,
jointly issued by DOJ and ED.
- Dear Colleague Letter on Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
for Students with Disabilities in Correctional Facilities
<http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/correctional-education/idea-letter.pdf>,
issued by ED’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
clarifies state and public agency obligations to provide a free,
appropriate public education to eligible students with disabilities who
reside in correctional facilities.
- Dear Colleague Letter on Civil Rights of Students in Juvenile Justice
Residential Facilities
<http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/correctional-education/cr-letter.pdf>,
issued by DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and ED’s Office for Civil Rights,
stipulates that juvenile justice residential facilities receiving DOJ or ED
funding must comply with the federal civil rights laws that these agencies
enforce.
- Dear Colleague Letter on Access to Federal Pell Grants for Students in
Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities
<http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/correctional-education/pell-letter.pdf>,
issued by ED’s Office of Postsecondary Education, provides campus financial
aid professionals the eligibility requirements for youth residing in
juvenile justice facilities to apply for Pell Grants.
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Deanne Unruh, Ph.D.
NPSO & SSET, Director
University of Oregon
541-346-1424
*National Post-School Outcomes Center*
http://www.psocenter.org/
*Secondary Special Education & Transition Research Unit*
http://sset.uoregon.edu/
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