Collaborate To Educate: Special Education in Juvenile Correctional Facilities.

摘要: This paper discusses the need for collaboration among educational and treatment professionals provision of appropriate special education services youth at-risk delinquency those in correctional settings. It examines multidisciplinary as a key organizing principle service delivery The begins with an overview role interagency interdisciplinary improving school experiences outcomes all high-risk disabilities, their families, who work them. Next, it describes federal entitlements to detention confinement, outlines policies practices that impede these rights, strategies design implement effectively efficiently environment. concludes by identifying core elements successful programs juvenile confinement facilities, including: (1) integrated, framework delivery; (2) competency-based curriculum options; (3) direct peer-mediated instructional strategies; (4) functional curriculum-based assessment; (5) prosocial skills curriculum; (6) business community involvement; (7) professionalism, leadership, advocacy; (8) ongoing professional development; (9) sufficient fiscal resources. (Contains 20 references.) (CR) Reproductions supplied EDRS are best can be made from original document. Collaborate To Educate: Special Education Juvenile Correctional Facilities Sheri Meisel, Peter Leone, Kelly Henderson Mary Cohen U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office Educational Research Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 7This document has been reproduced received person or organization originating it. Minor changes have improve reproduction quality. Points view opinions stated this do not necessarily represent official OERI position policy. 2 PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY