Program Overview of the Program Overview of the Educational Component atEducational Component at

Rhode Island Training SchoolRhode Island Training School

June 30, 2005June 30, 2005

Teacher Quality & AccreditationTeacher Quality & Accreditation

Presented by: Dr. Arlene Chorney, PhDPresented by: Dr. Arlene Chorney, PhD PrincipalPrincipal

General InformationGeneral Information

In Rhode Island, Juvenile Corrections In Rhode Island, Juvenile Corrections is a component of the Department of is a component of the Department of Children, Youth & Families, as is Children, Youth & Families, as is Child Welfare and Children’s Child Welfare and Children’s Behavioral Health. Juvenile Behavioral Health. Juvenile Corrections includes the Rhode Corrections includes the Rhode Island Training School and Juvenile Island Training School and Juvenile Probation and Parole.Probation and Parole.

Rhode Island Training SchoolRhode Island Training School

Capacity of 179, but is often overcrowded, Capacity of 179, but is often overcrowded, currently we have 211 residentscurrently we have 211 residents

Provides full medical, clinical, recreational Provides full medical, clinical, recreational & educational services& educational services

Website developed by teachers and Website developed by teachers and studentsstudents

can be found at:can be found at:http://www.brown.edu/Departments/IESE/Projects/RITS/

index.html

School ApprovalsSchool Approvals

Inter-Department Agreement 1996Inter-Department Agreement 1996On-going School Approval – Bi-annualOn-going School Approval – Bi-annualCorrectional Education Association Correctional Education Association

2004-20072004-2007

RegulationsRegulations

Compulsory School AttendanceCompulsory School AttendanceFederal Court OrderFederal Court Order

Educational ProgramEducational Program

By Section 42 of RI General Laws: 72.4, Compulsory By Section 42 of RI General Laws: 72.4, Compulsory School Attendance – Children in State CareSchool Attendance – Children in State Care “ “All inmates in the training school, without regard to their All inmates in the training school, without regard to their age, must attend or participate in a school, vocational, age, must attend or participate in a school, vocational, general equivalency diploma program, or other training general equivalency diploma program, or other training program located on the training school grounds as part of program located on the training school grounds as part of the training school’s programs while committed to the the training school’s programs while committed to the training school.”training school.” A Federal Court Order enjoins us ‘from failing to comply A Federal Court Order enjoins us ‘from failing to comply in all respects with all state and federal education laws, in all respects with all state and federal education laws, regulations and the policies of…..’regulations and the policies of…..’

Class OfferingsClass Offerings

Middle -Middle -SecondarySecondary

Post-SecondaryPost-Secondary ArtsArts TransitionTransition

EnglishEnglish College CoursesCollege Courses AS220AS220 Life SkillsLife Skills

ReadingReading CarpentryCarpentry VISTA’SVISTA’S JOBS ReadinessJOBS Readiness

AlgebraAlgebra Small EnginesSmall Engines MentoringMentoring CPR/First AidCPR/First Aid

ScienceScience ComputersComputers TransitionTransition

US HistoryUS History BarberingBarbering

Phys. EdPhys. Ed ArtsArts

HealthHealth MentoringMentoring

ArtArt Computer RepairComputer Repair

Library/MediaLibrary/Media

CarpentryCarpentry

Culinary ArtsCulinary Arts

Consumer Consumer ScienceScience

ComputersComputers

StaffingStaffing

Organizational ChartOrganizational Chart

CertificationCertification

Highly Qualified StaffHighly Qualified Staff For additional information visit the Rhode Department of For additional information visit the Rhode Department of

Education at Education at http://www.ridoe.net/teacher_cert/Default.htmhttp://www.ridoe.net/teacher_cert/Default.htm

Where we are going…….Where we are going…….

New FacilitiesNew FacilitiesOpportunity to Design New Opportunity to Design New

Educational ProgrammingEducational Programming