Transitioning Students Into Public Schools and

Communities

Office of Institutional Educational Programs

 

VISIONThrough learner-focused education, transform the lives of students in institutions to foster responsible, productive

citizens, thus creating safer communities.

MISSIONPrepare juveniles and adults for successful transition to school, employment, and to life in their communities as

responsible, productive citizens.

Juvenile Centers

• Kenneth "Honey" Rubenstein Correctional Center (Minimum Security)

• Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center (Formerly Northern Regional, Females)

• Sam Perdue Juvenile Center (Sex Offenders)

• Tiger Morton Juvenile Center (Wellness, Intake, Detention - Male/Female)

• Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center (Maximum Security, Commitment Males, Detention and Diagnostic - Male/Female)

Correctional

Juvenile Centers

• Donald R. Kuhn• Gene Spadaro• James H. Tiger Morton• J.M. "Chick" Buckbee• Lorrie Yeager• Ronald C. Mulholland• Robert L. Shell• Sam Perdue• Vicki Douglas

Juvenile and Diagnostic

Juvenile Centers

• Barboursville School• Board of Child Care (Title 1)• Beckley Center (Title 1)• Burlington Center• Davis-Stuart School (Title 1)• Elkins Mountain School (Title 1)• Fairmont Youth Academy (Title 1)• Pressley Ridge at Grant Gardens (Title 1)• Pressley Ridge at White Oak Village (Title 1)• West Virginia Children's Home

Human Service Institutions

Office of Institutional Education Programs Demographics

Personnelo 265 Full-time employeeso 110 Part-time employees

41 schools statewide (21 juvenile, 20 adult)

Approximately 9,500 students served per year (adult and juvenile)

10th largest district in state

Hancock

Brooke

Marshall

Taylor

Wood Ritchie

Berkeley

ClayKanawha

Nicholas

Fayette

Wayne

Wyoming

McDowell Mercer

Putnam

Cabell

Jackson

Harrison

Grant

Summers

Mason

Wirt

Monongalia

Lewis

Calhoun

Roane

Wetzel

Raleigh

Pleasants

Tyler

Gilmer

Hampshire

Greenbrier

Lincoln

Braxton

Boone

Preston

Monroe

Pendleton

Mingo

Pocahontas

Logan

Marion

Mineral

Morgan

Hardy

Doddridge

Barbour Tucker

Webster

Jefferson

Ohio

Upshur

Randolph

Eric Sandstrom

Wendy Wolford

Penny Strother

Brenda Elmore

Melanie Hummel - PT

Tonya Johnson

Rachel Stewart

Michele Perozich

WVDE: OIEPTransition Specialist

CoverageCynthia Hartwiger-PT

Shelia Elliott- PT

Cindy Thompson

Jessica Griffin – Out of State Transitions

OIEP Transition SpecialistsNAME LOCATION ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL COUNTIES

Jessica Griffin Office of Institutional Ed Building 6, Room 7281900 Kanawha Blvd. EastCharleston, WV 25305-033

304-558-8833 jessica.giffin@k12.wv.us Out of State Transition for all 55 counties

Shelia Elliott Pressley Ridge @ White Oak 2172 Volcano Road Walker, WV 26180

304-679-5239 slelliott@k12.wv.us Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, Ritchie

Brenda Elmore Davis-Stuart RR 02 – Box 188ALewisburg, WV 24901

304-647-5407 belmore@k12.wv.us Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas, Summers

Melanie Hummel Northern Regional 1000 Chapline StreetWheeling, WV 26003

304-233-9506 mhummel@k12.wv.us Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler

Tonya Johnson

Tiger MortonAND

60 Manfred Holland WayDunbar, WV 25064

304-766-3502 twjohnson@k12.wv.us Kanawha, Boone, Logan, Mingo

Tonya Johnson Donald R. Kuhn 1 Lory Place – Julian, WV

304-369-2987 twjohnson@k12.wv.us Kanawha, Boone, Logan, Mingo

Eric Sandstrom Board of Child Care 715 Brown Road Martinsburg, WV 25404

304-267-3309 psandstrom@k12.wv.us Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan, Hardy, Hampshire

Rachel Stewart Beckley Center 4712 Robert C Byrd DriveBeckley, WV 25801

304-250-6570 rastewart@k12.wv.us Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Calhoun

Penny Strother Elkins Mountain School 100 Bell StreetElkins, WV 26241

304-637-0313 pstrother@k12.wv.us Randolph, Webster, Upshur, Barbour, Taylor

Cindy Thompson Pressley Ridge @ Grant Gardens 2580 Grant Gardens RoadOna, WV 25545

304-743-3974 crthompson@k12.wv.us Cabell, Putnam, Wayne, Mason, Jackson, Roane, Lincoln

Michele Perozich Academy Programs 5 Crosswind DriveFairmont, WV 26554

304-363-3348 mperozich@k12.wv.us Monongalia, Preston, Harrison, Marion, Doddridge, Lewis

Wendy Wolford Kenneth “Honey” Rubenstein 141 Forestry Camp DriveDavis, WV 26260

304-259-5252 wjwolford@k12.wv.us Tucker, Grant, Pendleton, Mineral

Cynthia Hartwiger Davis-Stuart RR 02 – Box 188ALewisburg, WV 24901

304-647-5407

chartwiger@k12.wv.us Wyoming, McDowell, Mercer

AssessmentsAccountability• Standard End of Year Assessment• TABE• ACT Explore/Plan• Career Interest Inventory (CFWV)• Learning Styles Inventory (LSI)• End of course career and technical exams• Student progress monitoring

Transitioning Students Back to School of Origin

Key Functions of Institutional Programs Staff During Transition

• Provide the receiving school counselor comprehensive academic and behavioral records.

• Participate in host agency treatment team meetings for our students' continuity of care.

• Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Treatment team meetings.

• Work with host agencies and other parties to access necessary aftercare and supportive mentoring for the transitioning students.

• LINK, REFER, and ADVOCATE for all OIEP students.

Out-of-State Transition• Current data for Out-of-State displacements

• Transition process for Out-of-State students, collaboration with Regional OIEP Transition Specialists, LEAs, Counselors, and DHHR staff

• Referral process within WV and with Out-of-State placements to notify TS when a student is being ordered Out-of-State for treatment and when the student is returning

• Umbrella release statement between DHHR/WVDE, which will grant the Out-of-State TS access to necessary student assessments/records

• Out-of-State monitoring protocols for Regular Education

For More Information

Jess Griffin - Out-of-State Transition Specialistjessica.griffin@k12.wv.us

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Kari Rice - Coordinator of Institutional Transition Programs

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Jacob Green - Special Assistant to the Chief Career and Technical Education Officer

jgreen@k12.wv.us