Question 8 Is there is a working program with juveniles on probation, working with court counselors who have school-to-work activities included in their probation? STW Wizard Strategies Strategy 1 We offer a night school program through our adult night school program to juvenile offenders. This semester I'm teaching a retail technology course w/ Internet. Of course this is offered to A-1 offenders (by "A-1" students, I mean they are on their best behavior, and have been awarded the opportunity to take the course). Previous courses included keyboarding, Internet, and now retail technology. The supervised students come 1 night a week for 3 hours and are transported to and from the class by the juvenile offender's office. I use various sites on the net, especially business sites, and career prep sites. They keep a weekly folder that will become a manual on obtaining and keeping a job at the end of the course. Along with the net, I use electronic cash registers and the school store to add hands on experiences. By the way, I use the "National Debt Clock" as a weekly assignment to introduce them to economics. They keep track of the rise while they're here, and the difference when they come back a week later. If they earned "downtime" (reward), I allow them to use pre-approved sites (Usually NBA, NHL, music, etc.). Strategy 2 Good Question - The only program that I know of that comes close is at Faribault- Medford-Northfield in Minnesota. Senator Beckman has shared a School-to-Work prevention program they are developing. Contact: Sandy Scott - Chair Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce 530 Wilson Ave. Faribault, MN 55021 507/334-4381 or South Central Tri-County STW Partnership Jim Davison - Chair Lincoln Elementary School 1200 North Park St. Fairmont, MN 56031   Strategy 3 The National Transition Alliance (NTA) recently hosted a teleconference call entitled, School-to-Work for Youth within the Juvenile Justice System. The teleconference focused on an overview of three different systems: the Oklahoma Skill Center (a school within the Stillwater Correctional Facility), the Upper Rio Grande Tech Prep School-to-Work Consortium, and the work of a consultant from San Antonio, Texas working on the involvement of juvenile justice in the school-to-work system. Three questions were answered: 1) eye opening experiences they have had in providing school-to-work support for your with the juvenile justice system; 2) major obstacles they have experiences tying the two systems together; and 3) successful strategies which other may emulate or replicate. The transcript provides detailed information of the dialogue between presenters and conference participants. An excellent resource. Editor's Note: Also view the transcript of teleconference call entitled Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice on the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition Web site.

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