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Title I Programs for At-Risk Youth

This document provides archived information on Title I, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which provides funding for educational services for neglected, delinquent, and at-risk youth. It summarizes findings from studies showing that educational programs in correctional facilities are often underfunded and not based on best practices, and that youth involved in the juvenile justice system face challenges that contribute to dropping out. Budget amounts for the program are also presented.

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Title I Programs for At-Risk Youth

This document provides archived information on Title I, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which provides funding for educational services for neglected, delinquent, and at-risk youth. It summarizes findings from studies showing that educational programs in correctional facilities are often underfunded and not based on best practices, and that youth involved in the juvenile justice system face challenges that contribute to dropping out. Budget amounts for the program are also presented.

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Archived Information

The information in this


presentation is archived for
historical and reference
purposes only.
Title I, Part D--Prevention and Intervention Programs for
Youth Who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk of
Dropping Out

Subpart 1 State Agency Program


■ supports educational services to help
children identified as failing or at-risk of
failing state standards and supplements
and improves educational services
provided to children in state operated
institutions for neglected and delinquent
youth
Title I, Part D Subpart 2--
Local Agency Programs

Supports LEA programs that involve


collaboration between LEAs and locally
operated correctional facilities to--

– carry-out quality education programs that


prepare youth to complete H.S diploma or
GED, enter training or employment
programs, or further their education
Title I, Part D, Local Agency
Programs (Continued)

– facilitate the transition from the


correctional facility to the local school or
employment

– operate drop-out prevention programs for


at-risk youth in local schools and/or youth
returning from correctional/delinquent
facilities
Study of Local Agency Activities Under Title I,
Part D Program Program Profiles
April 2000

Available at: 1-877-4-ED-PUBS

[Link]
/offices/OUS/PES/[Link]
Study Findings
(Based on site visits to 9 local programs)

■ Formal transition or aftercare programs remain


scarce

■ In general, the overall designs of the subpart 2


programs visited were not based on effective
practices research

■ subpart 2 funded staff in all the programs visited


have the same opportunities for training and TA
as staff funded by Title I, Part A
Study Findings-Continued

■ Facilities that use program funds to hire staff


employ paraprofessionals more often than
certified teachers
■ in a few programs, local businesses and
employers provide students w/ an orientation to or
actual experience in the workplace
Study Findings--Continued

Respondents’ perceptions of impediments


to more successful programs:
■ High student mobility

■ Mandated pretests administered a day or two


after a student arrives at a facility may not
provide an accurate assessment of a students
achievement level
■ inadequate funding
Captive Students: Education and
Training in America’s Prisons (ETS)

■ Most inmates in prisons will eventually


be paroled yet two-thirds don’t have the
literacy skills needed to function in
society
■ inmates exposed to education programs
are more less likely to end up back in
prison than non-participants
■ at least half of all correctional facilities
have cut their inmate education
programs during the last five years
Juvenile Offenders and Victims:
1999 National Report (By OJJDP)
■ More than three-quarters of youth newly
admitted to State prison were minorities
■ The abuse rate in low-income families was
two times the rate in other families, and the
neglect rate was more than three times
higher
■ The number of youth under 18 in jails rose
35% from 1994 to 1997
Budget Information
Fiscal Year Subpart 1 Subpart 2
99 $40,311,000 $53,347,139

00 $42,000,000 $55,400,000

01 (admin request) $42,000,000

01 (House) $42,000,000

01 (Senate) $50,000,000
Helpful Information
Visit the Department of Justice Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency website:

– [Link]
– [Link]
to subscribe to the National Crimminal Justice
Reference Service listserv

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