Marin County Office of Education Alternative Education Programs

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Marin County Office of EducationAlternative
Education Programs
A VISION FOR COURT AND COMMUNTY SCHOOL
Mary Jane Burke
Lisa
SchwartzMarin County Superintendent of Schools
Coordinator, Alternative
Education
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A Vision For Court and Community School
1991-1992 WHAT WAS..
? Brief Description of Marin County Schools
? Marin County Office of Education
Alternative Education Programs
? Marin County Community School
? Sober Classroom
? Juvenile Hall Court School
? Oracle Independent Study
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A Vision For Court and Community School
MARIN COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMSA VISION
OF THE FUTURE
? A whole child approach
? Safe campus
? High interest academic instruction
? Health services
? Mental Health services
? Special Education services
? Vocational education
? College and Career Center
? Enrichment
? Substance Abuse intervention
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A Vision For Court and Community School
2006-2007 WHAT IS
? Safe Campus ? School Resource Officers
Marin County Sheriffs Department ?
Probation Officers Marin County Juvenile
Probation Department
? High Interest Academic Instruction ?
Project-based learning ? Individual and
small group tutoring during and after school
? Saturday School
? Health Services ? School Nurse ?
Wellness initiative ? Public Health van
visits
? Mental Health Services ? Full time
Community Mental Health clinician on site ?
Two part-time Community Mental Health interns on
site ? Boys group weekly ? Girls
group weekly
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A Vision For Court and Community School
2006-2007 WHAT IS
? Special Education Services ? Special Day
Class on site ? Resource Specialist on site
? Vocational Education ? Regional
Occupational Programs on site daily ?
Regional Occupational Programs off site as
appropriate ? Full time School to Career
liaison with on site College and Career Center
? Enrichment ? After School Program and
Saturday School Music, dance, crafts,
cultural events, field trips, community service
activities ? Visual Arts classes
weekly ? Performing Arts classes
? Substance Abuse Intervention ? Half-time
drug and alcohol counselor for County Community
School ? Daily Harm Reduction classes for
County Community School ? Daily
recovery-based groups for Phoenix Academy ?
Weekly individual therapy for Phoenix Academy
? Weekly multi-family group for Phoenix Academy
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A Vision For Court and Community School
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
? Partnerships
Marin CountyJuvenile Probation
Marin County Sheriffs Department
Community MentalHealth
Public Health
Marin CommunityFoundation
Marin GeneralHospital
Marin CountyCommunity-BasedOrganizations
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A Vision For Court and Community School
PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN OUR FAMILY
? Special Education Services
? Health Services
? Regional Occupational Programs
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A Vision For Court and Community School
PARTNERSHIPS REACHING BEYOND THEMARIN COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION
? Robert T. Doyle, Marin County Sheriff
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A Vision For Court and Community School
PARTNERSHIPS REACHING BEYOND THEMARIN COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION
? Joseph Spaeth, Marin County Public Defender
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A Vision For Court and Community School
PARTNERSHIPS REACHING BEYOND THEMARIN COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION
? William Burke, Chief Probation Officer, Marin
County Probation
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A Vision For Court and Community School
PARTNERSHIPS REACHING BEYOND THEMARIN COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION
? Community Mental Health
? Public Health
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A Vision For Court and Community School
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
? Marin General Hospital
A million thanks to the Marin General Hospital
Foundation For your generous support of the
Phoenix Academy Charter School Program from the
bottom of our hearts! With Gratitude, From
Phoenix Academy Students, Staff, and Families
? Marin Community Foundation
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A Vision For Court and Community School
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
? Community-Based Agencies
Huckleberry Youth Advocates
Bay Area Community Resources
Canal Community Alliance
Marin YMCA
Marin CountySchool Volunteers
Full Circle Programs
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A Vision For Court and Community School
RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND FUNDING
? ADA Revenue
? Grants ? AB 1913 ? Childrens
System of Care ? Community Service Grant
? Marin Community Foundation
School-Linked Services ? Marin County
School to Career ? Marin General Hospital

? Federal and State Categorical Funding
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A Vision For Court and Community School
BUILDING THE FUTURE ONE STUDENT AT A TIME