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National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk

The National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk (NDTAC)

National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk

NDTAC State Resource Page

  

California

TITLE I DIRECTOR
Christine Swenson
(916) 319-0582
cswenson@cde.ca.gov

ND COORDINATOR
Jeff Breshears
(916) 319-0946
JBreshears@cde.ca.gov

NDTAC LIAISON

Nick Read
202-403-5354
nread@air.org

Have a question or technical assistance request? Call or e-mail me.

ARTICLES and PRESENTATIONS

A Look at Legislation: Common Pre-Post Assessments

Curricula for Youth in Detention

Innovative Models in California

State Plans for Title I, Part D: State Plan Outline and Examples

Robert Bakke, California Department of Education, and Joy Lewis, WestEd, discuss evaluating and implementing academic assessments in alternative educational settings in California.
Academic Assessments: How do N or D Programs Evaluate and Implement the Options?

Ted Price and Kelly Weaver, Orange County Department of Education, look at how the Alternative, Community, and Correctional Education Schools and Services (ACCESS) transition program functions in Orange County.
Alternative Education and the ACCESS Program in Orange County

Kelly Weaver, Orange County Department of Education, introduces the Alternative, Community, and Correctional Education Schools and Services (ACCESS) transition program and discusses how it has worked in Orange County, California.
ACCESS: A Great Place to Begin Again

Patricia Rich, Los Angeles County Office of Education, discusses the neglected and delinquent program in LACOE and the role of the transition unit.
Los Angeles' Title I Neglected and Delinquent Program

Frank Plaistowe, Los Angeles County Office of Education, disscusses the Los Angeles County Education Programs System and its impact on transition for N or D youth in Los Angeles County.
Tracking Transition Services

Larry Springer and Frank Plaistowe, Los Angeles County Office of Education, present an introduction to the educational and transition programming for students in the LA County Juvenile Court and Community Schools, including an outline of LACOE’s impressive student data management system.
"Accelerating My Future": Preparing To Exceed at School and at Life

Zelma Cooper, Los Angeles Unified School District, provides an overview of LA USD's N or D program, identifying the biggest barriers to education and transition.
Los Angeles' Neglected or Delinquent Children's Program: Academic Preparation and Readiness for Independence

Robert Michels, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, discuses the Center's comprehensive character-based literacy curriculum, which integrates ethics and language arts skills.
Character Based Literacy Program

Have a program to highlight? Email your NDTAC Liaison and it could be featured in future a spotlight article or conference presentation.


ORGANIZATIONS and LINKS

California Department of Education

California Division of Juvenile Justice

California Department of Social Services' Children and Family Services Division

Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM)

State Juvenile Justice Profile from the National Clearinghouse for Juvenile Justice

Should you be on this list? Please let us know if you represent an organization in California on issues related to the education of youth who are neglected or delinquent by sending an e-mail to ndtac@air.org.

 



The content of this Web site does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The programs/models featured on this site have not been evaluated by NDTAC. The site is meant to serve as a tool and to provide examples of work being done in the field. This Web site was created and is maintained by American Institutes for Research (AIR) through funding from the U.S. Department of Education, contract no. ED-04-CO-0025/0006.
For more information, send an e-mail to NDTAC@air.org.