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Executive Summary
groundwork, the Agency will move forward
expeditiously to accomplish full
implementation of these recommendations.
Finally, the context of the report's findings
deserves mention. We should be mindful of
the extraordinary, and often competing,
demands on our public schools today. Even
more, it should be remembered that students,
parents, teachers and administrators in
Texas are rising to these challenges. Texas
schools are showing unprecedented and
broad-based gains in student achievement.
Students who are not engaged in the learning
process are far more likely to disrupt that
process for other students. There is every
reason to believe that the progress we are
witnessing will, as a collateral benefit, prove
the best insurance for safe and harmonious
schools.
Juvenile Probation Commission's
Summary Response
The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
(TJPC) agrees with the recommendations in
the "Report on the Safe schools program ".
TJPC appreciates the recommendations
made by the auditor's office in this report
and is committed to assisting school districts
and local juvenile authorities in developing
safe schools and implementing solid
programs. Juvenile Justice Alternative
Education Programs (JJAEPs) have been
evolutionary programs. Local communities
have made great strides in working together
to implement safe schools legislation. TJPC
has accomplished a great deal in the short
time since the inception ofJJAEPs:
" training and technical assistance to
counties and school districts to create
and implement programs;
" developed minimum program and
accountability standards;
" collection of program data; andA REPORT ON
SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAMS- implemented process of distributing
funds for the reimbursement ofjuvenile
boards for the cost of educating JJAEP
students required to be expelled from
schools.
During their short existence, JJAEPs have
shown an increase in student performance in
the areas of reading and math. Overall,
TJPC believes JJAEPs serve an important
role in assuring that students who in the past
were expelled with no educational services
now receive an education. The programs
also address inappropriate student behavior
and help assure the safety of Texas schools.
TJPC believes to further the success of the
Safe Schools Act and JJAEPs that
collaboration be broadened between juvenile
boards, school districts, law enforcement,
mental health authorities, and other
providers of services to children to assure all
aspects of student needs are adequately
addressed. TJPC will continue to provide
support to JJAEPs and local communities on
the implementation and development of
JJAEPs and safe schools.
Summary of Objective, Scope,
and Methodology
The State Auditor's Office simultaneously
conducted reviews of two education
programs for students with discipline
problems: JJAEPs and DAEPs. Our audit
objective was to evaluate compliance with
the Safe Schools Act, including how students
are expelled or removed to alternative
education programs. We also identified
program requirements for DAEPs and
JJAEPs and analyzed student participation
data for these programs.AUGUST 1999
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