General program services include individual and group counseling, self-help programs, volunteers, special events, recreation, health services, religious instruction, and specialized substance abuse programs. Residents attend school year-round.
Classes are small and personalized education plans and instruction are provided.
In addition to standard, remedial and special education, the school also offers vocational and life skills education. The Jackson Building Program has a 28-bed capacity for the care and treatment of serious and chronic juvenile male offenders. This program is highly structured and emphasizes personal responsibility for behavior. The Reed Building Program has a 32-bed capacity for chronic juvenile male offenders who have also experienced substance abuse problems. In addition to counseling and abuse prevention education, the Reed Building program also stresses the value of physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle in combating the problem of substance abuse.