These schools are based in community facilities and operate five days a week. Students are referred by their probation counselors and may be enrolled for a maximum of one year. Upon leaving, the students may re-enter their base schools, take the GED, work, or enroll in adult education. Shelter Home in Annandale are operated by Residential Youth Services to serve Department of Family Services students who have been placed there for up to 90 days while plans for future living arrangements are made. The school programs serve 8 residents in each site.
Contact is made with base schools to provide continuity of instruction.
An educational summary is forwarded to the receiving school. This program is designed to serve juveniles age 16-18 who are on parole or probation and who have not been successful in a group setting. Four teachers serve the population of at-risk students who are referred by parole and probation officers. Students are tutored in juvenile court offices throughout the county. Twenty to twenty-five hours of independent work is done by the students during the week.