The Outdoor Science School is a residential program offered to fifth and sixth grade students. The week-long school program provides an educational opportunity that is academically oriented and designed to enrich and reinforce the learning that takes place in the classroom. The forest setting provides an outdorr laboratory where students learn through first-hand observation and experience. The students develop a greater awareness fo and appreciation for the environment. Over 5,000 teens and adults are enrolled at 17 sites throughout the county, including numerous local businesses.
Courses build on high school programs and lead to advanced training or employment.
SARB promotes the cooperation and coordination of school and community agencies to meet the needs of students with severe attendance and behavioral problems in an effort to divert these students from the juvenile justice system. SARB is comprised of representatives from participating school districts, law enforcement, juvenile probation, Youth Services, Children's Mental Health, Child Protective Services and the District Attorney's Office. Teen Peer Court is a program run by teens for teens. Teenage offenders between the ages of 13 and 17 who have committed a misdemeanor crime have the opportunity to have their cases heard by a jury of their peers. Students are refferred for assessment and services from birth through 21 years of age.