SAD 31 Home District CalendarDistrict Enfield Station School Hichborn Middle School More Reintegration of Students from Juvenile Correctional Facilities CODE: JLDBG Maine law requires the establishment of a reintegration team to assist a student entering a public school from a juvenile correctional facility. The School Board recognizes the need for advance planning and appropriate confidentiality in these circumstances. The Superintendent shall be responsible for determining whether a student will be accepted or denied access to school based on compliance with the juvenile’s rehabilitation plan as it affects reintegration. Building principals will fully communicate a student plan to reintegrate to the superintendent. Access may be denied until the Superintendent is satisfied that conditions have been met. The school unit will comply with reintegration standards established by the Maine Department of Education. The Principal will be responsible for overseeing the transition of students from juvenile correctional facilities based on the following guidelines. A. Within ten days of receiving information from the Department of Corrections concerning the release of the juvenile offender, the Principal shall establish and convene a meeting of a reintegration team to review information received from the Department of Corrections, evaluate the student’s individual educational needs, and determine what additional information may be relevant. B. The reintegration team shall include at a minimum the principal of the school to which the student will be admitted, at least one classroom teacher to which the student will be assigned or who is involved in the school’s student assistance team, the student’s parent/guardian/custodian, and a guidance counselor. The student’s juvenile correctional officer or other representative from the Department of Corrections may be invited to attend. C. The reintegration team will determine, on the basis of need, which school employees should be given (or receive information or have access to) information that would otherwise be considered confidential. The nature and extent of information provided should be limited to that needed to implement the student’s reintegration plan and ensure the health and safety of the student, the safety of the school’s students and staff, and the integrity of school property. D. The Principal will be responsible for ensuring that all members of the team understand the student’s FERPA rights. E. Before the student enters school, at least one additional meeting of the reintegration team may be needed to involve the student. This meeting should include the student as well as the members of the reintegration team. The reintegration plan will address the student’s educational program, participation in activities (including co-curricular and extracurricular activities), and access to school facilities (including transportation). F. Placement in grade, class, and/or school programs will be based on the student’s abilities and academic achievement demonstrated in prior educational settings, including the student’s stay at the juvenile correctional facility. The principal will be responsible for evaluating the student’s transcript and portfolio from the juvenile correctional facility to assess progress toward meeting the content standards of the Learning Results. The principal may require the student to participate in additional tests or other demonstrations of skill or knowledge, consistent with the local assessment system, for the purpose of determining appropriate placement demonstrations of skill or knowledge, consistent with the local assessment system, for the purpose of determining appropriate placement. G. The Principal will be responsible for developing and implementing a process for monitoring and reporting a student’s progress and compliance with the reintegration plan and for modifying the plan as needed. H. A student who violates District policy or school rules will be subject to the disciplinary consequences described in policy, administrative procedures, and/or the student handbook/student code of conduct. I. The Principal shall make any reports that may be required by the Department of Education concerning numbers of students entering the local school unit from juvenile correctional facilities. Legal Reference: 20-A M.R.S.A. §§ 254(12), 1055(12), 2902(10), 4502(5)(O), 6001-B(1), 6001-B(2), 6001-B(3-A) 15 M.R.S.A. § 3009 NOTE: 15 M.R.S.A. § 3308(7)(E) provides that when a juvenile has been charged with or adjudicated of a juvenile offense that involves the use or threatened use of physical force against a person, the District’s attorney in the district where the charges were brought will provide certain information to the Superintendent of the juvenile’s school district. This information is limited to: 1. The name of the juvenile; 2. The nature of the alleged offense or offense; 3. The date of the alleged offense or offense; 4. The date of the petition (date charged); 5. The date of the adjudication, if applicable; and 6. The location of the court where the case was brought, if applicable. By law, this information is not to become part of the student’s educational record. This information is to be regarded as confidential except as provided in 20-A M.R.S.A. § 1055(11). This Superintendent/Designee (Principal) will convene a notification team within ten days of receiving notice of an alleged or adjudicated juvenile offense. This team must include the administrator of the school building where the student attends, at least one classroom teacher to whom the student is assigned, a guidance counselor, and the student’s parent/guardian. The notification team is to determine on the basis of need which school employees are entitled to receive this information. Because this is a different issue from the reintegration of students who have been assigned to a juvenile correctional facility because they have been adjudicated as having committed one or more juvenile criminal offenses, we have chosen not to include language concerning notification teams in this policy. As the composition of a specific notification or reintegration team depends upon the individual students (one student will have different teachers than another, for example) and because teams are convened only as needed, the teams are not static. First Reading: 12/19/2018 Second Reading: 01/16/2019 Copyright 2013 SAD#31. All rights reserved. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. LEARN MOREGOT IT