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The toolkit is designed to help jurisdictions support juvenile justice reform initiatives by implementing information sharing initiatives. Three categories of information sharing are described: information sharing for purposes of individual case planning and decision-making, data collection and sharing for law, policy and program development, and data collection and sharing for program evaluation and performance measurement.

Locked Out: Improving Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth, Council of State Governments Justice Center

This report highlights key findings of a survey conducted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, in partnership with the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA), to understand the extent to which state juvenile justice facilities provide educational and vocational services, track and use student outcome data, and support youth in school reenrollment.

Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform and Georgetown University

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform wrote this paper to address and explore how some jurisdictions in the United States use cross-system work groups to bring child welfare, juvenile justice, and education agencies together to facilitate coordination. The paper discusses various initiatives to improve education outcomes for court-involved youth.

Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings (CEEAS)

CEEAS initiates and supports local and national projects to help schools in the community and in juvenile justice facilities implement transformational, student-focused practices, designed to improve student outcomes. The center’s various initiatives focus on engaging students, supporting teachers, and transforming systems. CEEAS’s purpose for these initiatives is to propagate ideas, share resources with educators, and identify and recognize outstanding work by youth and educators in juvenile justice facilities.

National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice (EDJJ)

The National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice (EDJJ) focuses on the development of effective, evidence-based work in several areas, including effective school-based delinquency prevention programs, education and special education in juvenile correction facilities, and transition supports for reentry.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

FERPA protects the release of personally identifiable information within a student’s education record. 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(4)(A). FERPA defines a student’s education record as records, files, documents, and other material maintained by a school or a person acting for the school and containing information directly related to a student. 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(4)(A).

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), passed in 2014, offers an array of employment services targeted at the nation’s most vulnerable workers, including youth with a history of juvenile justice system involvement. WIOA reauthorized the nationwide system of one-stop career centers, which offer opportunities to build workforce readiness capacity. Pub.L. No. 113-128. The Act requires a minimum of 75 percent of state and local youth funding be spent on services for out-of-school youth ages 16 to 24. WIOA, Pub.L. No. 113-128, Title I, § 129 (a)(4)(A).

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 § 504 (Section 504)

Section 504 provides that “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States…shall, solely by the reason of his or her disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…” 29 U.S.C. § 794.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B

It is estimated that as many as 80 percent of youth in the juvenile justice system are eligible for special education services under the IDEA. See National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for Children and Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent or At-Risk (NDTAC), Fact Sheet: Youth with Special Education Needs in Justice Settings (Dec.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The ADA was enacted in 1990 to prohibit discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for people with disabilities. 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 – 12213. The ADA applies to all programs, services, and activities of state and local governments, including those relating to the operation of educational systems and institutions. 35 C.F.R. § 35.190(b)(2). The ADA defines disability as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of [an] individual.” 42 U.S.C. § 12102(1)(A).