To support programs serving children and youths residing in facilities for neglected or delinquent youth, as well as those who have been identified as at risk of dropping out. Such programs are intended to:
a) improve educational services for these children so they have the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content and achievement standards;
b) provide those children with services to successfully transition from institutionalization to further schooling or employment; and
c) prevent youth who are at-risk from dropping out of school, and to provide dropouts and children and youth returning from correctional facilities with a support system to ensure their continued education.
In Oklahoma, every school district is required to report two distinct October caseload counts of children or youth for whom the LEA provides an education and reside in eligible local institutions. (If a district has no institutions, a report of a zero caseload will be reported.)
Counts are conducted beginning on October 1 and ending October 30, every year. For this reason, this data collection is often called "The October Count." The children and youth counted must be aged 5 through 17 and live in an eligible institution for at least one night in October. Institutions keep a daily record of the number of overnight residents. The count for the day with the greatest number of overnight residents - the high-water mark - for the month of October is reported.
Each correctional facility entering into an agreement with a LEA to provide services to children and youth under Title I, Part A, Subpart 2 shall:
Oklahoma ESSA Consolidated State Plan
General overview of legislation, guidance and policy:
Neglected and Delinquent State Agency and Local Educational Agency Program
Family and community engagement (prevention, entry and residence, exit and reentry, advocacy):
https://www.air.org/resource/essa-family-and-community-engagement
Safe and supportive learning environments (behavior management, dropout and delinquency prevention, safety, discipline, student support):
https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/scirp/about
Transition:
https://www.air.org/resource/education-connection-helping-ex-offenders-return-their-communities
Mentoring At-Risk High School Students:
https://www.air.org/resource/mentoring-risk-high-school-students-findings-study-check-connect
https://www.air.org/resource/effective-strategies-mentoring-african-american-boys
https://www.air.org/resource/how-research-can-offer-solutions-school-prison-pipeline