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Educational opportunities in Close to Home programs
3:55:52
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Council Member Stevens and Commissioner Dannhauser discuss the educational opportunities available to youth in Close to Home programs, addressing concerns about IEP implementation and academic support.
- Youth in non-secure placement attend either Belmont or Bronx Hope schools, run by the NYC Department of Education.
- IEPs are prioritized, and reassessments are available.
- For limited secure placement, schools are on-site at facilities like Children's Village and Rising Ground.
- ACS is considering ways to provide additional academic support, especially for older youth who have graduated.
Althea V. Stevens
3:55:52
Has ACS considered expanding educational instructions to close home locations and can you give details because one of the things that when talking with providers has been a huge concern just around especially when they're going to the facility, mean going to the schools to get the education, they're not getting their IEP, they're hearing that some of their IEPs are not being met.
3:56:16
I'm sure, oh she left Joseph, some of their IEP's are not being met or they're being put on a computer and so could we talk a little bit about some of the educational opportunities that we're offering locations?
Jess Dannhauser
3:56:29
So young people who are in non secure placement in Close To Home go to either Belmont or Bronx Hope, which is run by the Department of Education, New York City Public Schools, and they get a full set of services, their IEPs are absolutely prioritized, they can get reassessed there.
3:56:50
We have heard from providers as well that they'd like additional academic supports.
3:56:55
We have older young people and close to home than we did, so every young person has graduated, and so we are looking into ways that we can support that.
3:57:02
We have added fair futures to Close to Home, and so that they can be supportive of academic and career pursuits as well.
3:57:09
For young people who are in limited secure placement, the school is on-site.
3:57:15
And so limited secure placement includes the Children's Village, they have a school on-site, as well as Rising Ground.