Palm Beach County Jail
Student Eligibility Criteria
Students in DJJ/Youth Service Programs are:
- Students who have been court-adjudicated to a detention, commitment, rehabilitation, or day treatment. Commitment means any facility where the courts have adjudicated youth or have recommended placement.
- In varying levels of commitment, and are awaiting trial or sentencing, or who are deemed neglected, dependent, or delinquent.
The Palm Beach County Jail is not a DJJ program however, the educational model follows one similar to that of a DJJ facility.
Evaluation Process
All students in DJJ commitment, day treatment, or early delinquency intervention programs, who have not graduated from school, shall be assessed within ten (10) school days of the student’s commitment. The entry assessments shall include academic measures that provide proficiency levels in:
a. Reading
b. Math
c. Writing
Student Outcome Objectives
- Improve academic performance
- Advance to next grade
- Accrue credits with program completion resulting in a high school diploma
- Improve socialization skill
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Homepage:
School Improvement Plan
http://www.flbsi.org/0809_sip_template/(X(1)S(2w52v3yrp5zvcg4505arnf45))/Public/print.aspx?uid=503002



