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Mission & Vision

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Mission & Vision

JJEEP's mission is to develop, implement, and maintain a research-driven system that informs policy, improves local educational program performance, and positively changes the lives of delinquent and at-risk youths.

This mission is achieved by accomplishing the following:

  • establishing quality assurance standards that define the educational services that are expected to be delivered to students assigned to these programs;
  • conducting annual quality assurance reviews of the educational programs in all of Florida's juvenile justice facilities;
  • making recommendations for program improvement;
  • initiating a Corrective Action Process when major problems are observed;
  • providing technical assistance to improve juvenile justice educational programs;
  • conducting research that identifies and validates the most promising juvenile justice educational practices;
  • providing annual recommendations to the Florida Department of Education and the legislature on policies aimed at improving educational practices in juvenile justice educational programs;
  • recognizing teaching excellence and the contributions of teachers by selecting an annual juvenile justice teacher of the year; and conducting statewide conferences for juvenile justice educators.

JJEEP's primary goal is to ensure that each juvenile justice educational program in the State of Florida provides services of such a high quality that all young people transitioning back to their local communities will be prepared to return to school, work, and home settings as successful and well-educated citizens.

The major objectives include ensuring that each juvenile justice educational program in the State of Florida accomplishes the following:

  • abides by all federal and state laws related to the educational process and the policies, rules, and regulations of the FLDOE;
  • provides the appropriate entry, on-site, and exit transition services for all students;
  • provides appropriate educational opportunities for students that include curriculum offerings, appropriate instructional delivery, classroom management, support services, and community support;
  • provides appropriate administrative activities that include smooth communication between all parties, employment of qualified personnel, opportunities for professional development, program evaluations, and reasonable funding and support; and
  • is provided by the school district with the necessary support and resources, which include maintaining an appropriate contract or cooperative agreement, providing local oversight and adequate support.

JJEEP serves youth in all juvenile justice educational programs in the State of Florida. There are more than 200 such programs, serving from 8 to 350 students at any given time. On an average day, there are approximately 10,000 youths in the Florida juvenile justice system, and more than 30,000 youths receive educational services each year.

The JJEEP offices are located in Tallahassee, but the juvenile justice programs that are reviewed by JJEEP are located all over the State of Florida, from Pensacola to Jacksonville and from the Georgia line to Key West, with a heavier concentration in the Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, and Jacksonville metropolitan areas. Programs are located in the middle of large cities, in the suburbs, in small towns, in rural communities, and in remote wilderness areas.