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School District Transition Process

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School District Transition Process

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Alachua County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Unique needs of the student, pupil program status, transition recommendations, parent student request and DJJ requirements
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Baker County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students are placed in an alternative school for a minimum of 45 days. They are mainstreamed back into their zoned middle or high school based on academic and behavior assessment.
Bay County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student’s past history, current academic records, school zones
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Bradford County
  • Factors considered for school placement: DJJ facility recommendation, student charges
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Brevard County
  • Factors considered for school placement: DJJ facility recommendations, IEP review, zone school policies (zone school makes the final decision)
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Broward County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Academic record review (i.e. IAPs, IEP test scores, diploma options), barriers to academic services
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Calhoun County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning to Calhoun County from a DJJ program are placed in an alternative school for a minimum of 45 days. Students at the school receive counseling prior to transitioning to their regular school.
Charlotte County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Suspension expulsion review team meets to determine placement
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Citrus County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student residency
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Clay County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Students time of entry into the school district, DJJ facility recommendation
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students who return at the beginning of the school year or the semester are placed in their zoned school. Students who return after the semester has started are placed in an alternative school.
Collier County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student needs
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Columbia County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student charges
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Desoto County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Academic records, student release date from facility
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Dixie County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are assigned to their zoned school and are provided school-based supports.
Duval County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Students return to their zoned school unless court order specifies a different placement
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Escambia County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Review of educational records, committing offense, educational needs, DJJ recommendation
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Flagler County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are placed in their zoned school.
Franklin County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are placed in the alternative school.
Gadsden County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Prior school placement
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Gilchrist County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Education Records Review
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Glades County
  • Factors considered for school placement: DJJ charges, DJJ recommendation, school records
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Gulf County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are placed in their zoned school and assigned to a second-chance class.
Hamilton County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Judicial order, school board policies
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Hardee County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Academic records review, DJJ recommendation for school placement
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Hendry County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Due process hearing
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Hernando County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student charges, academic and behavior history
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Highlands County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Academic records, previous school district enrollment
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Hillsborough County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning to from a DJJ program are placed in their zoned (neighborhood) school.
Holmes County
  • Factors considered for school placement: DJJ program recommendation, student and parent input
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Indian River County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Suspension Expulsion Review Team (SERT) recommendations
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are placed in their zoned school on a behavior contract.
Jackson County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning to Jackson County from a DJJ program are placed in their zoned school.
Jefferson County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student charges (misdemeanors, felonies), Educational Record Review
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Lafayette County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are placed in their zoned school (in an alternative classroom setting).
Lake County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are placed in an alternative school for at least one full semester plus the remaining time until the next semester begins.
Lee County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Students records, DJJ educational exit plan
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Leon County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Age and academic progress, student charges, ESE status, victimization
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Levy County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student charges
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Liberty County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program attend an alternative school (Horizons).
Madison County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Academic Records Review, DJJ recommendations
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Manatee County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Juvenile justice involvement, student charges
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Marion County
  • Factors considered for school placement: IEP review, court orders, prior school history and placement
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Martin County
  • Factors considered for school placement: IEP team review for ESE students
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Non-ESE students returning from a DJJ program are placed in their zoned school.
Miami-Dade County
  • Factors considered for school placement: School records, age of student, prior behavior ESE issues, delinquent history, victim attending the same schools, DJJ recommendations
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Monroe County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Academic history, date of re-entry into school district
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Nassau County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Academic records, DJJ educational exit transition plan
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Okaloosa County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are placed in an alternative school for the remainder of the semester.
Okeechobee County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Review of education records, prior school history, educational exit plan, DJJ facility recommendations
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Orange County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student school records, academic needs, DJJ program recommendation, school placement availability
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Osceola County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are placed in an alternative school (New Beginnings, Cornerstone, or Crossroads) for one semester.
Palm Beach County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Review of education and treatment records from the facility
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Pasco County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student records and exit transition plan from the facility
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Pinellas County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Prior school placement, current educational status, school records
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Polk County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student records, exit transition plans
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Putnam County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Students pending charges, expulsion, victim attending same school
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Santa Rosa County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student records, career interest
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Sarasota County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Review of academic assessments, ESE status, past placement, and history, DJJ recommendations, student’s needs
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Seminole County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: All students are assigned to Eugene Gregory Academy for 30 days. After 30 days, students behavior is reviewed for appropriate placement in their home school.
St. Johns County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Meeting with the social worker, develop an academic plan, review education records and age of student
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
St. Lucie County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Length of stay in DJJ program, committing charges, overall academic and behavior performance, ESE services provided number of credits earned, age of youth, DJJ recommendations
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Sumter County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program attend an alternative school for a minimum of one semester, but usually for one year.
Suwannee County
  • Factors considered for school placement: DJJ facility recommendation, student progress in DJJ facility.
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Taylor County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Last school attended, student discipline history, age, number of credits, grade point average, and committing offense
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Union County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Student records, DJJ recommendations (including services needed)
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Volusia County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students return to their zoned school
Wakulla County
  • Factors considered for school placement: Transition committee to review academic records.
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None
Walton County
  • Factors considered for school placement: None
  • Specific criteria for school placement: Students returning from a DJJ program are placed in Walton Academy, which is a charter school serving adjudicated youth for a minimum of nine weeks.
Washington County
  • Factors considered for school placement: School district staffing, review of student’s records
  • Specific criteria for school placement: None