“ “ Harnessing The Power of Harnessing The Power of Collaboration:” Collaboration:” Alliance for the Advancement Alliance for the Advancement of Education in Juvenile of Education in Juvenile Justice and Adult Corrections Justice and Adult Corrections Susan McKee Susan McKee President & CEO President & CEO Pace Learning Systems Pace Learning Systems Dorothy (Dottie) Wodraska Dorothy (Dottie) Wodraska Correctional Education Specialist/ Correctional Education Specialist/ Director of Federal Education Grant Director of Federal Education Grant Programs Programs Arizona Supreme Court Arizona Supreme Court
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““Harnessing The Power of Harnessing The Power of Collaboration:”Collaboration:”
Alliance for the Advancement of Alliance for the Advancement of Education in Juvenile Justice Education in Juvenile Justice
and Adult Correctionsand Adult Corrections Susan McKeeSusan McKee President & CEOPresident & CEO Pace Learning SystemsPace Learning Systems
Director of Federal Education Grant Director of Federal Education Grant ProgramsPrograms
Arizona Supreme CourtArizona Supreme Court
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
• Brief History: The Journey Thus Brief History: The Journey Thus FarFar
• Alliance DefinedAlliance Defined• Collaboration Is KeyCollaboration Is Key• Planning for SuccessPlanning for Success• Progress To DateProgress To Date• Keep The Momentum : Call To Keep The Momentum : Call To
ActionAction
What’s In It For Me (Us)?What’s In It For Me (Us)?• Gain knowledge about the effort to Gain knowledge about the effort to
advance education in juvenile advance education in juvenile justice and adult correctionsjustice and adult corrections
• Participate in the exciting journey Participate in the exciting journey to help build the alliance through to help build the alliance through shared expertise and experienceshared expertise and experience
• Enjoy the personal and Enjoy the personal and organizational rewards of organizational rewards of participating in building a unified participating in building a unified voice to strengthen and benefit voice to strengthen and benefit correctional educationcorrectional education
COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION
• Coming together is a beginning: Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; keeping together is progress; working together is success.working together is success.
Henry Ford, American IndustrialistHenry Ford, American Industrialist
• People acting together as a group People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.hope to bring about.Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. PresidentFranklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. President
The Journey Thus FarThe Journey Thus Far
2005: 2005: Florida State University Center for Florida State University Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research was Criminology and Public Policy Research was awarded funding by Congress through OJJDP to awarded funding by Congress through OJJDP to establish the Juvenile Justice No Child Left Behind establish the Juvenile Justice No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Collaboration Project. Funding was (NCLB) Collaboration Project. Funding was extended for this national effort to improve extended for this national effort to improve education for incarcerated youth in 2006 and 2007.education for incarcerated youth in 2006 and 2007.
October 2006: October 2006: Project staff participated in meetings Project staff participated in meetings with members of the Correctional Education with members of the Correctional Education Association, (CEA) Arizona Correctional Educators, Association, (CEA) Arizona Correctional Educators, Inc.(ACE), the National Partnership for Juvenile Inc.(ACE), the National Partnership for Juvenile Services and NDTAC to discuss collaborative Services and NDTAC to discuss collaborative strategies.strategies.
The Journey Thus FarThe Journey Thus FarOctober 2006 – 2008: October 2006 – 2008: A series of presentations were A series of presentations were
made at various conferences and venues as well as made at various conferences and venues as well as meetings to continue to explore collaborative strategies.meetings to continue to explore collaborative strategies.
April 2008: April 2008: A Correctional Education Strategic Planning A Correctional Education Strategic Planning Taskforce met in Tampa, Florida in conjunction with the Taskforce met in Tampa, Florida in conjunction with the 2008 National Conference on Juvenile Justice Education 2008 National Conference on Juvenile Justice Education and NCLB to develop a strategic plan for a national and NCLB to develop a strategic plan for a national alliance for juvenile justice and adult correctional alliance for juvenile justice and adult correctional education.education.
Fall 2008: Fall 2008: A press release is issued announcing the A press release is issued announcing the establishment of the National Data Clearinghouse at establishment of the National Data Clearinghouse at FSU and the development of the Alliance for Juvenile FSU and the development of the Alliance for Juvenile Justice and Adult Correctional Education led by FSU and Justice and Adult Correctional Education led by FSU and CEA. CEA.
ALLIANCE DEFINEDALLIANCE DEFINED
An alliance is defined as An alliance is defined as a union, relationship or a union, relationship or connection formed to connection formed to advance common advance common interests or causes.interests or causes.
American Heritage Dictionary, American Heritage Dictionary, College EditionCollege Edition
COLLABORATION IS COLLABORATION IS KEYKEY
• Why Collaborate?Why Collaborate?– Build a unified voice to strengthen Build a unified voice to strengthen
advocacy effortsadvocacy efforts– Eliminate fragmentation and Eliminate fragmentation and
duplicationduplication– Increase resources and leverage Increase resources and leverage
scarce resources wiselyscarce resources wisely– Improve effectiveness of educational Improve effectiveness of educational
programmingprogramming– Build capacity for juvenile justice and Build capacity for juvenile justice and
Mission:Mission:The Alliance for the Advancement The Alliance for the Advancement
of Education in Juvenile Justice of Education in Juvenile Justice and Adult Corrections will and Adult Corrections will provide leadership, direction and provide leadership, direction and research driven services to research driven services to advance proven and effective advance proven and effective education programming for education programming for incarcerated juveniles and adults incarcerated juveniles and adults across the nation.across the nation.
PLANNING FOR PLANNING FOR SUCCESSSUCCESS
3 Strategic Initiatives:3 Strategic Initiatives:
– To prepare juvenile justice and adult correctional To prepare juvenile justice and adult correctional students for successful reentry into society by students for successful reentry into society by equipping them with academic, career/technical equipping them with academic, career/technical and personal/social skills.and personal/social skills.
– To support juvenile justice educators and adult To support juvenile justice educators and adult correctional educators by providing research correctional educators by providing research driven educational programs with opportunities driven educational programs with opportunities for leadership, networking, publication, for leadership, networking, publication, professional development and personal growth.professional development and personal growth.
– To increase citizen awareness and legislative To increase citizen awareness and legislative support for juvenile justice education and adult support for juvenile justice education and adult correctional education through research driven correctional education through research driven public relations and legislative advocacy.public relations and legislative advocacy.
PLANNING FOR PLANNING FOR SUCCESSSUCCESS
Five GoalsFive GoalsGoal 1:Goal 1: Build AlliancesBuild Alliances
and adult correctional education and adult correctional education agenciesagencies
– Outreach to invite agencies to join Outreach to invite agencies to join alliancealliance
– Develop a plan for collaboration to Develop a plan for collaboration to advance education for students in advance education for students in juvenile justice programs and adult juvenile justice programs and adult corrections.corrections.
PLANNING FOR PLANNING FOR SUCCESSSUCCESS
Goal 2: Collect, analyze, and report data on Goal 2: Collect, analyze, and report data on the relationship between juvenile justice the relationship between juvenile justice and adult correctional education and and adult correctional education and successful community reentry.successful community reentry.
Objectives:Objectives:– Develop data clearinghouse for juvenile Develop data clearinghouse for juvenile
justice and adult correctional educationjustice and adult correctional education– Facilitate access to the data clearinghouse Facilitate access to the data clearinghouse
for juvenile justice and adult correctional for juvenile justice and adult correctional education professionalseducation professionals
– Publish an annual report on the state of Publish an annual report on the state of juvenile justice and adult correctional juvenile justice and adult correctional educationeducation
PLANNING FOR PLANNING FOR SUCCESSSUCCESS
Goal 3:Goal 3: Codify juvenile justice and adult Codify juvenile justice and adult correctional education program standards correctional education program standards towards identifying a uniform modeltowards identifying a uniform model
Objectives:Objectives:– Identify, review and assess existing Identify, review and assess existing
standards for juvenile justice educationstandards for juvenile justice education– Identify, review and assess existing Identify, review and assess existing
standards for adult correctional educationstandards for adult correctional education– Determine the most effective evidence-Determine the most effective evidence-
based education program standards with based education program standards with continuous review and development continuous review and development protocolsprotocols
PLANNING FOR PLANNING FOR SUCCESSSUCCESS
Goal 4: Increase professional development Goal 4: Increase professional development opportunities for juvenile justice and adult opportunities for juvenile justice and adult correctional educatorscorrectional educators
Objectives:Objectives:– Offer specialized in-service training on Offer specialized in-service training on
selected topicsselected topics– Provide participation opportunities at national Provide participation opportunities at national
meetings for juvenile justice and adult meetings for juvenile justice and adult correctional educatorscorrectional educators
– Facilitate opportunities for publication by Facilitate opportunities for publication by juvenile justice and adult correctional juvenile justice and adult correctional educators educators
– Provide various electronic and print Provide various electronic and print mechanisms for networking and information mechanisms for networking and information exchangeexchange
– Promote and develop continuing education Promote and develop continuing education opportunitiesopportunities
PLANNING FOR PLANNING FOR SUCCESSSUCCESS
Goal 5: Promote citizen awareness and Goal 5: Promote citizen awareness and legislative support for juvenile justice and legislative support for juvenile justice and adult correctional educationadult correctional education
Objectives:Objectives:– Establish a baseline measure of the level of Establish a baseline measure of the level of
public and legislative awarenesspublic and legislative awareness– Develop a public and legislative awareness Develop a public and legislative awareness
plan based on baseline findingsplan based on baseline findings– Utilize the existing media network to Utilize the existing media network to
implement the planimplement the plan– Conduct an annual assessment of changes in Conduct an annual assessment of changes in
the level of public and legislative awarenessthe level of public and legislative awareness– Develop and implement a policy plan focused Develop and implement a policy plan focused
on advancing juvenile justice and adult on advancing juvenile justice and adult correctional edcorrectional ed
Progress To DateProgress To Date• Alliance partners collaborating to support each Alliance partners collaborating to support each
others efforts through presentations and information others efforts through presentations and information sharingsharing
• FSU established a National Data Clearinghouse for FSU established a National Data Clearinghouse for Juvenile Justice and Adult Correctional EducationJuvenile Justice and Adult Correctional Education
• National press release regarding Alliance and Data National press release regarding Alliance and Data Clearinghouse released in October 2008Clearinghouse released in October 2008
• Website links developed for Clearinghouse and Website links developed for Clearinghouse and AllianceAlliance
• Dr. Tom Blomberg invited to testify before a joint Dr. Tom Blomberg invited to testify before a joint hearing of the Healthy Families and Communities hearing of the Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee and the Crime Subcommittee in D.C. Subcommittee and the Crime Subcommittee in D.C. on March 12, 2009on March 12, 2009
• Ongoing meetings and conference calls facilitated by Ongoing meetings and conference calls facilitated by CEA for continuing development of the AllianceCEA for continuing development of the Alliance
KEEP THE MOMENTUM:KEEP THE MOMENTUM:CALL TO ACTIONCALL TO ACTION
• What are some next steps?What are some next steps?• What additional concerns and issues What additional concerns and issues
need to be addressed in the Alliance need to be addressed in the Alliance strategic plan?strategic plan?
• Are there other organization/agency Are there other organization/agency partners that you think need to be partners that you think need to be invited to participate in the Alliance?invited to participate in the Alliance?
• How can you help to develop the How can you help to develop the Alliance?Alliance?
• How can the Alliance support your work?How can the Alliance support your work?
THE POWER OF THE POWER OF COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION
• ““Never doubt that a small group of Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people thoughtful, committed people ((working together toward a common working together toward a common goalgoal) can change the world. Indeed, it ) can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”is the only thing that ever has.”
Susan P. McKee, Ph.D.Susan P. McKee, Ph.D.President and CEOPresident and CEOPace Learning SystemsPace Learning Systems3710 Resource Dr.3710 Resource Dr.Tuscaloosa, AL 35401Tuscaloosa, AL 35401Phone: (800) 826-7223Phone: (800) 826-7223Fax: (205) 758-3222Fax: (205) 758-3222Email: Email:
