{"id":7529,"date":"2018-08-13T07:12:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T11:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/?p=7529"},"modified":"2018-09-24T10:37:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T14:37:40","slug":"court-ordered-blended-learning-in-indiana-juvenile-detention-delivers-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/court-ordered-blended-learning-in-indiana-juvenile-detention-delivers-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Court-Ordered Blended Learning in Illinois Juvenile Detention Delivers Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just six years ago, conditions within Illinois juvenile correctional facilities weren\u2019t good. Kids were often locked alone in cells as a matter of convenience or without warrant. Mentally ill residents were often mis-prescribed medication. Individuals for whom the state could not find housing were kept months past the end of their sentence. And perhaps most troubling of all, kids weren\u2019t getting an adequate education. In 2017, Illinois School District 428\u2014which provides detained youths\u2019 education\u2014handed out 73 high school diplomas. That\u2019s up from 65 in 2013, even though the juvenile detention population has dropped from 901 to 386 during the same period. What accounts for this 180\u00ba? The answer lies in a lawsuit, an investigation, and, partially, blended learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the beginning of this decade in School District 428, teachers often didn\u2019t see a class through from the fall to the spring. Curriculum was at times outdated, or inappropriate for the grade it was taught. The schedule was generally hectic. A group of investigators often found kids mowing the lawn during normal school hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

R.J. v. Jones Leads to Blended Learning in School District 428<\/h1>\n

So in 2012, the ACLU of Illinois sued the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) on behalf of all confined youths. Charges alleged \u201cunconstitutional conditions and services, including: inadequate education services; inadequate mental health services; and excessive use of solitary confinement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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St. Clair County, IL Juvenile Detention Center. Air Mobility Wings Public Affairs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

State and plaintiff lawyers reached a settlement, and in December of that year, District Judge Matthew Kennelly approved a consent decree. The resulting 2014 remedial plan mandated the end of arbitrary solitary confinement, access to proper mental health and increased safety. On the education front, School District 428 implemented a regular school calendar with a minimum number of hours per school day, provided adequate staffing levels, and followed a curriculum that will lead learners to earn a high school degree. And Part III Section 6 called specifically for \u201ca \u201cblended\u201d instructional model that provides both traditional classroom instruction and web-based instruction, individually tailored to students\u2019 needs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, detained youths have regular, extended access to computers through which they can take Pearson courses. They spend a minimum of five hours per school day studying either online or in class with peers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those court-ordered improvements have translated into more credits earned and more degrees received. As School District 428 Superintendent Sophia Jones-Redmond told The Hechinger Report, a lot of that has to do with the blended learning model. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe self-paced schedule has made a huge difference in the number of kids obtaining credits,\u201d Jones-Redmond said. \u201cOnce they start, they really want to keep going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A large body of data indicates that there\u2019s more on the line for detained minors than others. Lower levels of education for detainees typically correlates to increased recidivism rates. The reverse is also true: the higher the level of education received, the more likely individuals are to stay out of jail. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is such an exit ticket to a better life and a better future for these young women and young men,\u201d Jones-Redmond said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Questions of Efficacy Linger<\/h1>\n

But the transition is not yet complete. The IDJJ operates five sites in total, and instruction has not yet become uniform throughout the system. ACLU lawyer Lindsay Miller has been monitoring the IDJJ\u2019s progress. She said that the blended learning program can easily stray into a plug-and-play module.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt really ends up being computer-led \u2014 where the teachers are monitoring, they\u2019re not really instructing,\u201d Miller said. \u201cYouth are saying \u2018this isn\u2019t something I can teach myself, I need more direct instruction.\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Leone, a professor at the University of Maryland College of Education who has testified frequently in regard to proper conditions in schools, has more measured concern.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a group of kids for whom it can be very effective and efficient and it can give them an opportunity to catch up,\u201d Leone told the Hechinger Report. \u201cKids who struggle academically, who have not experienced a lot of success in school, many are kids eligible for special education services \u2014 for these kids, a strictly online program is not terribly effective.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just six years ago, conditions within Illinois juvenile correctional facilities weren\u2019t good. Kids were often locked alone in cells as a matter of convenience or without warrant. Mentally ill residents were often mis-prescribed medication. Individuals for whom the state could not find housing were kept months past the end of their sentence. And perhaps most troubling of all, kids weren\u2019t getting an adequate education. In 2017, Illinois School District 428\u2014which provides detained youths\u2019 education\u2014handed out 73 high school diplomas. That\u2019s up from 65 in 2013, even though the juvenile detention population has dropped from 901 to 386 during the same period. What accounts for this 180\u00ba? 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