Cohort 7 Model Demonstration Projects Reentry of Students With Disabilities From Juvenile Justice Facilities Into Education, Employment, and Community Programs In January 2013, OSEP funded the seventh cohort of model demonstration projects. Cohort 7 consists of three model demonstration projects that are developing, improving, and evaluating models to facilitate the successful reentry of youth with Features of the projects include: Integrated transition services Individualized aftercare including intensive educational interventions Interagency collaboration Professional development and ongoing coaching Monitoring youths’ progress |
disabilities from juvenile justice facilities into education, employment, and community programs. Specifically, the projects are designed to reduce recidivism and to support the successful transition (e.g., high school completion, postsecondary education, and employment) of youthful offenders with disabilities back into their communities. The projects began in 2013.Cohort 7 Grantees: Arizona State University, Project RISE University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, MAP Project |
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