Pathways Academy
The Pathways Academy, formerly known as the Female Treatment Program, is an intensive eight month program for female Wards of the Juvenile Court. It is designed to provide a continuum of highly structured components in the areas of socially accepted and accountable behavior, therapeutic intervention, education, life skills training and family involvement. Each Ward will be assisted in developing ethics, responsible behavior, self esteem, discipline, accountability and leadership.
The first segment of the program begins with an in-custody phase, either in a 12 or 18 week program, which is determined by a review board consisting of the Program Supervisor, Aftercare Probation Officer, a representative from Mental Health and a Pathways Academy staff.
The Wards also receive a regimen of educational services provided by the Superintendent of Schools. All students are tested and assessed by fully credentialed teachers upon entry into the school program to establish an approximate reading and math level of performance. The students are also afforded the opportunity to earn high school credits in a program that offers 300 minutes of education per day and operates year round.
The last segment of the program includes follow up by Mental Health and the Probation Department. The Wards are supervised by the Departments Aftercare Unit to ensure each Ward abides by the orders of the Court and to provide assistance in their continuing rehabilitation. Mental Health services are also available to the Wards as needed. This program strives to help Wards establish positive goals in an attempt to improve their chance of success in the community after their release from custody.
