Mr. Jim Shearer

PHONE: (806) 219-2700

Mr. Shearer provides transition services to help individual LCJJC youth decrease risk factors and increase protective factors to be successful in their community

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Mrs. Sheila Patterson-Harris

EMAIL: spharris2303@gmail.com

PHONE: (806) 474-9918

Shelia began working as a Transitional Specialist for Lubbock ISD at the Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center(LCJJC) campus in the calendar year 2016-17. As a Transitional Specialist, Shelia works directly with team members, students leaving LCJJC, parents, administrators, and any special programming to assist with a smooth transition for entry or reentry to the student's community school. This may include reviewing course requirements and scheduling to meet the student's needs. The transition process includes contact up to 90 days, to ensure that the student is settled and progressing academically.

TRANSITION SERVICES

To help these youth avoid or transition out of the juvenile justice system

Promote cross-system collaboration

Effective reintegration of youth from juvenile corrections to the community, school, and/or workforce requires highly individualized education, treatment, and transition planning from the moment the youth is committed

Practices on reducing recidivism and increasing engagement in school, work, or both, of detained youth 30, 60 90 days post-release

To effectively track students who move from the juvenile detention facility environments to other educational environments;

To ensure the continuity of instruction as students transition among educational environments;

Program administrator conducts regular site visits to the facilities as well as to the schools where juveniles are reintegrated