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Education
Department |
1.
Special Education |
(The
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) in its "best practice"
transition is not a single event, but an on-going process. The needed transition
services for inmates must appear in their Individualized Education Plan
(IEP) beginning no later than age 16 and updated annually thereafter. Services
provided until age 21 years |
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2.
Basic Literacy Skills |
Provided
to inmates functioning up to the 6th grade level. This is in many cases
a one on one or one to five student teacher ratio. Lessons are designed
from phonics to computer-aided programs. |
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3.
GED I & II |
Designed
for the male students who enrolled in classes from the 8th to 12th grade
levels. |
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4.
GED III |
Due
to lower population contain all levels of female inmates but the overall
pace is designed to move slower. |
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Career Education I & II |
Designed
for inmates who completed high school and those who either have or will
take college courses. The curriculum includes topics such as follows: resume
writing, personal budgeting, job-hunting techniques, how to keep a job. |
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Computer 1 |
This
class is offered through the summer. The curriculum includes the following:
keyboarding, Word, Excel and learning computer parts and peripherals and
their uses. |
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Law Library
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Inmates
have software available to research cases in Virginia Law using Case Finder
software. This program is loaded on two Pentium 4 computers in the library.
Inmates needing this service are allowed adequate time to research law cases on file.
This is available Thursdays and Fridays of each week. |
