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Volusia board hears how Wings for Success supports students in detention and residential programs
Summary
Volusia County Schools staff and Wings for Success leaders described education, mental-health and transition services for students in juvenile detention and residential treatment, outlined fundraising limits at secure facilities and asked the board to help coordinate recurring community support.
Colleen Carvin, coordinator for student services for Volusia County Schools'alternative residential education, told the school board the district's program provides year-round education and social-emotional supports to students placed in residential settings and detention.
Carvin described four distinct program sites, including the Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center (managed by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice) serving students roughly ages 9'22, and SMA Health Care programs (RAP and Beach House) that offer longer-term substance-abuse treatment and short-term respite. She said students may begin earning credit on day one and that the district uses Edgenuity, Renaissance STAR and Xello to assess and place students.
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