Overview

The goal of the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) is to reduce delinquency, increase offender accountability and rehabilitate offenders through a comprehensive, coordinated community-based juvenile probation system. JJAEPs are authorized by chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code which states that only a disciplinary alternative education program operated under the authority of a juvenile board of a county is considered a juvenile justice alternative education program. The JJAEPs assist students in performing at grade level as a result of academic interventions provided by the JJAEP in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and self-discipline. Some JJAEP programs are able to provide some electives. Students are assigned to a JJAEP program as a result of violating Texas Education Code Chapter 37 listed offenses which include: 1) mandatory expulsion from their home school campus for serious infractions of the Student Code of Conduct, 2) discretionary expulsions for serious infractions that occur off-campus as well as other infractions of the Student Code of Conduct, or 3) are court ordered due to Title V offenses or probation conditions.

Number of Programs: 31 of which 26 counties are mandatory and 5 are Discretionary Mandatory Counties: Bell, Bexar, Brazoria, Brazos, Cameron, Collin, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Ellis, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Hidalgo, Jefferson, Johnson, Lubbock, McLennan, Montgomery, Nueces, Tarrant, Taylor, Travis, Webb, Wichita, Williamson Discretionary Counties: Atascosa, Hale, Hardin, Hill, Karnes-Wilson Oversight All JJAEPs are monitored on-site at least once every biennium. Desk audits for attendance are ongoing to maintain data integrity for funding and reporting purposes.

Contacts

Education Specialists

For information pertaining to the following counties please contact:

Alawan Thomas
(512) 490-7980
(737) 218-0847
 

Atascosa

Bexar

Bell

Brazoria

Brazos

Cameron

Fort Bend

Galveston

Hardin

Harris

Hidalgo

Jefferson

Karnes/Wilson

Montgomery

Nueces

Travis

Webb

Williamson

For information pertaining to these counties please contact:

James Bateman
512-416-8929

Collin

Dallas

Denton

Ellis

El Paso

Hale

Hill

Johnson

Lubbock

McLennan

Tarrant

Taylor

Wichita