OKLAHOMA YOUTH ACADEMY CHARTER

SCHOOL (OYACS)

MELISSA WHITE, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION; SUPERINTENDENT

LETICIA SANCHEZ, PRINCIPAL

OYACS

• Established in 2015.

• First Charter school sponsored by Oklahoma State

Department of Education.

• Operated by the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA).

• Provides education to juveniles in a secure environment.

• The governing body of OYACS is composed of members of

the OJA Board.

GOVERNING BODY OF OYACS

• Tony Caldwell - Chairman, former member

of House of Representatives, chief executive

officer of Oklahoma Agents Alliance

• Karen Youngblood -Vice Chair, chief learning

officer at Oklahoma Agents Alliance

• Janet A. Foss, retired special district judge

• Dr. Stephen Grissom, psychologist/ professor

• Dr. Amy Emerson, Tulsa Educare

• Sean Burrage, president of Southeastern

Oklahoma State University

• Mautra Jones, vice president at Langston

University

• Timothy Tardibono, executive director of

Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory

Council

• Jenna Worthen, chief executive officer of

James Martin Company

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OJA-STEVEN BUCK

Served as executive director of OJA since

February 2016.

Appointed in February 2019 by Governor

Kevin Stitt as the secretary of human services

and early childhood initiatives.

34 agencies including DHS and OJA

MISSION STATEMENT

• Our mission is to provide an individualized

education which encompasses academic, social,

emotional and employment skills for highly

challenged youth in a nontraditional setting.

This will be accomplished by encouraging self-

worth and determination in a supportive

atmosphere with dedicated teachers and staff

that will assist youth toward realizing their true

potential.

FINANCES

• Financial Audit- Wilson, Dotson and Associates

• Report April 17, 2019

• 0 findings

• Report located in Board packet

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA JUVENILE CENTER(COJC)

• Principal: ½

• Special Education Director: ½

• Teachers: 12

• Aides: 4

• Admin. Assistant: 1

• Students: 36

• Entrepreneurial Class

• New Generation Campus

SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA JUVENILE CENTER(SWOJC)

• Principal: ½

• Special Education Director: ½

• Teachers: 9

• Aide: 1

• Admin. Assistant: 1

• Students: 51

• Automotive Class

AVERAGE

COMPOSITE – 15

ENGLISH – 14

MATH – 15

READING – 15

SCIENCE - 16

2018-19 ACT SCORE

RESULTS

5 TOP COMPOSITE SCORES

24

23

21

20

20

2017-18 2018 2018-19

NATIONAL

AVERAGE

OKLAHOMA

AVERAGE

OYACS

AVERAGE

English 20.2 18.8 13.9

Math 20.5 18.8 14.5

Reading 21.3 20.1 15.2

Science 20.7 19.4 15.6

Composite 20.8 19.3 15.0

SPRING TESTING: READINGSITE COMPARISON

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

0 - 3rd

4th - 6th

7th - 8th

9th - 12th

0 - 3rd 4th - 6th 7th - 8th 9th - 12th

SWOJC 2% 25% 32% 41%

COJC 14% 27% 15% 44%

SPRING TESTING: MATHSITE COMPARISON

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

0 - 3rd

4th - 6th

7th - 8th

9th - 12th

0 - 3rd 4th - 6th 7th - 8th 9th - 12th

SWOJC 7% 67% 7% 19%

COJC 14% 68% 10% 8%

SPECIAL EDUCATION STATISTICS

25/49 – 51% SWOJC

15/40 – 38% COJC

DROPOUTS

COJC – 19

SWOJC - 9

ENROLLMENT

COJC – 103

SWOJC - 86

Credits Earned

2018-19

840.50

GRADUATES

• 12 Diplomas

• 20 GEDs

OYACS

2015 – PRESENT

• 85 Diplomas

• 80 GEDs

INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER AND ACADEMIC PLANS (ICAP)

• ICAP Supervisor

• 4 ICAP Advisors

• Student Driven

• SMART goals

• Community Partnerships

• Working alongside DRS/VocRehab/Juvenile Justice

Specialist/Schools/Colleges/CareerTech

• Modify academic & career goals

• Modify personal goals

• Resume Writing

• PFL Concept

• FAFSA; Scholarship

• Interviews;

• Postsecondary options

• Career pathway

• Career Preparation

• Work Experience

• Goals

• Strengths/Needs

• Skills

• Academic

Awareness Who Am I?

Exploration Where Do I Want To Go?

Action What is my

SMART action?

Preparation How Do I Get There?

Four Stages for a Successful ICAP

LOOKING FORWARD

• 2019-20 School Calendar

• 220 Days

• COJC

• First day of school July 16, 2019

• Last day of school June 23, 2020.

• SWOJC

• First day of school July 17, 2019.

• Last day of school June 23, 2020.

DRIVER’S EDUCATION

• Driver’s Education Course

• Driving Simulators

• Partnership with DPS

• “Mom, I forget where I

am at when I am at

school.”

• “I have never had

teachers care about me

like the teachers care

about me here.”

• “Graduation was never

something I considered as

an option for myself, look

at me now!”

QUESTIONS???

Melissa White, M. EdDirector of Education

Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs

3812 N. Santa Fe, Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73118

Office 405-530-2882

Cell 405-760-4243

Melissa.White@oja.ok.gov