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Overview of Professional Development Assignments

This website contains the resources needed to complete the assignments associated with the Juvenile Court Contact (JCC) professional development course in which you are enrolled. This site will give you access to detailed instructions, PowerPoint presentations, videos, fax cover sheets and certification sheets to document assignment completion.

There are five assignments related to dependent youth and five associated with delinquent youth (youthful offenders) at your school. They are as follows:

You are expected to complete both sets of assignments this year as part of your work as a JCC. Assistant principals and counselors serving as JCCs can accomplish most of these assignments as a team.

Assignment 1, a school-based professional development presentation, need not be done first. In fact, it is recommended that you move forward on the other assignments while you organize this presentation, which can be presented informally at a meeting as well as formally as a workshop.

All certification sheets should be signed by both the administrative and the counselor JCCs and are due by May 15, 2007.

Master Plan Point will then be processed for those requesting them and will be reflected in employees’ records by June 30. Please keep a copy of all your work. Assignments are typical of the work expected of assistant principals and counselors serving as JCCs. Therefore, all District employees serving as JCCs should complete these tasks, whether or not they are requesting Master Plan Points.

Sylvia Godoy, chairperson of the Juvenile Justice Support Office, is your District contact for this professional development program. She can be reached at (305) 633-4950 or at sgodoy@dadeschools.net.

The District partner in this professional development initiative is Educate Tomorrow. The Educate Tomorrow JCC Assistance Project Team is available for technical assistance regarding these assignments, and can be reached by calling (305) 305-0540.

Your work as a JCC is appreciated and is a major component of the District’s efforts to ensure the academic success of all students.

You will need QuickTime Player, Adobe Acrobat, Macromedia Flash and Microsoft PowerPoint in order to use this site. These programs are free and have been approved by the District for use on your computer. Download them by clicking the links below. If you have difficulty, please contact your school’s technology person. Close all open windows on your computer screen before downloading these plug-ins.