Court and Community Schools
The Fresno County Court School Department is comprised of Court School and Community Schools. Our Court School is Alice M. Worsley School, which is housed within the Juvenile Justice Center on American Avenue. This school serves the students who are detained in Fresno County's residential programs by the Juvenile Court. The Community Schools include classrooms located at four different locations and serve students referred by the Probation Department, Juvenile Court, Department of Social Services, or local school districts. Both the Court and Community Schools are fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Mission Statement
"The mission of the Fresno County Court and Community Schools is to assess students’ educational needs; provide educational opportunities for all students in developing positive self esteem, academic skills, practical life skills, and social skills; and assist students in completing their high school education, and/or in transitioning to other appropriate educational programs."
Program Descriptions:
Court School
The Alice M. Worsley School (AMWS) offers educational opportunities for students who are detained in Juvenile Hall. Staff consists of twenty-six teachers and four para-educators. The unduplicated count of students numbered over 4,000 for the 2007-2008 school year.
The AMWS moved to the new Juvenile Justice Campus (3333 E. American Ave) on July 22, 2006. Core subject areas taught include English/language arts, social studies, math, biology, personal and social development/health, and career education. Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year ROP courses in the areas of graphic arts, welding, building trades, and first responders were in their initial phases of development. Worsley students are both male and female. In the Detention facility, the general length of stay in school is from 1 to 30 days and the average daily attendance is 170. In the Commitment facility, the average daily attendance is 160 and the general length of stay in school is from 90-365 days.
In 2006-2007, the AMWS changed to a departmentalized program with block scheduling in the Commitment program consisting of: 1) an English language arts/social studies block, 2) a math/biology block, and 3) a career education/personal social development block. The Detention program consists of: 1) an English language arts/social studies/personal social development block, and 2) a math/biology/career education block. Each student's work is evaluated and grades are awarded with resulting credits being issued when they are released.
Community Schools
Community Schools are small schools consisting of one or more classrooms and serving students in grades seven through twelve. The main purpose of the Community Schools is to keep the students on track academically, socially, and behaviorally, to enable them to re-enter their district of origin, to stabilize students in an educational and behavioral way in order for them to successfully transition to their district schools. Most students return to school within their district of residence after a semester or two; however, some complete their graduation requirements while in the Community Schools and elect to graduate. Our current schools consist of Teilman Community/Community Day (1320 N. Mariposa St), Violet Heintz Education Academy (VHEA) (4939 E. Yale), DNA Community (3793 N. Polk Ave), & Kermit Koontz Education Center (KKEC) (1320 N. Mariposa).
Abby Staff Development Center
The Abby Professional Development Center provides ongoing curriculum training to teachers and staff of FCOE’s Court and Community Schools. Our center is located at 855 N. Abby St. Fresno, CA 93701
Contact Information
Pam Coronado
Administrator
Phone: (559) 600-4990
pcoronado@fcoe.org
Kris Davis
Information Technology Specialist
Phone: (559) 600-4951
kdavis@fcoe.org
Patricia Gutierrez
Administrative Assistant II
Phone: (559) 600-4935
FAX: (559) 495-3791
pgutierrez@fcoe.org
