This past year, our President and CEO, Dan Heit, was invited to Hillsborough County in the Sunshine State of Florida, to discuss needed services for the public school system. The School District of Hillsborough County is one of the largest school districts in the United States.
In collaboration with Wansley Walters (Ballard Partners), the former Secretary for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, a detailed plan was created to improve attendance; behavior, parental involvement and graduation rates. We were gratified that the Florida legislature endorsed our plan by earmarking funding for JusticeWorks to provide behavioral support and family outreach services to two Hillsborough County Alternative Education Schools. We will begin providing services for the upcoming school year of 2016/2017.
We are honored to have been selected by the School District of Hillsborough County to provide support to this important at-risk population. We received the enthusiastic collaborative support of Walt Shaffner, Director of Alternative Ed. and Wynne Tye, Deputy Superintendent, amongst other school officials. JusticeWorks FL promises to work tirelessly to exceed the expectations of the school district and meet the needs of students, parents and community.