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Section 1003.52(1), Florida
Statutes, states "the Legislature found that
education is the single most important factor in the
rehabilitation of adjudicated delinquent youth in
the custody of Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
programs." It is the goal of the Legislature that
youth in the juvenile justice system are afforded
the opportunity to obtain a high quality education.
The Department of Education (DOE) serves as
the lead agency for juvenile justice education programs,
curriculum, support services, and resources. To this end,
DOE and DJJ each designate a Coordinator for Juvenile
Justice Education Programs to serve as the point of contact
for resolving issues not addressed by district school boards
and to provide each department’s participation in the
following activities:
• Training, collaborating, and coordinating with
the Department of Juvenile Justice, district school boards,
educational contract providers, and juvenile justice providers,
whether state operated or contracted.
• Collecting information on the academic performance of students
in juvenile justice programs and reporting on the results.
• Developing academic and career protocols that provide guidance
to district school boards and providers in all aspects of
education programming, including records transfer and
transition.
• Prescribing the roles of program personnel and
interdepartmental district school board or provider
collaboration strategies.
The My Florida Youth Web site was developed to
serve as a portal and central location to access all of the
youth resources available through Florida’s government agencies
and departments. Housed by the Agency for Workforce Innovation,
the site focuses heavily on educating youth about their career
and education options while providing links to other Youth
Partnership resources for parents and professionals.
Email Advisory
Joan Wimmer, Director
Office of Education
Department of Juvenile Justice
2737 Centerview Drive
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
(850) 922-5375 Office
(850) 922-7998 Fax
joan.wimmer@djj.state.fl.us
Cindy Jones, Education Policy Analyst
(850) 487-8989
cindy.jones@djj.state.fl.us
Ed Madden, Government Analyst I
(850) 922-4377
ed.madden@djj.state.fl.us
LaTonya Hill, Administrative Assistant I
(850) 921-3097
latonya.hill@djj.state.fl.us
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