Deep Creek Youth Academy

Limited compliance, DJJ review : Indicator 5.01 Youth Supervision (CRITICAL)

Program staff shall maintain active supervision of youth, including interacting positively with youth, engaging in a full schedule of constructive activities, closely observing behavior of youth and changes in behavior. Program staff can account for the whereabouts of youth under their supervision at all times. The program has a policy and procedures stating how the program shall maintain active supervision of youth at all times. Active supervision is described as interacting positively with youth, engaging in a full schedule of constructive activities, closely observing behavior of youth and changes in behavior, and consistently applying the behavior management system. Additionally, program staff shall be able to account for the whereabouts of youth under their supervision at all times. Observations of staff during the annual compliance review week found staff supervising youth appropriately during all observed activities. According to the policy and procedures provided to the annual compliance review team, staff-to-youth ratios are one staff to eight youth during awake hours, one staff to ten youth during sleep hours, and one staff to five youth for off-site activities. Observed activities made during the week of the annual compliance review were supervision of youth during school hours, in the dining area, recreation, supervised cleaning activity, and youth movement through the program. The daily schedules were posted in the dormitories, common areas, and cafeteria. Youth ...

Limited compliance, DJJ review : Indicator 5.01 Youth Supervision (CRITICAL)

Program staff shall maintain active supervision of youth, including interacting positively with youth, engaging in a full schedule of constructive activities, closely observing behavior of youth and changes in behavior. Program staff can account for the whereabouts of youth under their supervision at all times. The program has a policy and procedures stating how the program shall maintain active supervision of youth at all times. Active supervision is described as interacting positively with youth, engaging in a full schedule of constructive activities, closely observing behavior of youth and changes in behavior, and consistently applying the behavior management system. Additionally, program staff shall be able to account for the whereabouts of youth under their supervision at all times. Observations of staff during the annual compliance review week found staff supervising youth appropriately during all observed activities. According to the policy and procedures provided to the annual compliance review team, staff-to-youth ratios are one staff to eight youth during awake hours, one staff to ten youth during sleep hours, and one staff to five youth for off-site activities. Observed activities made during the four-day annual compliance review week were supervision of youth during school hours, in the dining area, recreation, supervised cleaning activity, and youth movement through the program. The daily schedules were posted in the dormitories, common areas, and cafeteria. ...

Limited compliance, DJJ review : Indicator 1.13 Internal Alerts System and Alerts (JJIS) (Critical)

The program shall maintain and use an internal alert system easily accessible to program staff and keeps staff alerted about youth who are security or safety risks, and youth with health-related concerns, including food allergies and special diets. When risk factors or special needs are identified during or after the classification process, the program immediately enters this information into the internal alert system. The program ensures only appropriate staff may recommend downgrading or discontinuing a youth’s alert status. When risk factors or special needs are identified during, or after, the classification process, the program immediately enters this information into the Department’s Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS). Upon recommendation from appropriate staff, JJIS alerts are downgraded or discontinued. The program has a policy and procedures regarding the alert process which outline alerts shall be consistent in the internal alert system and the Department’s Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS) and only authorized staff shall update or close applicable alerts. The program utilizes an alert board in the staff break room to track all internal alerts. Five youth records were reviewed with twelve applicable alerts between them. Five of the twelve alerts were entered in JJIS two, five, nine, thirty-one, and thirty-five days late, four of which were suicide risk alerts and one was a medication alert. One of the twelve alerts was not found on the internal ...

Limited compliance, DJJ review : Indicator 5.01 Youth Supervision (CRITICAL)

Program staff shall maintain active supervision of youth, including interacting positively with youth, engaging in a full schedule of constructive activities, closely observing behavior of youth and changes in behavior. Program staff can account for the whereabouts of youth under their supervision at all times. The program has a policy and procedures stating how the program shall maintain active supervision of youth at all times. Active supervision is described as interacting positively with youth, engaging in a full schedule of constructive activities, closely observing behavior of youth and changes in behavior, and consistently applying the behavior management system. Additionally, program staff shall be able to account for the whereabouts of youth under their supervision at all times. Observations of staff during the annual compliance review week found staff supervising youth appropriately during all observed activities. According to the policy and procedures provided to the annual compliance review team, staff-to-youth ratios are one staff to eight youth during awake hours, one staff to ten youth during sleep hours, and one staff to five youth for off-site activities. Observed activities made during the four-day annual compliance review week were supervision of youth during school hours, in the dining area, recreation, supervised cleaning activity, and youth movement through the program. The daily schedules were posted in the dormitories, common areas, and cafeteria. ...