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The PbS Learning Institute (PbS Li) is proud to announce the nine finalists for the 2013 PbS Barbara Allen Hagen Award, established in 2007 to recognize juvenile facilities that best exemplify the core principal of the Performance-based Standards (PbS) program: facilities treat all youths in custody as one of our own. The finalists were selected from nearly 30 high-quality applications from facilities across the country that all achieved positive outcomes for youths, staff and families by measuring and monitoring daily practices and services using PbS' national standards and self-improvement process.

“The applications we received this year were exceptional and showed how targeted and strategic initiatives can change culture, improve practices and positively impact the lives of youths in custody,” said Kim Godfrey, PbS Li Executive Director. “Change requires leadership and dedicated professionals and isn’t easy. But these applications showed change is possible and worth the hard work.”

The 2013 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Finalists

For correction facilities:
Logansport JCF, Logansport, IN
North Dakota YCC, Mandan, ND
Pendleton JCF, Pendleton, IN

For detention centers:
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center, Covington, LA
Logansport Juvenile Assessment, Logansport, IN
Sacramento County Juvenile Detention, Sacramento, CA

For residential programs:
Prairie Learning Center, Raleigh, ND
Rutherford House, Shreveport, LA
Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village, Vincennes, IN

Congratulations to all finalists! Three winners will be selected from the group of finalists, one representing correction facilities, one for detention centers, and one for residential programs. Winners will be announced June 17 and the awards will be presented in October.

For the second time, all of South Dakota's juvenile corrections programs have reached the highest level status possible under a national project that measures conditions and treatment services provided to incarcerated youth.

All three of the reporting programs at the State Treatment and Rehabilitation (STAR) Academy near Custer obtained Level 4 status during the October 2012 data collection period for the Performance-based Standards (PbS) project. In April 2011, South Dakota became the first state to have all of its reporting programs achieve Level 4 status.

“The STAR Academy team continues to work hard to provide the best treatment possible for those juveniles that the court has placed in our care, and it shows in retaining the highest marks in the PbS project,” said Denny Kaemingk, Secretary of Corrections. “We use evidence based practices to continue to improve on the treatment provided to give the juveniles the tools that they need to be successful.”

“Congratulations to all three programs and State PbS Coordinator Tonya Wright-Cook for their hard work and commitment to excellence which is unmatched in the national PbS project,” said Doug Herrmann, Director of Juvenile Services for the Department of Corrections. “There are many partners who have contributed to each program’s success and it represents a team effort to achieve the level 4 status a second time in the PbS project.”

The PbS system was developed by the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) to improve conditions of confinement, services and overall operations of juvenile facilities and programs and to provide technical assistance and tools that promote public safety, offender accountability and rehabilitation that prevents future crime.

Data is collected twice per year to measure safety, security, order, medical and mental health services, legal rights, programming and reintegration planning.

STAR Academy has participated in the PbS project since 2001. Governor Dennis Daugaard signed an executive order in 2012 requiring the state juvenile corrections programs to continue participating in the project and to report annually to the Legislature on the progress of the project. South Dakota is the only state that publicly releases its report.

There are currently 162 facilities in the nation participating in the PbS project. Twenty-three of those facilities reached Level 4 status for the last reporting period, with three of them being from South Dakota.

For more information on STAR Academy’s participation in the PbS project or to view the most recent annual report, visit the Department of Corrections website.

The PbS Learning Institute (PbS Li) honored Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility of Ohio and Weber Valley Detention Center of Utah as the winners of the 2012 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award during a ceremony Saturday in Denver. The PbS awards are given annually to the one youth correctional facility and the one detention center that best exemplify the core principle of the Performance-based Standards (PbS) program: treating all youths in custody as one of our own.

The winners were selected in a competitive application process open to all PbS facilities across the country. More than 30 high-quality applications were considered and all demonstrated how implementation of the national PbS program resulted in positive outcomes for youths, staff and families. PbS sets national standards for facility quality of life and rehabilitation services and provides facilities with a blueprint for daily operations that includes performance outcome measures, best practices and processes to achieve the standards. PbS won the prestigious Innovations in American Government Award from the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University in 2004 for uniquely and effectively improving conditions and quality of life in facilities for youths.

The winners of this year’s award were selected for changing the facility culture and aligning practices and services with the current research showing the developmental differences and needs of youths. The leadership in both facilities showed extraordinary dedication to improving their facilities.

"We’re here tonight to recognize individuals and programs who, amidst all the demands of daily operations, budget cuts and shifting priorities, intentionally set out on a path of change to make the facilities they run better for staff, youths and families and who accomplished their goals,' said PbS Li Executive Director Kim Godfrey.

The PbS award was created in 2007 to honor Barbara Allen-Hagen in her retirement from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Barbara’s dedication to improving the quality of life in facilities for young offenders kept PbS' focus on youths for all decisions and innovations and helped drive PbS to its current success. PbS currently is used in 26 states and the District of Columbia and was a winner of the 2004 Innovations in American Government Award from the Ash Institute at Harvard University for providing juvenile justice agencies with an effective and unique self-improvement system. PbS Li has also recently expanded the PbS model of performance evaluation in secure facilities to community residential programs through its Community-based Standards (CbS) program. CbS is currently in being implemented in eight states.

Resources:
For more Information on PbS, visit www.pbstandards.org/pbs
View our online slideshow of the 2012 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Ceremony

The PbS Learning Institute is proud to announce the six finalists for the 2012 PbS Barbara Allen Hagen Award, established in 2007 to recognize juvenile facilities that best exemplify the core principal of the Performance-based Standards (PbS) program: facilities operate as if the next child coming in was one of our own. The finalists were selected from more than 30 high-quality applications from facilities across the country that all achieved positive outcomes for youths, staff and families by measuring and monitoring daily practices and services using PbS' national standards and self-improvement process. Two winners will be selected from the group of finalists, one representing correction facilities and one representing detention centers, and announced the week of May 28.

The 2012 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Finalists are:

For correction facilities:
Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility, Highland Hills, OH Long Creek Youth Development Center, South Portland, ME
Pendleton JCF, Pendleton, IN

For detention centers:
Hartford Juvenile Detention Center, Hartford, CT
Upstate Evaluation Center, Union, SC
Weber Valley Detention Center, Roy, UT

Congratulations to the finalists! Change and reform in youth facilities is a long and difficult task that requires commitment and dedication, which is evident in all PbS participants in the willingness to invest in continuous improvement, be held accountable and ensure facilities are safe, healthy and rehabilitative environments that positively impact young lives

Performance-based Standards (PbS) is proud to present the application for the 2012 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award. The award was established in 2007 and is given annually to one detention and one correction facility that best exemplify the PbS underlying principles supported by Ms. Allen-Hagen that facilities provide safe environments for youths and staff that are conducive to learning and changing behavior; and staff and managers treat all youths coming into the facility as if the next child to be admitted was one of their own.

Ms. Allen-Hagen served as the PbS project monitor at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice from 1995 when the project was launched until her retirement May 2006. She was instrumental in obtaining federal support for PbS and was a continuous voice advocating on behalf of youths in the juvenile justice system.

In 2011, winners from Indiana, North Dakota and Sacramento County California received the award for their extraordinary work at improving the conditions of confinement.

The award application will run from February 29th through April 13th, 2012. This year's award ceremony will be held July 21, 2012 in Denver in conjunction with the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) summer meeting.

PbS Participants must be logged in to apply. The application can be found under surveys.

2011 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Winners!

Performance-based Standards are pleased to announce the results for this years’ Barbara Allen-Hagen Award. In the 5th year of the award, 32 applications were submitted from facilities across the county. .

The award will be presented at the site of the 2011 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) National Conference on Oct. 12, 2011 in National Harbor, MD.

The 2011 Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Winners:

Assessment
North Dakota YAC, Mandan, ND

Corrections
Camp Summit Juvenile Boot Camp, Laporte, IN

Detention
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility, Sacramento, CA

PbS is pleased to announce the nine finalists for the 5th annual PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award for 2011. 32 applications from 16 states applied for the award, the most yet in the award's five-year history.

Assessment:
IYC - Harrisburg Reception, IL
Nampa - Observation and Assessment Center, ID
North Dakota YAC, ND

Correction:
Camp Summit Juvenile Boot Camp, IN
Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility, OH
Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center, OK

Detention:
Clark County Juvenile Detention, NV
Metro Revocation Unit, MA
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility, CA

Tonya Wright-Cook, Quality Assurance Specialist and PbS State Coordinator, welcomed her staff to their 3rd annual PbS recognition celebration on Thursday, April 27, 2011. This year's theme, "A Decade of Excellence," was a special one as South Dakota facilities are now in their 10th year of participating in PbS. Ms. Cook presented an overview of events over the last decade that has made South Dakota accustomed to change.

Ms. Cook explained, “You cannot change what you cannot measure, and change has become a necessity in our profession.” She continued, "Purposeful leadership enables change and one constant through the last decade of change has been our commitment to excellence."

In 2001 there were only 96 PbS participants and programs. South Dakota has watched that field of participants double to 182 facilities this April. STAR Academy has a great partnership with PbS and is highly respected in the field of corrections. Their high standards are clearly reflected in their PbS Levels of Achievement, and their progress and commitment to the project is measured by the success of their people.

Ms. Cook presented the Decade of Excellence Award to 52 individual juvenile division employees and community correction agents to honor staff who have been involved in PbS for the last decade.

Al Lick, PbS Coach, spoke about PbS and how it helps to make sure youths are provided with the three necessary elements of structure, relationships, and accountability. Al Lick on behalf of PbS , presented a Decade of Excellence plaque to Doug Herrmann, Director of Juvenile Services and to Tonya Wright-Cook for their commitment and success over the past ten years.

Jeff Haiar, STAR Academy Superintendent, spoke about the current Facility Improvement Plan (FIP) focused on decreasing the number of hours in confinement. Since 2001 STAR Academy has successfully reduced hours in confinement by over half. Mr. Haiar explained, "PbS has helped us identify, monitor and improve services for the youth in our care. Our accomplishments over the last decade are recognizable and we have been guided by strong leadership.”

View our on-line photo slideshow of South Dakota's Celebration

A Decade of PbS

As South Dakota celebrates their 10 years of PbS participation we would like to recognize nine additional facilities who have met this milestone anniversary this past April.

Idaho

• Juvenile Corrections Center Lewiston
• Nampa - Choices

Massachusetts

• Goss Secure Treatment Facility
• Howland Detention Services Center
• Metro Pre-Trial Detention Unit
• Westboro Secure Treatment Facility
• Western Youth Services Center
• Westfield Youth Services Center
• Worcester Secure Treatment Facility

Congratulations to these facilities on a decade of PbS! We would like to encourage any site who has been participating for 10 years or longer to celebrate their accomplishments and submit their stories and photos for us to share in future e-newsletters.

Performance-based Standards (PbS) is proud to present the application for the 2011 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award: Honoring juvenile leaders who operate facilities as if the next child coming in is one of their own.

The award was established in 2007 and is given annually to one detention, one correction and one assessment facility that best exemplify the PbS underlying principles supported by Ms. Allen-Hagen that facilities provide safe environments for youths and staff that are conducive to learning and changing behavior; and staff and managers treat all youths coming into the facility as if the next child to be admitted was one of their own.

Ms. Allen-Hagen served as the PbS project monitor at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice from 1995 when the project was launched until her retirement May 2006. She was instrumental in obtaining federal support for PbS and was a continuous voice advocating on behalf of youths in the juvenile justice system. In 2010, winners from Pennsylvania, Connecticut and South Carolina received the award for their extraordinary work at improving the conditions of confinement.

The award application will run from May 23rd through June 29th, 2011. PbS Participants must be logged in to apply. The application can be found under surveys.

Starting today, the CJCA website has opened early for the entry of PbS Youth Records. Facilities are now able to submit their PbS Youth Records for youths released since November 1st, 2010.

The sample size requirements have not changed for youth records. PbS Youth Records should be completed for youths released during the data collection months with a required sample size of 30 . Facilities with less than 30 releases during the collection months should submit records from releases in the prior six months until they reach a total of 30 youth records. In smaller facilities who had less than 30 youths released, facilities should enter a record for every youth released since the end of the previous data collection period.

Opening Youth Records for early entry allows facilities who expect to have fewer than 30 releases to get a head start on their data entry.

CJCA launched their new website platform in August 2010 which provides a number of features to benefit PbS data entry. In October 2010, facilities entered over 5,000 Youth Records into the CJCA web portal. We hope that a number of facilities will benefit from the early data entry as they begin to enter their Youth Records for April 2011.

The Council of Juvenile Corrections Administrators and Performance-based Standards are pleased to announce the results for this years’ Barbara Allen-Hagen Award. In the 4th year of the award, 20 applications were submitted from a variety of facilities across the country. The award will be presented at the 3rd Annual CJCA Leadership Conference on October 1, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois.

The 2010 Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Winners:

Corrections
Loysville Youth Development Center - Loysville, PA

Detention
New Haven Juvenile Detention Center - New Haven, CT

Assessment
Coastal Evaluation Center - Columbia, SC

The Council of Juvenile Corrections Administrators and Performance-based Standards are pleased to announce the nine finalists for its annual Barbara Allen-Hagen Award for 2010.

Corrections
Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex - KS
Loysville Youth Development Center - PA
Patrick Brady Academy - SD

Detention
New Haven Juvenile Detention Center - CT
Metro Pre-Trial Detention Unit - MA
South Carolina Juvenile Detention Center - SC

Assessment
Coastal Evaluation Center - SC
Upstate Evaluation Center - SC
Star Admissions - SD

The Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) is pleased to accept applications for the 2010 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award. This year the application period opens May 25 and closes June 30, 2010. The award is given annually to one detention, one correction and one assessment facility that best exemplify the PbS’ underlying principles. Please complete the online application to be considered for the 2010 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagan Award.

CJCA is accepting applications for the 2008 Barbara Allen-Hagen Award for facilities that best utilize the strengths of PbS to enhance services to youth.  Ms. Allen-Hagen served as the PbS project monitor from 1995 when the project was launched until May 2006 and was a never-ending voice advocating on behalf of youths in the juvenile justice system.  The applications are available online in the resources section of the PbS website and are due by June 6th, 2008.

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