HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemos to Trustees - Memo 18-026 Care and/or Treatment Custody, and Correctional Education Programs (M.F. McHugh) OTTAWA-CARLETON
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
MEMORANDUM
Memo No. 18-026
TO: Trustees
Student Trustees
FROM: Jennifer Adams, Director of Education and Secretary of the Board
Olga Grigoriev, Superintendent, Learning Support ServicesCF1
DATE: 23 February 2018
RE: Care and/or Treatment, Custody, and Correctional Education
Programs (M.F. McHugh)
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) and the Ottawa Catholic School
Board (OCSB) have a longstanding partnership to provide Section 23 programs for
English Public and English Catholic school-aged students through the M.F. McHugh
Education Centre (which will now commonly be referred to as Care and/or Treatment,
Custody, and Correctional Education Programs or CTCC). Section 23 programs and
services are therapeutic, educational programs provided to students in care and/or
treatment, custody, and correctional facilities. Some of the programs are available for
direct referral from the OCDSB (i.e., day treatment) via the Ottawa Children's
Coordinated Access and Referral Services. The Coordinated Access Committee is
responsible for the selection of students from both the OCDSB and OCSB into day
treatment programs. The other programs require either a direct referral from a hospital
or a court order.
Presently, the OCSB is the lead school board in the operation of McHugh which means
they submit the application for funding, manage the funds, and are the first point of
contact with the community partner agencies. The OCDSB provides both elementary
and secondary teachers to McHugh programs, by way of secondment arrangements
with the OCSB. OCDSB teachers seconded to McHugh continue to be members of the
Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) or the Ontario Secondary School
Teachers' Federation (OSSTF). Although it has changed over the years, currently the
principal of McHugh is from the OCSB, while until recently, the vice-principal was an
OCDSB employee. Effective January 2018, the acting vice-principal is an OCSB
employee.
The McHugh programs are funded annually by the Ministry of Education (MOE) through
an application process. Presently, the responsibility of completing and submitting the
application is undertaken by the McHugh Education Centre on behalf of both the
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OCDSB and OCSB. Once funding is approved by the MOE, funds flow to the McHugh
Education Centre for teaching salaries via the provincial Grants for Student Needs.
These funds are managed by the OCSB and they are considered to be the "banker
board". In addition to this funding, the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS)
provides comparable funding to various local therapeutic partners to support clinical
supports and youth workers, etc., to these programs.
The agencies funded by the MCYS for McHugh Day Treatment (Coordinated Referral
Programs) in community schools are as follows:
• The Royal Mental Health Centre (ROMHC);
• Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO);
• Crossroads Children's Centre;
• Roberts/Smart Centre; and
• The Children's Aid Society of Ottawa (CAS).
The agencies funded by the MCYS where clients are admitted directly into and staff
work in partnership with McHugh on site at the agency location are as follows:
• Youville Centre;
• Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre (DSYTC);
• Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (ROMHC); and
• Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).
The Youth Custody and/or Correctional Service agencies that work with McHugh are as
follows:
• Youth Services Bureau (YSB);
• Youth Intervention Services;
• Phoenix House for Youth; and
• The Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC).
For a description of each program and location, please see Appendix A.
All of the programs above provide a total of 301 client spaces available to be shared
between both school districts. While we have teaching staff assigned to the program, all
teachers teach students from both districts.
The Section 23 programs provide important resources and supports for some of our
most vulnerable students and their families. Staff is working with our partners at the
OCSB and with the community agencies to ensure that we continue to provide the best
learning and support opportunities through these programs.
Attach.
cc Senior Staff
Special Education Advisory Committee
Manager of Board Services
Corporate Records
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Appendix A to Memo 18-026
Program Site Location Therapeutic Partners _ Grade Range
Steps to Success St. Luke's Elementary Psychiatry (on consultation), Psychology, Senior Kindergarten -
ASD (high functioning), anxiety, (OCSB) Speech and Language, Occupational Grade 8
ADHD, depression, other mental Therapy, Social Work
health challenges interfering with
school functioning
Crossroads Children's Centre Frank Ryan Elementary Collaborative Problem Solving, home Grade 1 - 6
Day Treatment Program (OCDB) based services, individual therapy for
Mandate is to work with children and parent and/or child(ren), family therapy,
families struggling with severe psycho-educational assessment
emotional, social and behavioural depending on appropriateness of
difficulties candidate
Roberts/Smart Centre— Fisher Fisher Park Individual counselling —family Grade 7-8
Park McHugh Day Treatment Intermediate (OCDSB) support/psycho-educational groups
Externalizing/internalizing
behaviours with mental health
challenges
Children's Aid Society of Ottawa— St. Paul Secondary Individualized IEP with varied classroom Grades 9 and above
McHugh Day Treatment Program (OCSB) behaviour modification strategies,
Priority given to students with CAS social/life skills (youth groups i.e.
involvement, externalized behaviour assertiveness training, problem solving,
issues (oppositional, conduct communication skills and health issues)
disorder) and psychological services
Back on Track (Children's Immaculata Secondary Primarily milieu based therapy, daily Grade 9— 12
Hospital of Eastern Ontario) (OCSB) skills building groups i.e. anxiety,
Significant history of absenteeism depression, anger, social skills, etc.
from school due to primary support for students and/or parents
internalizing disorder(s) such as provided by CYC; psychiatric,
anxiety, social phobia/school psychological, OT and SLP consult,
avoidance and/or depression assessment, services, if needed
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Brookfield Secondary Psychiatrist, social worker, psychological Grades 7 — 12
Centre (ROH) Adolescent Day (OCDSB) associate and child/youth counselors.
Treatment Unit Collaborative problem solving process to
Adolescents who have early onset facilitate therapeutic intervention
of complex mental health needs,
which interfere with their ability to
attend the mainstream school