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The premise of Arts, Literacy, and
The Classroom Community (ALCC), The New York State Literary
Center’s Empire State Partnership with the Rochester City School
District’s Youth and Justice Program,
in collaboration with the Office of The Sheriff, County
of Monroe,
at the Monroe County Jail and the Monroe Correctional Facility,
is teaching and learning through the arts for incarcerated
adolescents, a population research has demonstrated is at the
highest risk for educational failure. The partnership serves
incarcerated adolescents, 15 to 18, who have been tried and
convicted as adults and are serving sentences of one year or
under; and adolescents, 16 to 18, who have been arrested and are
awaiting trial.
The goals of
the Partnership are:
- To reinforce basic literacy
and the New York State English Language Arts Standards;
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To
develop strategies to motivate the reluctant learner;
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To
develop critical and analytical thinking skills;
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To
develop a culturally relevant ELA curriculum;
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To
expand horizons;
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To
develop a sense of self, well being, and community
belonging.
The focus of Arts, Literacy,
and The Classroom Community (ALCC) is the creation of a classroom community that
motivates reluctant learners, meets the academic needs of a transient
population, and offers incarcerated adolescents positive and productive options.
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