Description: Designed for inmates lacking a high school diploma with a T.A.B.E. test of 8.9 or higher.
Length: Open entry-exit upon completion.
Certification: GED diploma-90 days earned credit.
Description: For inmates attaining a T.A.B.E. test score of above 5.9, but below 8.9. Curriculum consists of basic math, English, and writing skills.
Length: Open entry-exit upon attaining of 8.9 or above on T.A.B.E. test.
Certification: Completion certificate-30 days earned credit.
Description: Designed for inmates scoring below 5.9 on T.A.B.E. test. Basic reading, writing and math skills are taught.
Length: Will be moved to A.B.E. upon attaining a 5.9 or above on T.A.B.E. test.
Certification: Completion certificate and 30 days earned credit.
Description: Designated for non-English speaking students who cannot read or write English at the 5.9 level on the T.A.B.E test. Basic reading, math and writing skills are stressed.
Length: Will be moved to Basic Literacy when instructor feels comfortable that students can perform at the Basic Literacy Level.
Description:960 hour course through Caddo Kiowa Career
Tech. Students will learn to mix and
spread
different types of mortar, read blueprints, and properly use specialized
equipment related to masonry.
Students
will learn to mix mortar and concrete.
They will be trained in laying brick, cinder block, and stone.
Length:960 hours and completion of all phases of masonry material.
Certification: Completion certificate from Caddo Kiowa Career Tech and 80 days earned credit.
Description: Designed to teach marketable and professional computer and business skills including office safety, Business English, 10-key, filing, Computer Concepts, D.O.S. 6.2, Windows 98, and Windows Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access).
Length:960 hours and completion of all phases.
Certification: Completion certificate from Caddo Kiowa Career Tech and 80 days earned credit.
Description: Instruction in greenhouse care, gardening,
turf management, chemical and herbicide use.
Also, instruction in soil testing, fertilization, and
propagation.
Length:960 hours of instruction-open entry, controlled exit.
Certification: Completion certificate from Caddo Kiowa Career Tech and 80 days earned credit.
Description: The class provides instruction in basic and
fancy carpet design, inlay, gluing, cutting, and
color coordinates.
Length:960 hours-approximately 9 months.
Certification: Completion certificate and 80 days earned credit.
Description: Inmates can take correspondence courses and telecourses if they have the resources.
Also, inmates qualifying for the D.O.C. Youth
Offender grant can take telecourses> at no charge to
them.
REWARDS is Reentry Education
through Work, Attitude, Respect, Dedication, and Study.
The program's
dual focus is to assist offenders prepare for reentry into
society, as well as to help those who will be
incarcerated long-term.
REWARDS is a six (6) month program consisting of seven (7)
subjects of instruction: Thinking for a Change,
Journaling, Anger Management,
Family & Parenting, Employment & Personal Finance, Health &
Wellness,
and Social Skills.
Thinking
for a Change is a cognitive behavior self change program. In this class
offenders learn that their
thinking controls their behavior, as well as new
ways of thinking to help them avoid criminal and/or hurtful
behavior.
Journaling
is a form of self discovery where the offenders learn they are capable of and
deserving of
positive change in their lives, and that they alone can make this
positive change within them. Journaling
will assist offenders in recognizing
how they are responsible for this positive change.
Anger
Management classes teach offenders that anger itself is not wrong, but is a
normal human emotion.
Offenders learn that their inappropriate responses to
anger is what needs to be avoided.
Family
& Parenting classes are aimed at assisting offenders to create, reinforce,
and/or maintain relationships
with their family while they are incarcerated, as
well as maintaining a positive family structure once they are
released from
prison.
Employment
& Personal Finance is designed to assist offenders in seeking and
maintaining employment once
released. Offenders are also exposed to instruction
aimed at teaching money management skills.
Health
& Wellness classes teach offenders how to remain healthy while in prison; as
well as once they are
released. They are taught the value of exercise, food labels, and over all good
nutrition. Instruction is also
given on avoiding various types of infectious
diseases, including HIV/AIDS. A portion of this section is
educated to the
health risks involved with the use of tobacco.
Social
Skills classes are designed to help build skills needed in social situations.
These skills include listening,
asking questions, and giving feedback. A
segment of this section is dedicated to character building and the
need for
change.
Several
rewards can be earned within the program. Each week a Student of the Week is
awarded with a
certificate and each month a Student of the Month is awarded
with a certificate. This helps to teach
offenders that their positive actions
have positive consequences. Also, offenders learn to recognize and
develop
their strengths thru this positive reinforcement.
