The Wolverine Secure Treatment Center (WSTC) is a private juvenile detention facility and charter school located at 2424 North Outer Drive in Buena Vista Township, Michigan, United States. The facility is owned and operated by Wolverine Human Services,[2] and is a part of the Saginaw Intermediate School District.[3]
| Wolverine Secure Treatment Center | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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2424 North Outer Drive , , 48601 | |
| Coordinates | 43°27′26″N 83°53′34″W / 43.45709°N 83.89280°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private juvenile detention facility and charter school |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Wolverine Academy |
| NCES School ID | 260102608335[1] |
| Teaching staff | 11.00 (2012–13)[1] |
| Grades | 6th to 12th |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 12 to 21 |
| Enrollment | 97 (2012–13)[1] |
| • Grade 6 | 1 (2012–13)[1] |
| • Grade 7 | 2 (2012–13)[1] |
| • Grade 8 | 2 (2012–13)[1] |
| • Grade 9 | 34 (2012–13)[1] |
| • Grade 10 | 37 (2012–13)[1] |
| • Grade 11 | 16 (2012–13)[1] |
| • Grade 12 | 5 (2012–13)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.82 (2012–13)[1] |
| Owner and operator | Wolverine Human Services |
| Size | Nearly 62,000 square feet (5,800 m2) |
| Intermediate school district | Saginaw Intermediate School District |
| Website | Official website |
Services and programs
editThe Wolverine Secure Treatment Center was a secure residential behavior treatment program for males ages 12–21. Programming includes individual, group and family counseling, psychiatric and psychological services, sex offender treatment, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, life skills assessment, restorative justice techniques, and trauma informed services.[2]
Educational programming is provided by Wolverine Academy and includes high school completion, General Educational Development (GED), vocational education, and college classes provided by Delta College and Saginaw Valley State University.[2] Participants in the reintegration program use an on-site apartment space to learn home skills, such as cooking and cleaning.[4]
Participants begin in the intake, orientation, and diagnostic unit. There, they are assessed and it is determined which specialized treatment program the participant will be placed in.[4]
Facility
editThe Wolverine Secure Treatment Center facility is nearly 62,000 square feet (5,800 m2) and is secured by a 16-foot-tall (4.9 m) perimeter fence. An audio and video surveillance is operated by a master control office in the front of the facility, and allows the facility's security to operate secure doors.[2][4]
The facility comprises ten units which each house ten individuals, providing the facility with a capacity of 100 participants. Each unit includes one classroom.[4]
There is also a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) indoor multipurpose facility area that includes two basketball courts, boxing ring, ping-pong tables, and volleyball court.[4]
History
editThe Wolverine Secure Treatment Center opened in September 1997, becoming the first privately owned and operated secure detention facility for juvenile offenders in Michigan. As of 2009, the facility had served young people from 55 of Michigan's 83 counties.[4]
Until the end of the 2011–2012 school year, educational services were provided by the Buena Vista School District. In June 2012, the center ended its contract with the district.[5][6] However, the district received $400,000 in the 2012–2013 school year for educating 90 students at Wolverine Center, despite its contract with the center having expired at the end of the 2011–2012 school year.[7] On May 1, 2013, the Buena Vista School District announced that it would not receive state aid for April, May or June in order to repay the Wolverine Secure Treatment Center funding the district received after their contract with the center had expired.[8]
Starting in the 2012–2013 school year, the center became a charter school under Saginaw Valley State University.[6]
In 2015, the Tuscola Intermediate School District took over the school and is now called Wolverine Education Center. The school educates approximately 100 students at a time with small, personalized classroom format.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Search for Public Schools - Wolverine Academy (sda) - Outer Site (260102608335)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Services - Residential Treatment Services - Secure - Wolverine Secure Treatment Center". wolverinehs.org. Wolverine Human Services. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Local School Websites". Saginaw ISD. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Clark, Steven (Director); Furbush, Jim (Writer and executive producer); Wollack, Judith (Executive producer) (2009). WSTC Information Video (YouTube). Wolverine Human Services. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ Knake, Lindsay (May 2, 2013). "Michigan Department of Education: Too early to tell what will happen to Saginaw County's Buena Vista School District". MLive.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ a b Knake, Lindsay (July 20, 2012). "Wolverine Secure Treatment Center severs contract with Buena Vista School District, becomes charter school". MLive.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ Layton, Lyndsey (July 23, 2013). "Tiny bankrupt school district in Michigan is closed for good". Washington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ Knake, Lindsay (May 1, 2013). "Buena Vista School District unable to make payroll, must return state money". MLive.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.