Audit of the Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grant Awarded to Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois.

摘要

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Audit Division, completed an audit of a $1,200,000 grant awarded to the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). DOJs Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded grant number 2009-JL-FX-0229 to CPS to support the Youth Engaged in Schools Scholars Initiative (YES Initiative). The goal of the YES Initiative was to target 300 high-risk 8th grade students as they transitioned to 3 selected high schools and provide these students with intensive support during their first year to improve their success rate for graduating from high school.