COLLIN CO J J A E P

3 Students

Secondary School 8th - 9th

School Overview

The facility located at 951 S. Ballard in Wylie, Texas, serves as the **Collin County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP)**. Unlike a traditional neighborhood school, a JJAEP is a state-mandated disciplinary setting designed to provide educational services to students who have been removed from their home campuses due to specific behavioral infractions or mandatory disciplinary actions under the Texas Education Code. The program focuses on maintaining the students' academic progress in core subjects while simultaneously addressing behavioral accountability in a highly structured, controlled environment.

Because this school operates as a component of the juvenile justice system, its primary mission is to offer a bridge for students to successfully transition back to their home school districts. The curriculum is typically self-paced and strictly monitored to ensure that students continue to meet state educational standards despite their removal from the general classroom. By providing a combination of rigorous academic instruction and behavioral intervention, the Collin County JJAEP aims to reduce recidivism and help students develop the self-discipline necessary to complete their education.

Total Students

N/A

Full-Time Teachers

N/A

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for COLLIN CO J J A E P
Demographic	Student Count
White	1
Black	2

Black
2 (66.7%)
White
1 (33.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Secondary School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	WYLIE ISD
Phone:	(972)429-3000
Grade Range:	8th - 9th
Total Students:	3
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	N/A
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	N/A
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 8 1

Grade 9 2