• Programs & Services
• Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
• Rapid Stabilization Unit
• Community-based Services
• Intensive home-based services
• Outpatient therapeutic services
• Psychiatric medication management clinic
• Cleo Wallace Academy

Cleo Wallace Academy

Youth at Devereux Cleo Wallace attend an on-campus school program that is accredited by the Colorado Department of Education and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Students are provided with six hours of school instruction per day. High school students can earn .25 credits per class each quarter. (Eight classes per day equals 2.0 credits per quarter.) Students’ progress is documented on report cards and transcripts, which are sent to their home school district and their parents/guardians.

Devereux Cleo Wallace employs highly trained teachers who hold a special education license, as well as those who are working toward their endorsement in special education. We also employ paraprofessionals who work closely with teachers and students on a daily basis. The academic curriculum at Devereux Cleo Wallace is developed in alliance with Colorado state content standards and local school districts’ grade level benchmarks in reading, writing and mathematics. Forty-five minutes of instructional time per day is dedicated to each of these core subjects. The remainder of the school day includes instruction in at least three elective subjects such as science, art, social studies, health, affective education, computer literacy, independent living skills and physical education.

Because of the diversity of our student population, academic instruction is individualized to meet each of our student’s needs. Students with lower intellectual functioning who require instruction with a life skills focus are provided a curriculum that is appropriate to their skill level. This group of students also is offered a variety of community experiences, the goal of which is to connect lessons learned in the classroom with real world experiences. An individualized educational plan (IEP) is developed and support-related services such as speech/language therapy and occupational therapy are provided for students who qualify. In addition to academic instruction, Devereux Cleo Wallace employs educational diagnosticians and liaisons who administer educational testing assessments, review IEPs and work with the treatment team to help facilitate a smooth transition to the youth’s home school district upon discharge.

Title IX Policy and Procedures

What is Title IX?Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Sex discrimination includes sex-based harassment, discrimination on the basis of sex and retaliation related to complaints of sex discrimination. Sex-based harassment is unwelcome conduct, which includes both sexual harassment including, but not limited to, sexual assault, other forms of sexual violence and other sexual misconduct, and gender-based harassment. This applies to academic, educational, athletic and residential programs.

What is Different? The new Title IX regulation holds schools accountable for failure to respond equitably and promptly to sexual misconduct incidents and ensures a more reliable adjudication process that is fair to all students. The Final Regulations specify how recipients (defined as schools, LEAs, postsecondary institutions) of federal financial assistance must respond to allegations of sexual harassment consistent with Title IX’s prohibition against sex discrimination. They further specify how recipients (defined as schools, LEAs, postsecondary institutions) of federal financial assistance must respond to allegations of sexual harassment consistent with Title IX’s prohibition against sex discrimination.

Policy and Procedure Documents

• Policy 900 Attachment A Title IX Roles
• Policy 900 Attachment B Title IX Compliance Crosswalk
• Policy 900 Title IX Required Notices
• Policy 901 Attachment A Title IX Grievance Procedures Acknowledgement for Devereux Schools
• Policy 901 Title IX Grievance Procedures
• Policy 902 Title IX Investigation Process