Is this another hoax?
Once again, current and former staff are reporting Ridge Creek School did not meet payroll last Friday. Reason? IRS ASSET SEIZURE Seriously?
History of the corporation, formerly/currently for tax purposes under Hidden Lake Academy, Inc.(for-profit),the former(?) management company of HLA,Inc.(non-profit), and Ridge Creek, Inc. clearly indicate Federal, State, and County taxes were/are years in arrears.
Although the The Class Action suit of 2006, Ryan et al vs. Hidden Lake Academy, Inc. was blamed for much of this - that was misinformation. The State of Georgia(current tax records), Lumpkin County, Georgia(current tax records),along with the IRS tax records provided during the Northern District of Georgia bankruptcy court proceedings covering before, during, and after the Class Action Lawsuit confirm liens, arrears, and tardiness of all tax payments spanning years.
If the "Asset Seizure", the current offer of sale of the properties, and the limited Administrative staff are a correct summation as to the state of affairs regarding Ridge Creek School, Ridge Creek Wilderness, Ridge Creek-Mountain Brook, Mountainbrook Academy,et al -
What about the welfare of the children left behind?
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL- ANOTHER SHOCKING NEW ORCC REPORT 05-03-2011
High School Diploma, the Dean of Students? High school diploma Assistant Director and Director (acting)? ORCC gave this a Scope and Severity rating of a (D).. no adverse action, no fine, nada.
Another attempted suicide violating ORCC regulations and Ridge Creek School's own admission policies. Take a guess - a child's life and it garnished a (C) in the Scope and Severity rating from the ORCC. No fine, no adverse action ... all during a time where there was/is no Director with any qualifications.
Scope and Severity rating, indeed - ORCC = "Z"
And that's my take!
THE REPORT
Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
R 0000 Opening Comments.
The purpose of this visit on May 3, 2011 was to investigate 95777 linked to 95984 and 95789.
R 0524 290-2-5-.05(5) Criminal History Background Checks
SS=D
Criminal History Background Checks for Director and Employees Required. Prior to serving as a director of a
licensed institution, a person shall submit a records check application and receive a satisfactory determination.
This Requirement is not met as evidenced by:
Based on record review and staff interview, the agency failed to submit a records check
application and receive a satisfactory determination prior to staff serving as a director in two of
two personnel files reviewed (GA00095789).
Findings Include:
(1) Record review on May 3, 2011 of Staff A's file revealed that Staff A was employed 02/2011 in
the position as clinical director. Staff A received a local background check on 02-09-2011 which
indicated no record however there was no documentation on file that Staff A received a
satisfactory national background check. Staff A has been assisting in the management of the
facility since 02-09-2011.
(2) Record review on May 3, 2011 of Staff B's file revealed that Staff B was employed 03/2011 in
the position as dean of students however since 04-08-2011, Staff B has been serving in the role
as assistant director. Staff B received a local background check on 03-11-2011 which indicated
no record however there was no documentation on file that Staff B received a satisfactory
national background check.
(3) During an interview on May 3, 2011 at about 12:30 PM with Staff C, Staff C acknowledged that
a national background check had not been completed on Staff A and Staff B due to the fact that
the agency had be registered to conduct national background checks. Staff C indicated that the
agency received authorization on 05-03-2011 to submit national background checks for
Page 1 of 5
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Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
processing.
(4) During an interview on May 11, 2011 at about 2:21 PM with Staff A, Staff A indicated that Staff
B is no longer serving in the role as director due to the fact that she/he did not meet the
educational qualifications. Staff A also indicated that another staff member, Staff E was promoted
to assist in the management of the organization along with him/herself. Staff A further indicated
that Staff E and his/herself completed a national background check last week.
R 0803 290-2-5-.08(3)(a) Director.
SS=D
Any director employed on or after the effective date of these rules shall possess at least one of the following
qualifications:
1. A master ' s degree from an accredited college or university in the area of social sciences, social work,
childhood education, or business or public administration or a related field plus two years of experience in the field
of child care;
2. A bachelor ' s degree from an accredited college or university in the area of social sciences, social work,
childhood education, or business or public administration or a related field plus four years of experience in the field
of child care:
3. A licensed registered nurse, doctor or other health care professional where the child-caring institution chooses
to serve primarily children with special medical needs.
This Requirement is not met as evidenced by:
Based on record review and staff interview, the agency failed to document proof of director's
required education in one of two personnel files reviewed (GA00095789).
Findings Include
(1) Record review on May 3, 2011 of Staff B's file revealed that the agency did not document that
the Director possesses the necessary qualifications to manage the institution. Staff B was hired
03-02-2011 as dean of students and promoted 04-08-2011 as assistant director of the program.
There was no documentation of a bachelor's degree in the area of social sciences, social work,
childhood education, or business or public administration. A record review of Staff B's Employee
Personal Information Sheet dated 02-20-2011 documented the highest level of education was a
high school diploma.
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Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
(2) During an interview on May 11, 2011 at about 2:21 PM with Staff A, Staff A indicated that Staff
B was no longer serving in the role as director as of today due to the fact that she/he did not
meet the educational qualifications. Staff A also indicated that another staff member, Staff E, was
promoted to assist in the management of the organization along with him/herself. Staff A further
indicated that Staff E and his/herself completed a national background check last week.
R 0861 290-2-5-.08(7) Reporting.
SS=C
Reporting. Detailed written summary reports shall be made to the Department of Human Resources, Office of
Regulatory Services, Residential Child Care Unit via email or fax on the required incident intake information form
(IIIF) within 24 hours.
This Requirement is not met as evidenced by:
Based on record review and staff interview, the agency failed to submit a detailed written
summary report to the Department of Human Services-Office of Residential Child Care
(DHS-ORCC) via e-mail or fax on the required incident intake information form (IIIF) within 24
hours in one of one incident reviewed (GA00095777).
Findings Include:
(1) Record review on May 3, 2011 of DHS-ORCC Intake Information form dated 04-21-2011
revealed that on April 16, 2011, Resident #1 was transported to the emergency room for a
psychiatric evaluation and medical treatment after Resident #1 displayed suicidal
ideation/attempt. This incident was not reported to the Department until 04-19-2011.
(2) Record review on May 3, 2011 of e-mail correspondence received on 04-27-2011 by Staff A,
Staff A indicated that she/he was not aware that the 24 hour time frame included weekends and
holidays.
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Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
(3) During an interview on May 3, 2011 at about 11:00 AM with Staff A, Staff A acknowledged
findings.
This rule was previously cited 04-13-2011, 03-10-2011, 12-09-2010 and 09-09-2010.
R 1000 290-2-5-.10(1) Assessment and Planning.
SS=C
An institution shall complete a full written assessment of each child admitted for care and of each child's family
within thirty days of admission and develop an individual written service plan for each child based on the
assessments within thirty days of admission. If an assessment is not completed within thirty days, the reasons for
the delay shall be documented in the child's case record and such documentation shall include statements
indicating when the assessment is expected to be completed.
This Requirement is not met as evidenced by:
Based on review of resident files and staff interview, the agency failed to develop a full written
assessment and an individual service plan within thirty days of admission in one of one file
reviewed (GA00095777 linked to GA00095984).
Findings Include:
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Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
(1) Record review on May 3, 2011 of Resident #1's file revealed that Resident #1 was admitted to
the facility December 2010; however the agency failed to develop a full written assessment and
an individual service plan within 30 days of admission. There was no documentation that an
assessment was completed. The agency developed an individual service plan for Resident #1 on
04-11-2011 which is four months after admission.
(2) During an interview on May 19, 2011 at about 3:35 PM with Staff A, Staff A indicated that
she/he reviewed Resident #1's file as well as therapy notes for Resident #1 in which she/he was
unable to locate any service plans for Resident #1. Staff A indicated that the service plan for
Resident #1 was developed as a result of the deficiency noted in Resident #1's file.
This rule was previously cited 12-15-2010 and 12-10-2009.
R 9999 Closing Comments.
A brief exit conference was conducted on May 3, 2011 with Staff A. There were several citations
related to the allegations. The investigation for GA00095777 linked to GA00095984 and
GA00095789 are currently pending. A preliminary report was e-mailed to the agency on May 9,
2011. Although a formal written plan of correction is not due to the surveyor until 10 days after
receipt of the final Statement of Deficiencies, all citations are expected to immediately be brought
into compliance with the Rules and Regulations.
The Final Statement of Deficiency was e-mailed to the agency on May 26, 2011. A plan of
correction is due to the surveyor June 9, 2011.
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http://167.193.144.170:7001/ORSINV/PDFS_CCI/CCI001710XUBB11.pdf
Another attempted suicide violating ORCC regulations and Ridge Creek School's own admission policies. Take a guess - a child's life and it garnished a (C) in the Scope and Severity rating from the ORCC. No fine, no adverse action ... all during a time where there was/is no Director with any qualifications.
Scope and Severity rating, indeed - ORCC = "Z"
And that's my take!
THE REPORT
Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
R 0000 Opening Comments.
The purpose of this visit on May 3, 2011 was to investigate 95777 linked to 95984 and 95789.
R 0524 290-2-5-.05(5) Criminal History Background Checks
SS=D
Criminal History Background Checks for Director and Employees Required. Prior to serving as a director of a
licensed institution, a person shall submit a records check application and receive a satisfactory determination.
This Requirement is not met as evidenced by:
Based on record review and staff interview, the agency failed to submit a records check
application and receive a satisfactory determination prior to staff serving as a director in two of
two personnel files reviewed (GA00095789).
Findings Include:
(1) Record review on May 3, 2011 of Staff A's file revealed that Staff A was employed 02/2011 in
the position as clinical director. Staff A received a local background check on 02-09-2011 which
indicated no record however there was no documentation on file that Staff A received a
satisfactory national background check. Staff A has been assisting in the management of the
facility since 02-09-2011.
(2) Record review on May 3, 2011 of Staff B's file revealed that Staff B was employed 03/2011 in
the position as dean of students however since 04-08-2011, Staff B has been serving in the role
as assistant director. Staff B received a local background check on 03-11-2011 which indicated
no record however there was no documentation on file that Staff B received a satisfactory
national background check.
(3) During an interview on May 3, 2011 at about 12:30 PM with Staff C, Staff C acknowledged that
a national background check had not been completed on Staff A and Staff B due to the fact that
the agency had be registered to conduct national background checks. Staff C indicated that the
agency received authorization on 05-03-2011 to submit national background checks for
Page 1 of 5
More Information Return to Facility Location and Information Guide Return to Inspection Screen
Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
processing.
(4) During an interview on May 11, 2011 at about 2:21 PM with Staff A, Staff A indicated that Staff
B is no longer serving in the role as director due to the fact that she/he did not meet the
educational qualifications. Staff A also indicated that another staff member, Staff E was promoted
to assist in the management of the organization along with him/herself. Staff A further indicated
that Staff E and his/herself completed a national background check last week.
R 0803 290-2-5-.08(3)(a) Director.
SS=D
Any director employed on or after the effective date of these rules shall possess at least one of the following
qualifications:
1. A master ' s degree from an accredited college or university in the area of social sciences, social work,
childhood education, or business or public administration or a related field plus two years of experience in the field
of child care;
2. A bachelor ' s degree from an accredited college or university in the area of social sciences, social work,
childhood education, or business or public administration or a related field plus four years of experience in the field
of child care:
3. A licensed registered nurse, doctor or other health care professional where the child-caring institution chooses
to serve primarily children with special medical needs.
This Requirement is not met as evidenced by:
Based on record review and staff interview, the agency failed to document proof of director's
required education in one of two personnel files reviewed (GA00095789).
Findings Include
(1) Record review on May 3, 2011 of Staff B's file revealed that the agency did not document that
the Director possesses the necessary qualifications to manage the institution. Staff B was hired
03-02-2011 as dean of students and promoted 04-08-2011 as assistant director of the program.
There was no documentation of a bachelor's degree in the area of social sciences, social work,
childhood education, or business or public administration. A record review of Staff B's Employee
Personal Information Sheet dated 02-20-2011 documented the highest level of education was a
high school diploma.
Page 2 of 5
More Information Return to Facility Location and Information Guide Return to Inspection Screen
Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
(2) During an interview on May 11, 2011 at about 2:21 PM with Staff A, Staff A indicated that Staff
B was no longer serving in the role as director as of today due to the fact that she/he did not
meet the educational qualifications. Staff A also indicated that another staff member, Staff E, was
promoted to assist in the management of the organization along with him/herself. Staff A further
indicated that Staff E and his/herself completed a national background check last week.
R 0861 290-2-5-.08(7) Reporting.
SS=C
Reporting. Detailed written summary reports shall be made to the Department of Human Resources, Office of
Regulatory Services, Residential Child Care Unit via email or fax on the required incident intake information form
(IIIF) within 24 hours.
This Requirement is not met as evidenced by:
Based on record review and staff interview, the agency failed to submit a detailed written
summary report to the Department of Human Services-Office of Residential Child Care
(DHS-ORCC) via e-mail or fax on the required incident intake information form (IIIF) within 24
hours in one of one incident reviewed (GA00095777).
Findings Include:
(1) Record review on May 3, 2011 of DHS-ORCC Intake Information form dated 04-21-2011
revealed that on April 16, 2011, Resident #1 was transported to the emergency room for a
psychiatric evaluation and medical treatment after Resident #1 displayed suicidal
ideation/attempt. This incident was not reported to the Department until 04-19-2011.
(2) Record review on May 3, 2011 of e-mail correspondence received on 04-27-2011 by Staff A,
Staff A indicated that she/he was not aware that the 24 hour time frame included weekends and
holidays.
Page 3 of 5
More Information Return to Facility Location and Information Guide Return to Inspection Screen
Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
(3) During an interview on May 3, 2011 at about 11:00 AM with Staff A, Staff A acknowledged
findings.
This rule was previously cited 04-13-2011, 03-10-2011, 12-09-2010 and 09-09-2010.
R 1000 290-2-5-.10(1) Assessment and Planning.
SS=C
An institution shall complete a full written assessment of each child admitted for care and of each child's family
within thirty days of admission and develop an individual written service plan for each child based on the
assessments within thirty days of admission. If an assessment is not completed within thirty days, the reasons for
the delay shall be documented in the child's case record and such documentation shall include statements
indicating when the assessment is expected to be completed.
This Requirement is not met as evidenced by:
Based on review of resident files and staff interview, the agency failed to develop a full written
assessment and an individual service plan within thirty days of admission in one of one file
reviewed (GA00095777 linked to GA00095984).
Findings Include:
Page 4 of 5
More Information Return to Facility Location and Information Guide Return to Inspection Screen
Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Office of Regulatory Services State Form
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
Inspection begin date
Inspection end date:
5/3/2011
5/3/2011
Name of Provider or Supplier
RIDGE CREEK, INC
Street Address, City, State Zip Code
830 HIDDEN LAKE RD
DAHLONEGA, GA 30533
Inspection Results
(1) Record review on May 3, 2011 of Resident #1's file revealed that Resident #1 was admitted to
the facility December 2010; however the agency failed to develop a full written assessment and
an individual service plan within 30 days of admission. There was no documentation that an
assessment was completed. The agency developed an individual service plan for Resident #1 on
04-11-2011 which is four months after admission.
(2) During an interview on May 19, 2011 at about 3:35 PM with Staff A, Staff A indicated that
she/he reviewed Resident #1's file as well as therapy notes for Resident #1 in which she/he was
unable to locate any service plans for Resident #1. Staff A indicated that the service plan for
Resident #1 was developed as a result of the deficiency noted in Resident #1's file.
This rule was previously cited 12-15-2010 and 12-10-2009.
R 9999 Closing Comments.
A brief exit conference was conducted on May 3, 2011 with Staff A. There were several citations
related to the allegations. The investigation for GA00095777 linked to GA00095984 and
GA00095789 are currently pending. A preliminary report was e-mailed to the agency on May 9,
2011. Although a formal written plan of correction is not due to the surveyor until 10 days after
receipt of the final Statement of Deficiencies, all citations are expected to immediately be brought
into compliance with the Rules and Regulations.
The Final Statement of Deficiency was e-mailed to the agency on May 26, 2011. A plan of
correction is due to the surveyor June 9, 2011.
Page 5 of 5
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http://167.193.144.170:7001/ORSINV/PDFS_CCI/CCI001710XUBB11.pdf
Monday, May 30, 2011
RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL FOR SALE - ONLY 10.5 mil - TALK ABOUT TAKING THE MONKEY OFF THE ORCC'S BACK!
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| Hidden Lake |
FOR SALE/ UPDATE REDUCED to 6.5 mil
Ridge Creek School "Ridge Creek Academy"
830 Hidden Lake Road, Dahlonega, GA | Lumpkin County , GA
http://www.landandfarm.com/property/Ridge_Creek_Academy-345982/
Although the facility was listed on April 14, 2011 as "Ridge Creek Academy," by all appearances, addresses, maps, taxes, and liens, it clearly is Ridge Creek School, under the corporate veil of Ridge Creek, Inc. and/or Hidden Lake Academy, Inc.
 |
| Administration Building |
Not an easy ad to contain ... even under Ridge Creek ‘Academy’ ... We sat on it, took it all in. A hoax? Doubtful at this juncture.
Currently posted on "Indeed," there appear to be 10 positions open. There is no Director. The facility has just been cited by the ORCC for "no Director." It has also been cited for lack of qualifications. But not to worry, nothing will be done by the ORCC. It is not that egregious according to the ORCC's "Scope and Severity" chart. RCS is hiring for Director of Counseling, although Ms. Anne Edens, PhD. was just hired in February. According to "Indeed" ads, RCS is hiring for Director of Academics, Assistant Director of Academics, Counselor, Night Security, Reflections coordinator(interventions), Headmaster, and the Special Education teacher that the ORCC and AdvancEd (SACS) will also do nothing about. It appears AdvancEd. (SACS) whom accredits RCS did their review February of 2011 and gave the facility accolades. If it was a thorough review there is no way they could have missed those teachers that were not currently certified; or, that the schools certified "Visual Arts" and "Consultative Special Ed" teacher left on 01-26-2011. Regulations state "Consultative" does not qualify a teacher to be the core Special Ed. teacher. If AdvancEd (SACS) goes back in, they'll look like fools or expose that there needs to be an overhaul of the "good ole boy" system from the top down. It appears the only people that seem to care that there is no Special Education teacher are the families of children that have 504's and IEP's (ORCC Documents). What the heck... According to parents, there were no real Special Education services either. What is being reported is that the Special Needs services that the children did receive had to be fought for, if any at all. But, hey, we're talking about post Hidden Lake Academy, Ridge Creek School et al and the facility can basically do whatever they wish because there are no consequences from the state agencies. Why? Some of us may remember these quotes from the wonderful classic," Miracle on 34th Street":
- Fred Gailey: Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The Post Office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the Federal Government, recognizes this man Kris Kringle to be the one and only Santa Claus.
- Judge Henry X. Harper: Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed.
- ORCC Director: Now what? Every one of these complaints were delivered to our agency. We are a State agency. The Post office, a branch of the Federal government delivered them, recognizing our agency as the only caretaker.
- DFCS Director: Uh, since the Lumpkin County Sheriffs Department is an agency of the State government and the Lumpkin County Sheriff "pointed out this was extremely political and this facility was well-connected in downtown(Atlanta)," we shall not dispute. Purge them, case closed.
Moving on ...
So Ridge Creek "Academy "… nice ... is up for sale. If this isn’t just another “hoax”...
Why hire?
There is the need to keep the facility running and keep the in-take of students coming for cash flow.
Hey, it just might turn around with the ‘help’ of the agencies - anything is possible in "OZ."
• Is the current non-administrative staff aware of this?
• Are current families aware of this?
• Are prospective staff families aware of this?
Certainly hope so. Perhaps three months’ deposit (not held in escrow), uniforms, computer,
etc … is good enough reason. All non- refundable according to the current contract if one pulls
their child. Maybe prepaid tuition with a promise. We had one of those.
• If the facility sells?
Again, you would have been better off donating to St. Judes.
• Is the ORCC aware?
That would be far too in-depth for the ORCC. Two years later the ORCC just might find a “category” to
stick this in.
A little history:
On 08-2006 RCI was cited for 30 violations cited by the ORS (ORCC) 29 of “F” category
in severity and scope; 1 of “D” category. A myriad of violations were repeat. The class suit had
taken flight and an investigation of Hidden Lake Academy and Ridge Creek Wilderness by the
ORS was in progress - no thanks to the administrative staff. There was no fine and no adverse
action taken by the ORS. Why bother sending out your surveyors/ agents to do their job, if you
won't back them up?
Present:
Now the ORS is named the ORCC, nothing has changed, violations just keep mounting – it is just a different acronym with the old entourage not leading.
Ridge Creek School For Sale? Ha! What an unexpected gift for the ORCC Commissioner, Directors, and the DFCS agents that continually work their tail off for nothing ...
And that's my take.
ORS - Office of Regulatory Services
ORCC - Office of Residential Child Care
DFCS - Division of Family and Children Services
SACS - Southern Association of Colleges
Saturday, April 23, 2011
RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL/RIDGE CREEK WILDERNESS - TRUDGING THROUGH THE MUCK
To fully understand what murky water one must wade through, let us glance at an excerpt taken from the website of Thomas J. Croke founder of “Family Light.” Mr. Croke is an educational consultant.
Family Light Thomas J. Croke
“Ridge Creek has settled into a new identity and focus. Historically, it was a wilderness program. In 2009, it expanded into a therapeutic "College Prep [School] with a Wilderness Twist." Since then, the wilderness program has been dropped, and the therapeutic boarding school well establishcd. Ridge Creek School, took over the buildings of a former school historically located near it. However in the fall of 2011, those buildings will become the site of newly founded boarding and day school that will not have therapeutic content. Ridge Creek will return to the nearby buildings that are mostly unussd at the time this is written.”
If one is going to put their reputation on the line, one should investigate the school they recommend. It is not enough to add a disclaimer. The family pays you a fee to do your homework. Whether or not you place a disclaimer on your website, you have a moral and ethical responsibility, not to mention a fiduciary one. Before placing this drivel on your website, perhaps you should remember, a child’s life is in your hands.
There is a huge problem here. The ORCC documents state on one hand that Ridge Creek Wilderness (RCW) program was indeed active in 2009 and 2010, yet on the other hand, the ORCC documents state the RCW program was not active. Several DFCS and ORCC interviews with students and parents state that their children were sent to RCW in 2009 and 2010. More alarming, students stated that “Wilderness Intervention” was not a “program,” but a “Tavern” also known amongst insiders as “The Chalet." Several children were sent to “Wilderness Intervention” for eight days as part of behavior modification; according to DFCS, this is no longer allowed per the ORCC.
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