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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => The Troubled Teen Industry => Topic started by: Ursus on September 06, 2007, 05:21:48 PM
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Michael Beavers was the owner of the now defunct Ashby Academy.
Prior to starting Ashby, he attempted to make a go of things in New Hampshire. Namely:
For the past year, Beavers has been trying to open a similar type of school in Dublin, N.H. on the grounds of the former Beech Hill Hospital, a substance abuse treatment facility. Beavers had bought the hospital in 1996 and sank $3 million in into improvements. However, he was forced to close the hospital in 2001 after the state threatened to revoke the facility’s license.
In 2004, he presented town officials with plans to open a co-educational private school for junior high and high school aged students. Those plans stalled earlier this year when the Dublin Zoning Board of Adjustment denied his request for a variance needed to operate a business within 1,500-feet of Dublin Lake and a special exception to run school in a rural zone.
Beavers has since appealed that decision to the New Hampshire Superior Court and says he has not abandoned plans for a school in Dublin.
http://www.thecommunityjournal.com/news ... e/001.html (http://www.thecommunityjournal.com/news/2005/1216/Front_Page/001.html)[/list]
According to the Ashby Academy website, he relocated to New England from the Washington, D.C. area:
Owner/CEO
Mike Beavers is an attorney and financier who has owned and operated several large psychiatric facilities. Most recently relocating from the Washington, D.C. area, Mike had the vision of opening a unique school where young boys with challenges could receive an outstanding education. Motivated by his own personal experiences and those of his son, Mike founded Ashby Academy. Mike and his wife Lynn reside at the school with his youngest daughter Elizabeth.
http://www.ashbyacademy.com/administration.html (http://www.ashbyacademy.com/administration.html)[/list]
Googling Michael Beavers I came across a legal doc pertaining to a buyer-seller dispute and how it evolved into potential mail irregularities. Other details of this doc were, however, of even greater interest to me:
http://www.usps.com/judicial/2004deci/MD_04-114ID.htm (http://www.usps.com/judicial/2004deci/MD_04-114ID.htm)
September 10, 2004
In the Matter of a Mail Dispute Between
MICHAEL W. BEAVERS
and
MICHELLE SOUERS
P.S. Docket No. MD 04-114
APPEARANCE FOR DISPUTANT MICHAEL W. BEAVERS:
Phillip M. Schwartz, Esq.
Carr, Morris & Graeff, PC
1120 G Street NW, Suite 930
Washington, DC 20005-3801
APPEARANCE FOR DISPUTANT MICHELLE SOUERS:
W. Travis Parham
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis
511 Union Street, Suite 2100
P.O. Box 198966
Nashville, TN 37219-8966
INITIAL DECISION
This mail dispute has been docketed pursuant to Postal Operations Manual (POM 9, July 2002) Section 616.21, which requires the Chief Field Counsel to forward certain unresolved mail disputes to the Judicial Officer for resolution. The mail in dispute is that addressed to Piedmont Behavioral Health Center, at P.O. Box 2547, Leesburg, VA 20177. The Leesburg Postmaster is currently holding the mail.
Both parties filed sworn written statements, as required by the Rules of Practice, 39 C.F.R. §965.5, accompanied by other supporting documents, and both filed rebuttal, as permitted by 39 C.F.R. §965.6. In his rebuttal, Mr. Beavers asked for an oral hearing, in accordance with 39 C.F.R. §965.8. As I find no material facts in dispute that would require the examination of witnesses, that request is denied. The following findings of fact are based on all the material submitted by the parties, including that forwarded by the United States Postal Service Law Department, Mid-Atlantic Office.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Beginning in April 1998, Michael Beavers was the principal owner of Piedmont Behavioral Health Center, LLC (Piedmont), which operated a residential treatment facility at 42009 Victory Lane, Leesburg, Virginia. The mailing address for the business was P.O. Box 2547, Leesburg, VA 20177. (Beavers statement).
2. On June 11, 2004, Piedmont, as “Seller,â€
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"Motivated by his own personal experiences and those of his son, Mike founded Ashby Academy. Mike and his wife Lynn reside at the school with his youngest daughter Elizabeth. "
Its good to see people motivated by struggles within their own family to try to help others. We need more people like this guy instead of the large corporations.
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Original Thread on Ashby/Beavers
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?p=281374#281374 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?p=281374#281374)
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"Motivated by his own personal experiences and those of his son, Mike founded Ashby Academy. Mike and his wife Lynn reside at the school with his youngest daughter Elizabeth. "
Its good to see people motivated by struggles within their own family to try to help others. We need more people like this guy instead of the large corporations.
His son has dyslexia. Not quite the same ballgame as running an RTC or substance abuse facility, which is where his prior experience lies. Draw your own conclusions.
I suspect Alfred Allen was the real mover and shaker behind Ashby. He is at least appears to be sufficiently credentialed, experienced, and has moreover, adopted 3 kids with disabilities who have managed to make it to adulthood without incident (that we know of).
Alfred Allen, Ph.D.
Dr. Allen‘s career spans thirty years. He has dedicated his professional career to the education and treatment of children with emotional, behavioral and learning disorders. Dr. Allen holds a Ph.D. in clinical sociology and social psychology from Dartmouth College. As a certified Learning Disabilities Specialist, he spent 10 years at Eagle Hill School, a premier school for children with learning disabilities. Dr. Allen has been the founding headmaster of three highly successful schools for children with LD and other disorders: Larkin Road School, Hunter School, Granite Hill School. His expertise and the respect of his colleagues made him the natural choice to be the founding Headmaster of Ashby Academy. In collaboration with Dr. Andrew Connery, Dr. Allen created the Pro-Social Development Plan which is one of the cornerstones of the Ashby Academy. He is a frequent presenter at professional meetings and conferences. Dr. Allen is also the father of three, adopted, adult children with disabilities.
http://www.ashbyacademy.com/administration.html (http://www.ashbyacademy.com/administration.html)[/list]
I have absolutely no clue, to tell you the truth, about Dr. Allen, but his background seems a great deal less ominous than Michael Beavers'. I wouldn't at all be surprised if it came out that a philosophical dispute entered into all of this. Whatever.
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Further affirmation of Michael Beavers' transition from Virginia/DC area to New Hampshire. Here is a letter from the State of NH (NHDES), sent to Michael Beavers' Virginia address regarding his having corrected a previous health code violation at Beech Hill Hospital. The Virginia address is the same P.O. Box inspiring such ire between buyer and seller noted a few posts previous, albeit at least half a year prior to the aforementioned sale.
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pdf DOWNLOAD (http://http://www.des.state.nh.us/legal/documents/Letters%20of%20Deficiency/2003%20Letters%20of%20Deficiency/Beech%20Hill%20Hospital,%20Michael%20Beavers%20-%20LOC%20WSEB%2003-040.pdf)
HTML Google cache of same (http://http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:e329rDJHVTEJ:www.des.state.nh.us/legal/documents/Letters%2520of%2520Deficiency/2003%2520Letters%2520of%2520Deficiency/Beech%2520Hill%2520Hospital,%2520Michael%2520Beavers%2520-%2520LOC%2520WSEB%252003-040.pdf)
State of New Hampshire
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
6 Hazen Drive, P.O. Box 95, Concord. NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-3503 FAX (603) 271-5171
October 14, 2003
LETTER OF COMPLIANCE FOR
LETTER OF DEFICIENCY #WSEB 03-040
Michael Beavers
PO Box 2547
Leesburg, V A 20176
Subject: Dublin - Beech Hill Hospital: Ground Water Discharge (DES #198401057)
Dear Mr. Beavers:
As the result of the submission of the groundwater discharge permit application, groundwater sampling data and supporting information for Beech Hill Hospital, the Department of Environmental Services ("DES") has determined that the violations identified in Letter of Deficiency #WSEB 03-040, dated July 2,2003, have been corrected. DES appreciates your cooperation in resolving this matter.
If you have any questions concerning this Letter of Compliance, please contact me by phone at (603) 271-2854, or by e-mail at aleach@des.state.nh.us
Sincerely,
Alan Leach
Water Supply Engineering Bureau
CC:Gretchen Rule, DES Legal Unit
Brandon Kemen, WSEB (via e-mail)
Mitch Locker, WSEB (via e-mail)
Steve Sexton, Beech Hill Hospital Caretaker
Town of Dublin Board of Selectmen
des.state.nh.us TDD Access Relay NH -800-7
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Is this the kid theWho said he molested?
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"Motivated by his own personal experiences and those of his son, Mike founded Ashby Academy. Mike and his wife Lynn reside at the school with his youngest daughter Elizabeth. "
Its good to see people motivated by struggles within their own family to try to help others. We need more people like this guy instead of the large corporations.
Again, if you're the same person who posted in the Ashby thread, please PM or email me. My addy is spelled out in my profile in case you are not registered. Thanks!
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Is this the kid theWho said he molested?
Right. It all boils down to Bain Capital, when all is said and done.
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Thus far, I have come up with the following synopsis, admittedly flawed and incomplete:
Ashby Academy is but a small bit of flea feces in the larger picture of what happened. One of those inconsequential casualties resultant from the impersonal machine of corporate greed.
I haven't dug as far as I can, but so far we do have the following small potato history about "attorney and financier" Michael Beavers:
* Piedmont Behavioral Health Center, LLC in Leesburg, VA (RTC?) 1998-June, 2004;
* Beech Hill Hospital in Durham, NH (substance abuse) 1996-2001;
* BHH had to close due to health code violations; he corrected those and applied for re-opening as a "boarding school" in 2004, but Durham wouldn't cut him slack with the zoning irregularities as of sometime in 2005, he appealed these (outcome?);
* Meanwhile, he bought the old Shackleton School grounds (which had gone out of business; Massachusetts) in Dec. 2005, this became Ashby Academy, which opened in Sept, 2006.
Now, remember CRC Health Group (aka CRC Health Corporation, Inc.)? Financed by Bain Capital? They are the ones who bought up Aspen Ed Group a year ago (September 2006). For the last couple of years, they've also been buying up quite a lot of other "health care" termed places. They claim they've been in existence for 20 years, but their website only carries press releases as far back as 2002. So I can't really give you an accurate profile of their acquisitions activity. Suffice it to say, it looks like they more than doubled in size during the available press release period.
One of the companies they bought up in December of 2003 was National Specialty Clinics, Inc., apparently based in Tennessee. However, there was an SEC filing re. an amendment done in June 2006, and Michael Beavers is listed as President, Treasurer, and one of the Directors. The principle office of this corporation is listed as 28 State Street, Boston, MA; that was probably just the principle office in Massachusetts. I also found an SEC filing dated the exact same date from West Virginia. Different branch of NSC, different key personnel listed. National Specialty Clinics runs Methadone clinics. They were one of the largest such operators prior to being bought up by CRC. Now CRC is the largest.
It is my guess that Ashby just wasn't enough of a money-maker for CRC Health Corporation. Perhaps Allen's "positive intervention model rather than a traditional point-level-privilege system" didn't go over so well with them, since the level system is what is used in all their Aspen Ed schools.
Note: Bain Capital (headquartered in Boston, MA) bought CRC Health Group in October of 2005 for $720 million. Yep, it all boils down to Bain Capital.
Still much to find out...
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"Motivated by his own personal experiences and those of his son, Mike founded Ashby Academy. Mike and his wife Lynn reside at the school with his youngest daughter Elizabeth. "
Its good to see people motivated by struggles within their own family to try to help others. We need more people like this guy instead of the large corporations.
Its rly good to see this. :D