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WWASPS Academic Program
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WWASPS method of attaining an accredited education. It appears to me that the Program has "bought" both its accreditation and the accreditation company. [asterisks emphasis mine]
From the ISAC Tranquility Bay Report, August 2003:
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Northwest Association of Schools and of Colleges and Universities
Many, if not all, of the individual schools operating under the WWASP/Teen Help referral umbrella are accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and of Colleges and Universities (herein referred to as NASCU).
NASCU was formed as a voluntary organization in 1917. At present, more than 1,500 schools in 9 states are members.
The association operates as an independent, member-based organization. *NASCU is not a state or governmental agency.*
Schools are granted membership in the organization following the submission of a $100 application fee and the completion of an onsite visit by an ?outside team of peers.?
According to the policies of NASCU, membership is renewed annually through *voluntary self-regulation and ?periodic, self-evaluation.?*
The schools are then ?validated? by an ?outside team of peers? *once every 6 years.*
The Website
According to the NASCU website, Academy at Ivy Ridge, Casa by the Sea, Cross Creek Academy, Carolina Springs Academy, Midwest Academy, Spring Creek Lodge, and Tranquility Bay are all member schools, or candidates for membership. Academy at Dundee Ranch was recently removed from the list.
According to NASCU?s own policy, member schools must **?Be approved, accredited, licensed, or recognized by the legally constituted educational agency it its state or by a federal government agency.?**
To the best of our knowledge, NONE of the WWASP affiliated schools located in the United States are approved, accredited, licensed or recognized by the Department of Education in ANY state.
Joe Atkin, former Director of Academy at Dundee Ranch allegedly told another employee that representatives of WWASP-affiliated schools try to attend every NASCU meeting because ?that way, we get what we want.?
Belle (sic) Academy in Porterville, California, owned by Karr Farnsworth, former President of WWASP, Dace Goulding, owner of Casa by the Sea, and Jade Robinson, is also listed as a candidate for membership. Bell Academy is not promoted as a WWASP-affiliated school, however the facility reportedly accepted students from Academy at Dundee Ranch when it was closed in May 2003.
On the list of member schools, the location for Casa by the Sea is listed as Chula Vista, California, even though the school is located in Ensenada, Mexico.
On the NASCU directory, the phone number listed for Belle (sic) Academy is the same as the one listed for Casa by the Sea.
This phone number reaches the office of Casa by the Sea in Mexico.
International Schools
NASCU accredits foreign schools, such as Tranquility Bay and Casa by the Sea, upon completion of a visit by an International School Visitation Team.
The following officials from WWASP affiliated schools are presently members of this visitation team or have applied to be members:
Eugenia Collins, Academic Coordinator at Tranquility Bay
Dace Goulding, Director of Casa by the Sea, Mexico
Orval Hagerman, Spring Creek Lodge Academy, Montana
In the opinion of ISAC, these memberships do not represent an ?outside team of peers? and could present a conflict of interest.
Schools and other facilities that house juveniles must be visited and/or evaluated by persons having absolutely no bias whatsoever.
Anonymous:
"In the opinion of ISAC, these memberships do not represent an ?outside team of peers? and could present a conflict of interest."
Explain conflict of interest when:
"According to the policies of NASCU, membership is renewed annually through *voluntary self-regulation and ?periodic, self-evaluation.?*
The schools are then ?validated? by an ?outside team of peers? *once every 6 years.*
Anonymous:
Did you look to see who was on the visitation team?????
Wake Up!
Anonymous:
I'm wide awake! Read the post - self-regulation, self evaluation - what about that is confusing? The "outside" team is once every 6 years. I don't see a conflict, so I was asking where the conflict is. Self to me means they do it themselves. Please correct me if that's not what it means.
Anonymous:
Hey, I read the other posts about the academic program. You guys are funny! We had history, science, math, english, etc., all day, 5 days a week. What's the crap about one book until it's finished? funny! We had to be in class, but it was up to us how much work we did. I had the same teacher the whole 15 months I was there. Upper levels could tutor, but we had to raise our hands to ask. I was a tutor for history a lot. Anybody can pick apart something, but you guys, at least most of you, are just plain mean.
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