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Ridge Creek "School" - Trouble Retaining Professional Staff?
Dysfunction Junction:
This parent explained the symptoms of not having professionals on staff at RCS:
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--- Quote from: "Susan" ---Do your homework. We sent our son here on a recommendation from a consultant. After six weeks we pulled him from the "school." The school promised a lot and delivered little. Our son was put into a study hall type classroom to "catch-up" on his chemistry. He had not taken chemistry yet, so it was unclear as to how he was going to "catch-up" on his own. The sports consist of the boys shooting hoops. The soccer field and tennis courts are not maintained. I had to purchase a ten dollar football at Walmart, so the boys could play catch. The kids sit around like couch potatoes. Prescribed medication is either not given as prescribed or in our case was terminated without informing us to get our consent. Lastly, we have not received the tuition refund, so now we have to hire a lawyer. Please Google "Hidden Lake Academy" - the name of this school prior to their bankrupcy in May 2009.
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Good advice, Susan.
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I can see how this could happen when RCS is missing key professional people from its staff.
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction" ---They had people in these positions previously. They left RCS. Now they are operating without them. Let's not try to make it too confusing, shall we?
Parents should know that RCS has no Academic or Counseling director, nor do they have a Headmaster. Obvioulsy the people who held these positions before left abruptly, as there was no orderly succession. Right now they are operating without these people and some of these positions have been open for months.
That means if you have a kid at RCS, no qualified person is running the show in these areas. Parents should be aware of this fact.
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In small businesses typically the owner is the director of each department. As the business expands and becomes more profitable then the owner takes a step back and hires heads of each department. I think hiring these people is a good sign that RCS is doing well. If they were laying off people then I think the parents would have reason for concern.
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Dysfunction Junction:
They had people in these positions previously. They left RCS. Now they are operating without them.
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction" ---They had people in these positions previously. They left RCS. Now they are operating without them.
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Then they need to fill in the void until they find permanent replacements. It takes time to do interviews and find the right candidate. There are many options available to them. They could contract the positions out to local professionals, have a temporary independent contractor come in, the owner could step up and fill in some of the missing pieces. So they may already have these positions filled temporarily for now until they find permanent people.
I think the positive point is that the school is expanding and growing instead of laying off people. In this economy it is a good sign for the industry.
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Whooter:
--- Quote from: "The gatekeeper" ---My vote for Ridge Creek School Headmaster ::OMG::
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Ha,Ha,Ha I think all the kids should be required to get that hair cut too.
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