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RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL SACS ACCREDITATION
Whooter:
I think it all comes down to the wording, Jill. The people here on fornits recognize it as a school as we see the thread headers and forums names (vs. calling it Ridge Creek, inc.). The Ridge Creek School is accredited to teach students and is receiving oversight from the state. The kids get an education at RCS and move on to college receiving scholarships etc. so they are recognized by the state as a school otherwise they would not have been accredited.
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Jill Ryan:
Guest3 wrote:
Ridge Creek School is not recognized by the state of Georgia as a private school nor is it considered licensed by the state as a school; it is considered a child caring institution. Parents need to know this so they can make an informed decision before placing their child there. The fact that RCS is permitted to call itself a "school" is very questionable to me.
RCS is not considered a "Private" school:
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_exceptio ... ateSchools
RCS is not considered a "Private" school by GAPSAC:
http://www.gapsac.org/index.php?option= ... 4&Itemid=3
RCS is not considered a "Public" school:
http://lumpkincounty.schoolinsites.com/?PN=Schools2
RCS is not considered a "Charter" school:
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/pea_charter.aspx
RCS is not considered a "State" school:
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/pea_stateschools.aspx
Find " State Certified" teachers:
http://www.gapsc.com/"
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Ridge Creek School is a "Child Caring Institution" recognized as such by the State of Georgia with an educational program in effect that is currently SACS certified. SACS, again certifies many adjunct programs such as one promoted by the Department of Corrections. RCS was afforded Stimulus funds as a "Child Caring Institution," grant status deemed through DJJ , not as a public or private school. A private Child Care facility (CCF), a private Child Care Institution(CCI).
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Jill Ryan" ---Guest3 wrote:
Ridge Creek School is not recognized by the state of Georgia as a private school nor is it considered licensed by the state as a school; it is considered a child caring institution. Parents need to know this so they can make an informed decision before placing their child there. The fact that RCS is permitted to call itself a "school" is very questionable to me.
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Why does it bother you that they call themselves a school? I dont see why this is misleading?
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Jill Ryan:
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--- Quote from: "Jill Ryan" ---Ridge Creek School SACS Accreditation
Once again, RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL just like it’s days as Hidden Lake Academy is accredited to teach students ...
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Thanks for the information Jill.
NO JILL RYAN WROTE:
"Once again, RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL just like it’s days as Hidden Lake Academy is accredited to teach students with every anomaly known to man with no certified Special Ed. Teacher, no Science Lab.(edited), etc".
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ONE IS TO QUOTE MY WRITTEN WORD, IT IS DONE IN IT'S ENTIRETY, OTHERWISE THE WRITTEN WORD IS SKEWED AND NOT REPOSTED AS IT WAS INTENDED. THANKS.
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Jill Ryan" ---
--- Quote from: "Whooter" ---
--- Quote from: "Jill Ryan" ---Ridge Creek School SACS Accreditation
Once again, RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL just like it’s days as Hidden Lake Academy is accredited to teach students ...
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Thanks for the information Jill.
NO JILL RYAN WROTE:
"Once again, RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL just like it’s days as Hidden Lake Academy is accredited to teach students with every anomaly known to man with no certified Special Ed. Teacher, no Science Lab.(edited), etc".
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ONE IS TO QUOTE MY WRITTEN WORD, IT IS DONE IN IT'S ENTIRETY, OTHERWISE THE WRITTEN WORD IS SKEWED AND NOT REPOSTED AS IT WAS INTENDED. THANKS.
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I think if you would speak to people and have a conversation then we would not have to dissect the few words that you place out here. I ask you questions all the time and you just avoid having a discussion or sharing your thoughts so I try to figure out the response on my own.
Many states do not have categories for therapeutic Boarding schools within their definitions. The kids do not spend 4 years there and many times the kids do not have IEPs so they dont need to be special education. They have kids on medication but they dont meet the needs of a hospital setting requiring expensive ramps and emergency entrances and medical personnel. The schools do not fit the definition of charter schools because they dont all give out diplomas or teach a course on the history of Georgia because many of the kids are not from Georgia and this course would not be transferable back to their home state......they cant be religious schools because they dont teach religion etc. etc.... its a temporary situation....but they have teenagers there and they hire teachers to teach them during the day. The schools try to get certification thru the state even though they dont fit into a category as defined by them.
If they house high school kids and they teach them high school subjects by qualified teachers then why not call themselves a school? The parents of the kids know that the kids are not going there for 4 years and understand the challenges so why do you have a problem with it?
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