• Daily Schedule Course Description
• Supervision
• Clothing and Personal Items
• Illnesses and Injuries
• Medical Intervention
• Medications
• Interventions
• Physical Intervention
• Billing
• Completion
• Student Completion Checklist
• Action Item for Chapter 8

Daily Schedule Course Description

Tape--Character Building (Audio):  Students listen to a 30-minute cassette tape by a motivational and self-improvement expert such as Zig Zigler, Dr. Bradshaw, Stephen Covey, and Tony Robbins.

Video--Character Building:  Students watch educational and motivtional videos that teach character and skill building.  Some of these videos specifically address addictions and the process to overcome them.  Examples of these are Alternative to Violence, Price Tag of Sex, The Power of Choice, Teens' Guide to Improving Self Esteem, Decision Making for Kids, and Twelve Steps.

Inspection:  Students are inspected for proper grooming, dress, hygiene, and proper care of their bed, clothing, belongings, and room.

Physical Education:  Physical education is the involvement in constructive physical activities and sports such as bsketball, soccer, volleyball, etc.

Leisure Education:  During the first 20 minutes of this class, the students play cards, board bames, or other games as assigned by the staff.  During the last 40 minutes, the students may play any approved games of their choice, or they may undertake arts and crafts projects, etc.

Work Project:  Work projets are designed to improve and maintain the grounds or facilities.

Educational Video:  Examples of this type of video are scientific or history videos produced by the National Geographic, Public Broadcast System, and specials from ABC, NBC, or CBS News.

Movies:  These are classics or especially selected movies promoting a positive message.  Movies are only shown on the weekends.

Prep-time:  Students prepare for edf and shutdown.

Music:  Students sing popular by eaningful songs through the use of karaoke machine.

Class:  Junior high and high school curricula are completed through an independent study course designed to maximize learning and the earning of credits.  Curricula are directed by a teacher or tutor.

Fitness:  30 minutes of walking, jogging, calisthenics, or other set exercises.

Language:  A class to learn a foreign language.

Progress Review:  Students' progress is reviewed in a peer group process facilitated by the Staff.  Students share what they have learned, and give and receive feedback on their problems, progress, and the solutions they have devised.

Reflections:  Just before preparing for shut-down, students complete a report in which they reflect upon the day--especially what they learned in their daily character building courses (audio tapes, videos, or progress reviews).

Break:  Supervised outdoor free time where students can read, write letters, talk, play cards, or just enjoy the sun.

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Supervision

The amount of supervision varies with each student and depends upon the student's current status.  The School provides a high level or superision but it is understood that the supervision provided, regardless of status, does not guarantee that accidents, injuries, self harm, fighting, acts of physical agression, runaways, suicide attempts, sexual activity or use of alcohol, tobacco, or other harmful substances cannot happen.  These risks are present in any segment of society no matter how closely supervised or protected.

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Clothing and Personal Items

Students wear uniforms, thus minimizing the need for any aditional clothing.  The School also recommends that personal belongings be kept to a minimum.  Anything that is sent that is not on the "Things To Bring" list will be confiscated with no guarantee of return.  For this reason the School recommends that expensive or sentimental items are left at home or are at the School only at the sole risk of the student or Sponsors.

WE STONGLY RECOMMEND THAT SUCH ITEMS BE SENT ONLY IF INSURED AGAINST LOSS OR DAMAGE UNDER YOUR HOMEOWNERS POLICY.

As the Enrollment Agreement clearly inedicates, the School is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged items.  Each student shall be solely responsible for the care of his property.

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Illnesses or Injuries

Many of the activities in which students participate may inolve some risk.  There are also some inherent risks of illness, including, but not limited to, illnesses that are contagious; illnesses or health risks that are common to the geographic location, illnesses conected to food services, etc.  There is also risk of acts of nature, etc.

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Medical Intervention

The Staff have to make numerous decisions about when to seek medical/dental help for students ranging from small to serious ailments, injuries, or needs.  The Staff try to make decisions taking into consideration a balance between added costs to the parent for medical care, and true medical need of the student.  The Staff, like any parent, can miscalculate the timing or need of medical intervention.  The Staff make these "judgment calls" in good faith effort for and in behalf of the parents.  Any such "judgment calls" are subject to human error, especially since many of these judgment calls would have to be made by non-medical staff.  The School makes no representation and accepts no liability for the performance of any physician, dentist, clinic, or hospital to which the student is delivered for medical intervention.

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Medications

Medication is self administered by the student under the general supervision of a non-medical staff member.  Because of the difficulty and logistics involved with medications, it is possible there may be times the student may not have access to medications for certain periods of time.  Because all medication its essentially self-administered, problems or mistakes are possible.  For these reasons, enrollment in this School is not recommended in cases where medications are paramount to the student's physical, mental, or emotional well being.

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Intervention

Students are placed on Intervention status anytime they are having a hard time coping with the normal structure of the School.  Intervention is an office where students can talk things over and sort things out with their bunk leader (or other peer leader) and assigned staff away from the normal pressures of the School or their peers.

A students can be placed on Intervention status at their own request or at the request of staff, but efore the student returns to study hall or any other assigned activity, the student is required to write a 1,000 word essay on what his/her goals are for the rest of the day.

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Physical Intervention

The School is designed to minimize the need for physically restraining students; in fact, most students will go through their entire School experience without ever needing to be on the receiving end of a physical intervention.  We do work with highly oppositional students, however, who can be volatile, confrontational, resistive, and aggressive.  Such students occasionally make the need for physical intervention unavoidable.  Staff members are only authorized to restrain a student as a last resort in order to protect the student, staff, or others.

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Billing

Our billing is handled by R&B Billing.  Their procedures are as follows:

Approiximately three weeks before your assigned billing due date, you will receive your monthly bill.  They will also send a helpful reminder letter about a week later to assist you in keeping your acount current and to prevent you from accruing the costly penalty fees explained in your Enrollment Agreemet.

If for some reason they have not received your remittance payment within three days after your due date, they will overnight a letter to you.  They will also enclose a return envelope to use for your payment.  A charge of $40 will be billed to your account to cover the cost of the overnight service.  This will be far less expensive than the sigificant daily penalties that will occur if the payment is not received within five days of the due date.

If they have not received your payment by the fifth day past the due date, you will automtically be disqualified for the cash-in-advance discount.

In addition to monthly tuition, parents agree to pay for the following expenses incurred by the child.  Such expenses will be billed to the parents monthly, as they occur: 

• Medical, dental, orthodontic, optical, urinalysis. medication, lab work, etc.
• Transportation to or from the School for any reason
• Clothing
• Haircuts, etc.
• Postage
• All phone calls from the student or the School
• Supervision and transportation costs for special needs or activities that are separate from the regular programs of the School (eg. doctor and ental appointments, travel to and from airports)
• Incidental expenditures ($95 per month).  Incidental expenditures include such items as:
• personal necessities (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, paper supplies, etc.)
• craft projects
• fines
• activities (hiking, sightseeing movies, fishing, etc.)
• All students on medication prescribed by a psychiatrist require additional ongoing doctor's reviews. 
• The School services do not inclue any formal individual therapy sessions.  Individual therapy sessions, while usually not needed or recommended, may be be obtained.
• Other expenses related to the well being or needs of the student not otherwise provided.

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Completion

The best results can be realized when you are committed to having your chid complete all phases of the Character Building Program.

There are various criterias for completing the Character Building program.  The student must:

• Successfully complete each of the senimars, as well as all phases of the Parent/Child Workshops.
• Staff a minimum of four seminars.  Staffing the seminars provides the student with opportunities to review, reinforce, and assimilate the concepts taught there.
• Successfully complete all status levels.  Each status is earned by hard work in each of the character-building courses, academics, semiars, and the physical fittness program.
• To the satisfaction of his parents and family representative, resolve any and all issues that would impede a successful return to him famiy and home.
• Demonstrate follow through, and that new habits are being formed.
• Successfully complete two home visits; the first is shorter in length and the second and any subsequent visits are lengthy.
• Have functioned as both as a bunk leader and facility leader.  The Youth Leadership program is that part of the program which results in the most growth for students.  He/she should have functioned as a facility leader for at least six months.
• Successfully completed all criteria of the internalization phase.