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Seen 'n Heard - Feb, 2002
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ASPEN RANCH RECEIVES SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION
(January 25, 2002) Kreg Gilman, Director of Aspen
Ranch, Loa, Utah, 877-231-0734, admin@theaspenranch.com, announced Aspen Ranch was
certified by the State of California as a California non-public school. “This means that Aspen Ranch is able to serve special education
students from California who are referred by their home school district for residential placement. This allows the school district
to reimburse the program for the respective student.”
SAINER JOINS AEPP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(January 27, 2002) Elliot Sainer,
President/CEO of the Aspen Education Group, Cerritos, California, 562-467-5507, was appointed to the Association of Education Practitioners
and Providers (AEPP) Board of Directors to fill out the term of Ken White who resigned in July 2001.
OAKLEY RECEIVES HIGHEST ACCREDITATION RATING
(January 21, 2002) Oakley
School, Oakley Utah, 435-783-5001, was first in the state to receive the highest recommendation of a six-year accreditation rating
from the Utah State board of Education. Two years ago Oakley began the state-mandated process of engaging in intensive analysis of
student achievement, school policy and instructional effectiveness under the guidance of Life Long Learning and Associates, an educational
consulting firm that works with schools, districts and states throughout the country. According to the visiting chairperson of the
state’s Accrediting Board, Oakley’s self-study was “a true reflection of the school’s quality program and a model for other schools
undergoing this process.”
AEPP MEETS IN PHILADELPHIA IN JULY
(January 29, 2002) Chris Yelich, 800-252-3280,
Watertown, Wisconsin, Executive Director for the Association of Education Practitioners and Providers (AEPP) announced their annual
conference EDVentures 2002 will be held at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia on July 25-27. This is the Association’s 12th
conference.
SANDRA KIDD RETIRES FROM EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING
(January 29, 2002) IECA member Sandra
Kidd, Austin, Texas, 512-868-2853, announced she will marry Rod Schaffner on February 2, 2002. She has closed her Austin, Texas
office since she will be moving out of the Austin area in May and is retiring as an active educational consultant. All inquiries to
her office are being forwarded to her friend and mentor Brooke Dudley. In her statement, she says she will “REALLY MISS” everybody
she has been working with and would love to stay in touch with all the friends she has made, feeling like she is “leaving behind a
big, wonderful family.” Woodbury Reports has enjoyed our opportunities to work with Sandra, and wish her all the luck in her new life.
NEW DIRECTORS FOR SUNHAWK AND ASPEN RANCH
(January 29, 2002) The Aspen
Education Group, Cerritos, California, announced Kreg Gillman, Ph.D., is the new Executive Director of SunHawk
Academy in St. George, Utah, 800-214-3878, . He previously was Executive Director of Aspen
Ranch, Loa, Utah, 877-231-0734. Aspen Ranch’s Clinical Director, Carrie Nanton, has been promoted to become their new Executive
Director.
OBSIDIAN TRAILS SETTLES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT
(January 31, 2002) The Bend
Bulletin reported “The mother of a 15-year-old boy who died on a wilderness school trip in 2000 has settled her wrongful death
lawsuit against Bend- based Obsidian Trails Outdoor Program." For additional stories on this tragedy, visit the Obsidian
Trails page on Woodbury Reports' web site.
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