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Aspen Statement
Elliot Sainer CEO
Aspen Education Group
17777 Center Court Drive
Suite 300
Cerritos, CA 90703
562.467.5507
esainer@aspeneducation.com
www.aspeneducation.com
March 28, 2005
I wanted to express our concern, on behalf of Aspen Education
Group, about the sudden closing of the CEDU Schools on Friday.
Even though we knew that Brown Schools has been in financial
difficulty the past few years, we were as surprised and dismayed
at the precipitous closing a few days ago as all of you were.
Our company wants to assure all of you that we will be doing
as much as we can to assist each of you, along with the families
and students who have been displaced, as well as reaching
out to the many fine staff who work at the CEDU Schools. Among
other things, we have instructed our schools and programs
to waive any registration fees, as well as to look at each
situation individually in terms of clinical appropriateness,
length of stay and financial resources. In addition, we have
offered our assistance to the employees of the Brown Schools
in terms of our open positions across the country.
Secondly, I wanted to reaffirm the financial strength and
health of Aspen Education Group. We have been for years in
a much stronger financial position than Brown Schools, and
I wanted to alleviate any concerns that some people might
have in this regard. Since I have been at Aspen from our very
beginning 16 years ago at Mount Bachelor Academy, I know I
can say this with confidence. Many of our programs are very
full, but we have asked each program to see how they can assist
each of you with your specific students. The residential programs
that have some available space for high school age students
include: Bromley Brook, Mount Bachelor Academy, Academy at
Swift River, and Oakley School (depending upon gender), and
for middle school students a few beds at New Leaf Academy
in Oregon. In addition our outdoor programs may be a good
short term placement as you take a look at other alternatives
for your families, and we have asked our Outdoor Division
to look at some creative ways to assist in this unfortunate
situation. Academy of the Sierras, our unique program for
overweight adolescents, has a strong therapeutic program and
may be of value for a few of your students and families.
Lastly, I know that many of you have been in touch with our
regional liaisons and other key personnel in Aspen. Please
let us know what we can do to assist you in this very unfortunate
situation, or feel free to call me directly.
Elliot
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2005, Woodbury Reports, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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