Facility profile California
Bell(e) Academy
Also known as Bell Academy
Bell(e) Academy was a program in Terra Bella, California, operated by World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS). It operated from 2003 to 2003.
About Bell(e) Academy
It cost $3,490 per month ($41,880 per year).source The campus later Enclave at the Foothills RTC.source
Incidents on record
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2003 Closure order
Bell Academy was shut down in 2003 after accruing $200 daily fines for operating without a license.source
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2003 License action
In 2003 the California Department of Social Services gave Bell Academy 15 days to obtain a license or face $200 daily fines; after a five-month appeal the state ruled it a group home subject to licensing.source
News coverage
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Bell Academy shuts down
Bell Academy, a boarding school in Terra Bella, California, closed following a legal dispute with the California Department of Social Services over operating without a group home license. A superior court judge denied the school's appeal of the state's determination, resulting in daily fines that prompted the closure.
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Bell Academy has 15 days to comply
State officials from the California Department of Social Services notified Bell Academy that it must obtain the appropriate license to operate as a group educational facility within 15 days, or face daily fines and possible closure. The academy's director acknowledged the oversight and indicated steps to address licensing requirements.
Staff
Notable staff
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Jade Robinson
Former Founder and Co-Ownersource
Elsewhere in the industry
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- Tranquility Bay Staff, before 1998
- Horizon Academy Owner and Director, Founder and Owner, Director, Owner, 2004-2026
- Second Chances Director, 2020
- Cross Creek Manor Staff, before 2025
- Spring Creek Lodge Academy Staff member, before 2025
- Never Give Up Youth Healing Services
- Morava Academy
- Cross Creek Programs
- High Impact transferred kids to
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Dace Goulding
Owner (2025, r/troubledteens wiki)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Casa by the Sea Founder/Owner, Owner, Leadership positions, 1998-2026
- Paradise Cove Leadership positions, before 1998
- Darrington Academy Operations Manager, Co-founder, Leadership positions, 2004-2025
- High Impact Co-owner, Leadership positions, before 2025
- Northwest Association International School Visitation Team member
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Karr Farnsworth
Former Ownersource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Wwasp President, 1998-2025
- Cross Creek Programs Administrator, Administrator, later Director, 1999
- Cross Creek Center Administrator, 2010
- Cross Creek Manor Staff, 2018
- Casa by the Sea Administrator, 2025
- Provo Canyon School Former Staff; later WWASP president
- WWASPS president
- Browning Distance Learning Academy trustee
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Ownership
- WWASPS
Documents
From the Unsilenced archive
10 documents about Bell(e) Academy that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Bell Academy.
- Additional Links for Bell Academy.xlsx
- Bell Academy info from WWASP Info.pdf
- Bell Academy Wiki from Fornits.pdf
- Bell Academy-04-23-2003--Concerns surround academy.pdf
- Bell Academy-04-24-2003--Bell Academy has 15 days to comply 2.pdf
- Bell Academy-04-24-2003--Bell Academy has 15 days to comply.pdf
- Bell Academy-07-2003--Officials appeal citation.pdf
- Bell Academy-09-26-2003--Bell Academy Shuts Down 2.pdf
- Bell Academy-09-26-2003--Bell Academy Shuts Down.pdf
- Lawmaker_urges_probe_of_schools___2003_11_06.pdf
From SCIAD NET
1 document about Bell(e) Academy that Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. SCIAD NET keeps it on Google Drive, where it opens.
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