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Lakeside Academy of Kansas
Now known as Successful Dreams Goddard
Lakeside Academy of Kansas is a program in Goddard, Kansas, operated by Successful Dreams. It has operated since 2008.
About Lakeside Academy of Kansas
Sequel of Kansas, LLC ran Lakeside Academy from about 2008 until spring 2022, when it told Kansas DCF it would stop; the property owner said the Parsons, Kansas nonprofit Successful Dreams would run it from May 1, 2022 (KCUR, 2022-04-04), and it appears as 'Successful Dreams Goddard' in Goddard USD news in October 2023.source
Sequel told the Kansas Department for Children and Families in early 2022 that it would stop running the academy; Successful Dreams was to take it over on May 1, 2022.source
Timeline
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2008
Sequel Youth and Family Services began running it
It ran the program until 2022.
Opened in Goddard, Kansas
2009
Sequel TSI: Acquired Three Springs, Inc. (TSI) of Huntsville, Alabama
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Lakeside Academy of Kansas at the time.
Sequel TSI: Acquired Three Springs, Inc. (TSI) of Huntsville, Alabama December 30, 2009
Sequel announced its acquisition of the privately held Three Springs, Inc. The announcement said the combined companies would operate 22 programs across the country. The Three Springs programs later carried the Sequel TSI name.
2017
Sequel TSI: Sold a majority stake to Altamont Capital Partners
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Lakeside Academy of Kansas at the time.
Sequel TSI: Sold a majority stake to Altamont Capital Partners September 1, 2017
Altamont Capital Partners announced a majority equity investment in Sequel through a holding company, SYFS Parent; terms were not disclosed. At the time Sequel ran 44 programs in 19 states, and APM Reports counted 35 residential treatment centers in 16 states. CEO John Stupak stayed on and co-founder Jay Ripley remained board chairman. Altamont's portfolio page lists the investment as active and says SYFS Parent later acquired Rebecca & Aaron Schools (2017) and Pine Cone Therapies (2020).
2021
Vivant Behavioral Health: Founded by Sequel co-founder Jay Ripley and bought most of Sequel's remaining centers
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Lakeside Academy of Kansas at the time.
Vivant Behavioral Health: Founded by Sequel co-founder Jay Ripley and bought most of Sequel's remaining centers
Jay Ripley, one of Sequel's three founders, founded Vivant Behavioral Healthcare in 2021. Sequel sold most of its centers that had not closed to Vivant, which now controls most former Sequel treatment centers still open.
2022
Sequel Youth and Family Services stopped running it
News coverage
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A major treatment facility for Kansas foster kids almost closed. A new tenant wants to save it
The Lakeside Academy, a large residential treatment program for boys in Kansas foster care, was announced to close by its former operator. A new company, Successful Dreams, has agreed to take over the facility, allowing it to continue serving children. The transition is expected to begin on May 1, 2022.
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Lakeside Academy Employee Arrested on Charges of Unlawful Sexual Relations with Resident
A staff member of Lakeside Academy was taken into custody on allegations of unlawful sexual relations with a minor. The arrest follows an investigation by local law enforcement into the alleged misconduct.
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Sequel Youth and Family Services Staff-Secure Residential Academies Lakeside Academy of Kansas Notice of Privacy Practices archived copy
The page provides a description of Lakeside Academy of Kansas, a staff-secure residential program for boys aged 13 and older that serves adjudicated and at‑risk youth in Kansas. It outlines the facility’s capacity, services, target population characteristics, and compliance with federal PREA standards.
Staff
Administration
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Clayton Carr
Executive Director (2016)
Elsewhere in the industry
- Riverside Academy Executive Director (2016–2017)
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