Facility profile Oregon
Mount Bachelor Academy
Mount Bachelor Academy was a program in Prineville, Oregon, operated by Aspen Education Group. It operated from 1998 to 2009.
Deaths on record
Incidents on record
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March 5, 2009 Investigation
Oregon Department of Human Services was investigating accusations of abuse at Mount Bachelor Academy, a private residential school in Prineville, OR.source
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April 6, 2009 Investigation
Mt. Bachelor Academy was under investigation by the Oregon Department of Human Services over reports of child abuse and possible licensing violations.source
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April 8, 2009 Investigation
Mount Bachelor Academy responded to Woodbury Reports regarding the Oregon Department of Human Services investigation into allegations of child abuse at the school.source
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April 17, 2009 Lawsuit
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a case against Mount Bachelor Academy (owned by Aspen Education Group) on whether families can seek state reimbursement for private school tuition without the child first receiving special education services in public school.source
Staff
Administration
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Sharon Bitz
Executive Director (2008)source
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Alex Bitz
Cofounder
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Dennis Crowell
Cofounder, executive director
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- NorthStar Center Founder (2006)
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Greg Andrick
Cofounder
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Linda Houghton
Cofounder
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- King George School Staff (2009)
- CEDU High School
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Matthew Lovell
Program director
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- Cascade School program director
- Carlbrook School dean of advising
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Steve Houghton
Cofounder
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Tim Brace
Executive director
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- Academy at Swift River Founder and Executive Director, Executive Director (1997)
- Carlbrook School Headmaster (2001-2014)
- Aspen Education Group Executive Director of Educational Services (2025)
- CEDU High School headmaster
- NATSAP vice-president
- Rocky Mountain Academy director
- Aspen Youth Services educational services director
Notable staff
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Ann Fisher
Admissions Counselor (2006)source
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Jo Dee Fitzgerald
Admissions Director (2006)source
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Kelli Hoffman
Admissions Director (2006)source
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James R. Morton, Jr.
Former Wilderness department staff (before 2009)source
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- Achievement Transitions Group Founder, 2004
- Achievement Transition Group, Inc. CEO, 2009
- Alldredge Wilderness Journey Curriculum developer, before 2009
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David LePere
Former Staff (before 2007)source
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- Cherokee Creek Boys School (2007-2014) [joined 2007-10-23 Executive Director
- joined 2011]
- Wilderness Quest Executive Director, before 2007
- CEDU Middle School Director, before 2007
- CEDU High School Director, before 2007
- Cherokee Creek Boys School Executive Director (2007-2014)
- NATSAP Board of Directors President
- Compass Rose Academy board of directors
- CEDU Family of Services director
- Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Industry Council member
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Elliot Sainer
Former Staff (before 2007)source
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- Aspen Education Group (2006-2007) [founded 2006 CEO and co-founder, President, Founder and CEO
- retired 2007-09-30
- retired 2007-12-04]
- CRC Health Group Vice Chairman of the Board, 2007
- Aspen Education Group CEO and co-founder, President, Founder and CEO (2006-2007)
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Bill Hoffman
Residential director
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Dean Bonnano
Field supervisor
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Genelle Petrey Boeggeman
Admissions director
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- Cherokee Creek Boys School exec director
- Cascade School admissions director
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Jane Stewart
Admissions director
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- NorthStar Center program director
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Janine Riehl LePere
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Jeannie Crowell
Dean of academics
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- NorthStar Center helped create
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Jeff Johnson
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- Auldern Academy Interim Admissions Director (2007)
- SunHawk Academy Director of Admissions (2008-2009)
- Trails Carolina Admissions Director (2012)
- Adirondack Leadership Expeditions Former Admissions Director (2025)
- Allynwood Academy Enrollment Development & Referral Relations (2014)
- Aspen Education Group Former Director of Marketing and Admissions (2008)
- SUWS Idaho admissions director
- Skyline Journey
- Wilderness Quest
- Ascent Wilderness Therapy
- Boulder Creek Academy
- Three Rivers Montana
- Lone Star Expeditions
- SUWS of the Carolinas
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Jeff Smith
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- Logan River Academy cofounder/owner
- Provo Canyon School CEO
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Mike Strader
Dean of students
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- Shortridge Academy Phase II Supervisor
- Rocky Mountain Academy survivor
- Hidden Lake Academy
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Sarah Persha Koalkin
Admissions director
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- Boulder Creek Academy academic director
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Ownership
Documents
Woodbury Reports Mentions (6)
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Woodbury Reports, December 2007 (#160), P. 28: Mount Bachelor Academy -
Woodbury Reports, February 2006 (#138), P. 28: Mount Bachelor Academy -
Woodbury Reports, May 2009 (#177), Pp. 13, 18, 19: Mount Bachelor Academy -
Woodbury Reports, November 2008 (#171), Pp. 19, 22: Mount Bachelor Academy -
Woodbury Reports, October 2007 (#158), P. 30: Mount Bachelor Academy -
Woodbury Reports, September 2009 (#181), P. 17: Alldredge Wilderness Journey; Mount Bachelor Academy
From the Unsilenced archive
3 documents about Mount Bachelor Academy that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Mount Bachelor Academy.
Research notes
- License: Licensed by Oregon Department of Health and Human Services