Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states As of this week, Applied Scholastics is no longer on the state department of education approved providers list for tax-payer paid Supplemental Educational Services (tutoring) for 2010-2011 for California, Colorado, Kansas and it was removed from Florida's list last year. (It was approved last year for California for 2009-2011 but it is not on the 2010-2012 list.) The following states 1) had Applied Scholastics on their approved SES providers list for 2009-2010 and 2) have not yet posted their SES approved providers list for 2010-2011: Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas and Washington so at this time we do not know if Applied Scholastics will be listed or not for those states or put on any other state's SES approved provider list. There was no reason given for Applied Scholastics no longer being on the state department of educations' approved providers list for the tax-payer paid Supplemental Educational Services.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states When is the deadline, if any, for this Supplemental Education Services approval process? If there is a deadline, I would reserve calling this a win until it passes.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states awesome! dually noted for the ASI/SES info pack i was planning on finishing up by end of the summer.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states I did my part in Colorado, sending thirteen "physical letters" to the Colorado state Board Education about the connections between Applied Scholastics and Scientology and about the connection of "Study Tech" to the religious teachings of Scientology. I trust that I made a difference. I never had one bit of feedback.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states deadlines & application procedures varies by state, but the usual norm is the newly approved SES provider list is released by state board of (or similar) by mid-to-late summer for the upcoming school year. the info pack i have partially put together for aiding letter writing efforts is here, and includes a reference list of key contact info by state for each state the cult was previously approved in: MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service ^^dox will be updated/finalized in near future for new 2010-11 school year info. concerned peeps can halp by chking their own state and looking to see if 2010-11 SES Providers list is released, and if so - got cult?
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states Hope DC would follow suit soon. If Illinois has disapproved now, then that means Chicago will no longer implement it. Good news is good.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states http://forums.whyweprotest.net/12-active-projects/operation-school-poon-stop-infiltration-64795/
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states Getting there is half the fun! Your letters made a difference. The act of writing them helped keep you in the fight, didn't it? Keep up the good work and thanks for your contributions.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states Hmm... I wonder how in the world this happened?
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states The Albuquerque Public School system has their meeting on the 30th. Applied Scholastics was on last year, though. Hopefully, this year will be better. C'mon, New Mexico. Don't bring me down.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states April 29, 2010, Tennessee Higher Education Commission recommended reauthorization of Applied Scholastics. No idea yet what the outcome was / is. http://www.tn.gov/thec/Divisions/Co.../I.B.1. PSA Institutional reauthorization.pdf
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states Sorry to get your hopes up, but DC will NEVER be a state that gives up on Scientology.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states can we get a list of the states that approve on Applied Scholastics?
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states OP, can you please provide links to the sites providing the info you discussed?
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states old lists - need updated w/ OP news once lings to dox confirmed: WIKI: Applied Scholastics in the USA - Why We Protest Wiki Draft Info Pack: MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service ^^includes all states - not just SES approved states, for monitoring newly approved sites.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states Unfortunately, your likely stuck with 'em for atleast 1 school year, probably 2 or 3 yrs depending on how DC's SES application process handles "results-based reporting" and re-certification.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states As someone posted ITT http://forums.whyweprotest.net/12-active-projects/operation-school-poon-stop-infiltration-64795/ Lots of good stuff here. Maybe we can merge the two threads? And keep all the work in one?
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Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states "Evidence of effectiveness: Overall 2007-2008 evaluation grade: No grade (not enough data) Customer Satisfaction: No grade (not enough data) Service Delivery: No grade (not enough data) Academic Effectiveness: No grade (not enough data) This provider has not served Indiana students. No evaluation grades are available. However, the provider's application indicates organizations using the provider's program have experienced increases in student achievement." From the Indiana DOE webpage. Poons sent
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states Will there be any implications for Will Smith's school for little hubbards?
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states No. State SES Approval under the No Child Left Behind Act is only applicable to public schools in qualifying districts. Private delphi schools and the like (that are unaccredited to begin with) not applicable.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states In that case, I wonder if it will still have an indirect effect on some private schools as more states eject Applied Scholastics from their public programs. Of course it won't affect the strictly cult run schools but the other private schools and non-scientology parents who have been duped into buying into it might start wonder whether it makes sense, having a program that is being increasingly unapproved in the public system.
Info, as requested NOT ON APPROVED SES LIST FOR 2010-2011 1. CALIFORNIA SES Contact Jerry Cummings California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 4309 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel: (916) 319-0381 E-mail: jcumming@cde.ca.gov State SES Website: Supplemental Educational Services - Title I, Part A-Accountability (CA Dept of Education) 2. COLORADO SES Contact Laura Hensinger Senior Consultant, Title I Colorado Department of Education 201 East Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80203 Tel: (303) 866-6675 E-mail: hensinger_l@cde.state.co.us State SES Website: Colorado Department of Education - Supplemental Educational Services 3. FLORIDA SES Contact Lisa Bacen Bureau of Public School Options Florida Department of Education 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 316 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Tel: (850) 245-0479 E-mail: Lisa.Bacen@fldoe.org State SES Website: Florida Public School Options - Supplemental Educational Services (SES) 4. KANSAS SES Contact Diane DeBacker Deputy Commissioner, Learning & Innovative Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 SE Tenth Avenue Topeka, KS 66612 Tel: (785) 296-2303 E-mail: ddebacker@ksde.org State SES Website: Title I ON APPROVED SES LIST FOR 2009-2010; NO INFO FOR 2010-2011 1. ILLINOIS Illinois State Board of Education 100 W. Randolph Street, 14-300 Chicago, IL 60601 SES Contact Gary Greene Illinois State Board of Education 100 W. Randolph Street, 14-300 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel: (312) 814-5818 E-mail: ggreene@isbe.net State SES Website: Supplemental Educational Services Home Page and Illinois Supplemental Educational Services - Approved Provider Information 2. LOUISIANA SES Contact Kartina Roberts SES Section Administrator The Office of School and Community Support Division of Student Learning and Support Louisiana Department of Education 4th Floor, Cube 4-278AA 1201 North Third Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Tel: (225) 342-3488 Fax: (225) 219-4454 E-mail: Kartina.robers@la.gov State SES Website: Supplemental Education Services - Louisiana Department of Education http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/uploads/14705.pdf 3. MISSOURI Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 205 Jefferson Street PO Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Tel: (573) 751-4212 Fax: (573) 751-8613 TDD: 800-735-2966 SES Contact Mary C. Pearce Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education PO Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Tel: (573) 526-4472 E-mail: Mary.Pearce@dese.mo.gov State SES Website: http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedpr...al_Services/documents/SESProviderList2009.pdf 4. NEW MEXICO New Mexico Public Education Department Jerry Apodaca Education Building 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501 Tel: (505) 827-5800 SES Contact Art Martinez Title I Bureau CCNM Workforce Training Center Eagle Rock Road, Albuquerque, NM 87501 Tel (505) 222-4744 State SES Website: Title I Supplemental Education Services 5. TENNESSEE Tennessee Department of Education 710 James Robertson Parkway 5th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower Nashville, TN 37243 Tel: (615) 532-6245 SES Contact Julie McCargar or Carol Groppel E-mail: Julie.McCargar@state.tn.us or Carol.Groppel@state.tn.us State SES Website: http://www.tennessee.gov/education/fedprog/doc/SES_Prov_List.pdf http://www.state.tn.us/education/fedprog/doc/fptennesseessp.pdfApplied Scholastics 6. TEXAS Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Tel: (512) 463-9734 SES Contact Anita Villarreal Director, School Improvement Program Texas Education Agency 5701 Springdale Road Austin, TX 78723 Tel: (512) 919-5313 E-mail: anita.villarreal@tea.state.tx.us State SES Website: Texas Education Agency - Supplemental Educational Services (SES) FOR TX 2009-2010 SES Provider List- Education Service Center Region XIII 7. WASHINGTON Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building PO Box 47200 600 Washington St. S.E. Olympia, WA 98504-7200 Tel: (360) 725-6000 TTY (360) 664-3631 SES Contact Gayle Pauley Director of Title I and Title V PO Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200 Tel: (360) 725-6100 E-mail: gpauley@ospi.wednet.edu State SES Website: Error 404 Error 404
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states ON APPROVED SES LIST FOR 2010-2011 SUDDEN CHANGE: WASHINGTON HAS APPLIED SCHOLASTICS FOR 2010-2011 1. WASHINGTON Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building PO Box 47200 600 Washington St. S.E. Olympia, WA 98504-7200 Tel: (360) 725-6000 TTY (360) 664-3631 SES Contact Gayle Pauley Director of Title I and Title V PO Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200 Tel: (360) 725-6100 E-mail: gpauley@ospi.wednet.edu State SES Website: Title I and Learning Assistance Program http://www.k12.wa.us/TitleI/pubdocs/ProviderListRegionalDistricts_2010-11.pdf
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states Has all ^^This been verified against state SES websites/lists? If so <3 U & Thks! I'll get wiki page updated as soon as I'm off work for the day.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states It would likely only make a difference if the US Dept. of Education took a stance and banned AS from any/all public school district SES lists. Most schools, and people, don't even pay attention to these lists or even know they exist because they're just a list of options for parents in poor-performing districts to select from that we, the taxpayers, then pay for. It's individualized tutoring. They're not in the classroom during the school day teaching Chemistry, for example. If DC approved them, it means the US Dept. of Education needs to be edumacated.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states Thats not likely to happen cuz NCLB legislation is supposedly being overhauled by Obama's administration, a process that started with various studies/reviews under Bush adminstration that exposed all the weaknesses in the way things works now. Thus US Dept of Ed is another good harpoon target with main points to relay being to consider the following in NCLB policy changes: Require ALL SES Providers to use certified/accredited teachers, require lower student to teacher ratios in problem schools (more quality class room time = less need for after school tutoring, an argument all the large teacher unions support which often call for abolishing SES program entirely in lieu of more public school funding), and require all faith-based SES programs to be registered as such rather than blindly lumping in religious indoctrination under generic study programs like ASI does. ^^ I sent 2 poons to US Dept of Ed on these points already in past year or so when last the alleged NCLB overhaul came up in the press. I dont know what good it did if any, but my state never let ASI get on the Approved SES Provider list so i fig'd WTH - cant hurt.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states RE: Applied Scholastics in the Supplemental Educational Services Title 1 Program. This concerns Scientology’s Applied Scholastics (AS) tutoring program in terms of its being part of the tax-payer paid Supplemental Educational Services (SES) tutoring services for public and charter schools, under Title 1, Part A, of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Seven states had AS in their SES and vulnerable students were being tutored in this program. The seven states, for 2009-2010, are: Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Please note that in six of the above seven states that they are still reporting SES approved provider lists for 2009-2010 and thus they may drop Applied Scholastics for the 2010-2011 or 2010-2012 period. California, for example, has Applied Scholastics listed for 2009-2011 but dropped it for the 2010-2012. The other states that have dropped Applied Scholastics for 2010-2011 are: Colorado, (Florida… dropped in 2009), Illinois, Kansas Washington State has just published its list and is listing AS for 2010-2011. The following is being brought forward now for interested persons who wish to contact their state departments of education in order to accomplish a “heads-up” about this matter to administrators and to assist with ease of transition from Applied Scholastics to another tutoring program for the students, if the administrators think that the concerns warrant such a transition. RE: Human Trafficking cases against the Church of Scientology: One of the current problems with AS in public education is that there are three California human trafficking/labor violations and/or emotional distress law-suits in Los Angeles courts concerning the Church of Scientology. They are: 1. Claire Headley v. Church of Scientology Claire Headley 2nd Amended COMPLAINT - Fullscreen Summary: A suit from an ex Scientologist alleging among other charges, abuse, human trafficking, forced abortions, and fraud while in the Sea Organization and working at Golden Era Productions, etc. 2. Marc Headley v. Church of Scientology Marc Amended Complaint - Fullscreen Summary: A suit from an ex Scientologist alleging among other charges, inhumane working conditions, labor violations, and an illegally refusing to pay workers minimum wage as required by law, while in the Sea Organization and working at Golden Era Productions, etc. 3. Laura DeCrescenzo v Church of Scientology International 1st Amended COMPLAINT - Laura A Summary: A suit from an ex Scientologist alleging among other charges abuse, first amendment violations, and child labor violations while in the Sea Organization and working at Golden Era Productions, etc. (Please see: Civil Litigation on Behalf of Victims of Human Trafficking [2008], published by the Southern Poverty Law Center for general information about human trafficking. Retrieved from: http://library.lls.edu/atlast/HumanTraffickingManual_web.pdf) While none of these cases directly address Applied Scholastics, or its umbrella organization Association for Better Living and Education (A.B.L.E.), in discussions with the attorney and in the first deposition (Claire Headley v.Church of Scientology) the plaintiff has stated that among the materials that were created at Golden Era Productions were materials for Applied Scholastics. The other two plaintiffs have confirmed this. In human trafficking law, there is a concept of “hot goods,” meaning the materials that are created by victims of human trafficking. If the defendants are found guilty in criminal and/or civil court, such materials are subject to confiscation and forfeiture. (This is a complicated topic: please consult a legal expert.) As these cases are moving forward, it is likely that the plaintiffs will prevail. There will other human trafficking/labor violation/emotional distress cases filed in California and in other states against the various divisions of the Church of Scientology and the Church of Scientology International from ex-Scientologists. As information is accruing, it is evident that some of these individuals may have been employed in A.B.L.E. and even Applied Scholastics. In each anticipated case, the ex-Scientologists are alleging similar practices that are being adjudicated in the three court cases in California. The concern is that federal department of education monies are being paid to Applied Scholastics, under the SES program, and that AS uses materials that were manufactured under conditions of alleged human trafficking/labor violations/emotional distress at the Scientology Golden Era Production Co. in Hemet, CA, and perhaps at other sites. RE: Tutor qualifications, payment and parental complaint process The tutors earn between $20 to $80 per hour per student and do not have to be credentialed teachers. This is a program designed to include faith-based groups and so any First Amendment or Wall of Separation argument is not heard though there is a required commitment from the providers that there be no proselytizing during the tutoring process. At this time, the SES federal and state administrations have been depending on parent complaints (or lack of utilization) in order to justify more intense oversight or to remove a program from any state or district listing. However, almost all parents who become concerned about Applied Scholastics and its total replication of the Scientology Study Tech process simply withdraw their children and do not file a complaint. (There is nothing on any of the current applications about Applied Scholastics connection to Scientology or to the Hubbard principles of Study Tech.) And the administrators of the SES programs in the affected states think that they, by regulation, cannot provide more intense over-sight or any other supervisory consequences without the said complaints from the parents.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states Confirmed ^^this just to be sure... Kansas & Colorado SES approvals are definitely gone, here's 2010-11 dox that prove it. http://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=BkcTZhuGa5A=&tabid=3567&mid=8297&forcedownload=true http://www.cde.state.co.us/fedprograms/improvement/download/ss_complist.pdf But Cali seems fishy to me (maybe i 2much tinfoil?) cuz the SES Provider database stilll shows approval status as 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2011: Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Provider - Approved Provider Information Detail (CA Dept of Education) Yet its nowhere to be found on latest list: Final List of Approved Providers: Cohort 10 - Title I, Part A-Accountability (CA Dept of Education) and i ^^wonder if the absence of ASI on the 2010-11 list is a glitch or typo. Would any cali fags plox poon DOE and get a confirmation its definitely canned? Also, there's one other possible loophole we need to dbl check in order to confirm all signs of scilon tutors are gone on given state -- compare the state's SES Provider list against the Applied Scholastics Global Locator index and confirm there's no privately owned applied scholastic franchise that snuck in under an alternate company name ("A Plus ..." is popular fav). WARNING SCILON SITE Applied Scholastics Global Locator ^^CO and KS local franchises likewise check out all-clear against the new SES Provider lists and are now removed from wiki page. But Cali has a shit ton of cult study center franchises to cross check against "latest list" link posted above. I'll start digging thru those tomorrow if nobody else does.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states As of July 29, 2010: Missouri, Tennessee and Texas join Washington in having AS on their 2010-2011 SES providers list: 1. Missouri (as of 07/26/10) Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 205 Jefferson Street PO Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Tel: (573) 751-4212 Fax: (573) 751-8613 TDD: 800-735-2966 SES Contact Mary C. Pearce Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education PO Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Tel: (573) 526-4472 E-mail: Mary.Pearce@dese.mo.gov State SES Website: http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedpr...al_Services/documents/SESProviderList2010.pdf 2. Tennessee (as of 07/29/10) Tennessee Department of Education 710 James Robertson Parkway 5th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower Nashville, TN 37243 Tel: (615) 532-6245 State SES Website: Federal Programs - Supplemental Educational Services Julie McCargar or Carol Groppel E-mail: Julie.McCargar@state.tn.us or Carol.Groppel@state.tn.us Tennessee also has "A Plus Education and Training Services" and "A Plus In-Home Tutoring, LLC" but there is no way to determine if these programs are connected to each other or to AS 3. Texas (as of 07/29/10) Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Tel: (512) 463-9734 SES Contact Anita Villarreal Director, School Improvement Program Texas Education Agency 5701 Springdale Road Austin, TX 78723 Tel: (512) 919-5313 E-mail: anita.villarreal@tea.state.tx.us State SES Website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=6217&menu_id=798 FOR TX 2010-2011 SES Provider List-http://www5.esc13.net/ses/Providers_10-11.html Texas also has: #10 “A Plus In-Home Tutoring, LLC” #11 “A Plus Tutoring Center” but there is no way to determine if these programs are connected to each other or to AS. # 42 is Applied Scholastics Neither Indiana nor Massachusetts have reported their 2010 SES provider list yet nor has Illinois, Louisiana or New Mexico.
Re: Applied Scholastics no longer on approved list in 4 states ^^fabulous work, thk u kindly! I'll get wiki page updated w/ new infos tonight.
