Application for admission to: Please
attach
photograph
To the Pastor:
Please enroll my son / daughter as a student at Mountain Park Baptist Boarding Academy for the year beginning _____/_____/_____ and ending _____/______/______. I understand that acceptance of this application by Mountain Park Baptist Boarding Academy, together with the regulations and conditions of the academy, shall constitute the contract between us for the entire year or as otherwise written into this form. I am enclosing the application fee of $90.00. I prefer Tuition Plan A____, Tuition Plan B_____.
Application is hereby made for the admission of:
1.
_____________________________________________________________________ Age _______
NAME IN FULL
2.
Date of birth __________________US citizen? Yes / No Place of birth __________________________
A copy of birth certificate must
be provided.
3. Insurance ID? Yes /
No Evidence of Health Insurance is
required. Bring card.
4. Height _______ Weight______
Name which applicant prefers___________________________________
5
Hair_________________Eyes_________Race_________SS#_________________________________
6.
Name of Father or
guardian_____________________________________________________________
NAME IN FULL
A.
Age
_______SS#_____-______-_______ Race_________________________
B.
Residence
address_________________________________________________________________
#
and street city state
zip
C.
Father’s
occupation ________________________________________________________________
POSITION AND NAME OF FIRM
D.
Business
address__________________________________________________________________
#
and street city state
zip
E.
Telephone # Business (____)_____-_______________ Home (___)
______-____________________
7.
Name of Mother or guardian
____________________________________________________________
NAME
IN FULL
A. Age _______SS#_____-_____-______ Race
_____________________
B.
Residence address___________________________________________________________________
#
and street city state zip
C.
Mother's
occupation__________________________________________________________________
POSITION
AND NAME OF FIRM
D.
Business address____________________________________________________________________
#
and street city state
zip
E.
Telephone # Business (____) ____-________________ Home (_____)
_____-____________________
8.
Bank reference______________________________________________________________________
name city state zip
9.
FAX#________________________ E-Mail
Address_________________________________________
Cell Phone #_____________________ Web Site
_____________________________________________
10. Are both parents living?
Yes/No Legal custody is
with________________________________________
11. Church affiliation of
family _____________________________________________________________
12. Names / Ages of
Siblings______________________________________________________________
13 Grade for which applicant is prepared, ________ Quality of school
work: (Excellent/ Good/ Fair/Poor)
Was applicant honorably discharged from last school
attended? Yes / No
14. Has the applicant
demonstrated a pattern of physical violence? Yes / No. Explain:
____________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. Enclose a typewritten
synopsis (brief history) of applicant's behavior.
16. List sports, hobbies,
musical instruments, or other activities in which applicant is interested.
______________
____________________________________________________________________________________
17. From what source did you
hear about Mountain Park Baptist Academy? ___________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
18. List persons with whom
contact should be made in emergency, should the academy be unable to reach you.
A.
Name___________________________
B. Name___________________________
Relationship ______________________ Relationship ________________
City, State________________________ City, State _________________
Telephone _______________________ Telephone _________________
C.
Name___________________________
D. Name___________________________
Relationship ______________________ Relationship
________________
City, State ________________________ City, State _________________
Telephone ________________________ Telephone _________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Applicants are only admitted on the express condition that they shall
remain at the school until the end of the written agreement, unless suspended
or allowed to withdraw because of sustained illness. The parent or guardian
agrees that in the event the student leaves school because of voluntary
withdrawal (voluntary withdrawal includes situations where a parent is asked to
remove a student because of the parent's unwillingness to support all MPBBA
policies) on parent's or guardian's part during the written term or any
subsequent academic session, no part of the fee for the school year shall be
refunded or remitted and ANY UNPAID BALANCE ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH FEES FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE TO THE SCHOOL AS
LIQUIDATED DAMAGE. SCHOOL RECORDS WILL BE WITHHELD UNTIL THIS CONTRACT IS
SATISFIED. THERE ARE NO ALLOWANCES FOR PARTIAL MONTH ENROLLMENT.
Accepted: _________________________
Father ____________________________________
SCHOOL OFFICIAL Date
Mother
____________________________________
Date
Please Read Be fore Signing
______________________________________________
DATE
OF ENROLLMENT
______________________________________________
DATE
OF WITHDRAWAL
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So this is it, how it all gets started and our
parents put us away, without trial or jury, without a guilty verdict. Just a
simple application. How easy it seems to be able to subject your child to a
place so horrifying. While the
application is straightforward, I would simply like to take an opportunity to
make a few observations.
1. In
item # 11, we see that Mountain Park asks for the church affiliation of the
family. We know from this that MP is aware of the family’s belief structure
from the beginning. They are aware of how many students they have of Baptist
and non-Baptist faith coming into the game. And yet, at what time is the
student ever given opportunity to practice the religion of their family if they
are not of the same faith as MP?
2. In
Item #12, MP asks for the names and ages of siblings. Knowing the names of the
siblings is understandable, in case an emergency arises and the parents cannot
be contacted- or is it, since they must list 4 emergency contacts below? But
why does the school ask for the ages of the siblings? Thinking back to my days
as a student, there were quite a number of students who had siblings come in
after they had been there for a period of time. Easy marketing strategy?
3. In
item #13, MP asks what academic grade the applicant is prepared for. What is
the point of this question if MP’s educational system is set to put each
student on their own performance level, which is determined by diagnostic
testing? Most of the students in MP are not on the academic level of their
chronological grade, so this question holds little relevance to the student’s
academic placement.
4.
This is the most important point I’d like to
make regarding this application- In items #14 and #15,
The parents are asked about the child’s behavior. They are instructed to submit
a brief synopsis of their behavior patterns which has brought them to seek MP.
At what point does the child in question get to speak on his or her own behalf?
When a child has not been communicating with the parent, and the parent simply
makes assumptions on the child’s behalf, when is the child allowed to defend
him- or herself? In the case of an abusive family situation, when the child has
not had behavioral problems, but is simply being confined to protect the family
from scrutiny, who speaks out for the child to ensure that justice is done? And
why does Mountain Park ask a question when they do not acknowledge the behavior
of the child in any way during their enrollment? Counseling is not given to
help children learn from their mistakes, or to help understand the problems
they have faced. All students are put into the same category- GUILTY. The crime
is irrelevant; teenagers are treated as a problem to be corrected. Parents are
given the opportunity to speak for their child’s behavior, regardless of their
view on the situation, and are encouraged to find fault with their teen. The
teen is simply forced to suffer in silence at the hands of people who know
nothing about them other than the vital statistics.
5.
Item #16, hobbies, sports, musical instruments, and
other activities are not continued at Mountain Park unless your sport is public
ridicule or military style physical training, your hobbies include crocheting
and needlepoint for girls and slave labor for boys, or your favorite activities
include sitting in silence in hopes that
you won’t be pointed out as an example today. Another pointless question.
6.
Agreements: Here we see the veiled threat I’ve
mentioned so many times. Parents are often rushed through the orientation and
enrollment process so quickly that many questions are left unanswered until it
is too late to get a full view of what they are getting into. If a parent
learns more about the way Mountain Park treats the children and changes their
position and support of the school’s policies, they are left with the balance
of their child’s tuition held over their head. The annual tuition is $14,400.
This is a lot of money to most parents, especially when the child is pulled out
of a program early. Many parents look
at the threat of having their entire financial balance come due and simply
force their child to finish out the year regardless of the school’s treatment
or policies.