Mountain View Academy Celebrates 2024 Graduating Class
May 14 2024 - 4:08PM
Business Wire
Mountain View Academy, a juvenile corrections facility owned and
operated by Wayne Halfway House Inc., is recognizing and
celebrating 25 members of its youth residence program as 2024 high
school graduates. The graduates, who have achieved a high school
diploma or the equivalent, have overcome significant behavioral
challenges and socioeconomic hurdles to get their lives back on
track and earn their diplomas.
A cornerstone program of Mountain View Academy is its Step-Down
model, which allows residents who have achieved behavioral
standards and educational milestones to move to a less secure
facility, enroll in work programs and continue their post-secondary
education. Of the 2024 graduates, five plan to participate in the
Step-Down program and move to a facility in Waynesboro, Tennessee,
with assistance to attend post-secondary education or achieve
full-time employment.
“Our goal is to achieve maximum success for the youth who are
placed in our care,” said Jason Crews, president and CEO
of Mountain View Academy. “We take great pride in the success
our programs have yielded for our residents. Our hope is that they
will continue down the positive path they’ve forged for themselves
while at Mountain View.”
Most youth who enter Mountain View have experienced extended
periods of truancy or otherwise have a deficit of academic credits.
The Step-Down program allows youth residents to eventually
reintegrate into their communities, get jobs and build up savings
while continuing their educations. After residents have stepped
down to the Waynesboro facility, they are able to volunteer in the
community, participating in service projects such as volunteering
in assisted living centers, nursing homes and community car
washes.
There are currently 10 residents participating in Step-Down, and
31 youth have successfully completed the program since its start in
2020. Of those 31 graduates, eight are currently employed in
full-time positions, and three are enrolled in post-secondary
education.
ABOUT MOUNTAIN VIEW ACADEMY
Mountain View Academy is a hardware-secured youth corrections
facility with 92 residents. The academy is privately owned and
licensed through the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services.
Since 2019, it has since graduated more than 150 residents.
ABOUT WAYNE HALFWAY HOUSE INC.
Wayne Halfway House, Inc. (WHH) began serving children in 1992
with a single 16-bed facility in Waynesboro, Tennessee. We now
serve youth at six residential facilities in Tennessee and three in
Florida, with a daily capacity of 440 youth in residential
facilities and community settings. Our corporate management team
brings more than 85 years’ experience in child welfare and juvenile
justice. We provide strong corporate oversight to ensure
consistent, high levels of service.
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