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Mountain Springs Preparatory Academy (MSPA) provides a unique practice environment, a flexibile approach and an individualized plan for each student.

Practice. Mountain Springs Preparatory Academy provides students the opportunity to practice the skills they have learned in a less restrictive environment that more closely resembles "real life". MSPA provides:
A Co-ed milieu which allows students to practice healthy boundaries with the opposite sex
Opportunities for jobs in the community
Possibility of being off campus unsupervised as students show they are trustworthy and responsible
A mentoring program that focuses on learning from mistakes rather than being punished for them


Flexibility. Mountain Springs prides itself in being flexible to the needs of the students and their families. This is done in the following ways:
A rolling admission makes it possible for students to admit at any time during the year
The length of stay can be as little as 4 months or until high school is completed
We allow frequent home visits to provide opportunities to reintegrate back into family/home life and assess what needs to still be worked on there

Individualization. Mountain Springs recognizes that each student has unique needs and that families choose transition for different reasons. MSPA seeks to meet these needs by individualizing the program for each student through the use of the MAPP (Master Academic and Personal Progress) plan. The MAPP plan is a set of goals and objectives created by the student, parents, the school and therapist. These goals encompass three areas of emphasis: Academic, Personal, and Family Life. The MAPP plan gives the students specific goals that they are to achieve while at MSPA in order to graduate the program. This means that all students that graduate from MSPA will have met different "individualized" requirements.

While Mountain Springs boasts outstanding academics, we recognize that optimizing student potential can only occur when students learn to love themselves and have help in coming to terms with their core issues. Therefore, from the first day of school until graduation, students are focused on learning about themselves, their inner values, the great strengths that lie within them, and how they can acquire the emotional and social skills necessary for them to have a rich and productive life in the years ahead.