Placement Requirements
The following list serves as a guideline for our requirements of children and their families. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our Admissions Team at 770.967.8500 or email us at admissions@eagleranch.org.
Child
- Applicants for the residential program need to be ages 8 (3rd grade) – 15 at admission.
- Average age of applicants is 11-14.
- Minimum IQ of 75.
- Mild to moderate emotional and/or behavioral problems.
- Grades 3-5 and 10-11 are served through a hybrid educational program that consists of an online curriculum supported by in-person teachers. Grades 6-9 are served in-person at the Eagle Ranch School.
- No history of sexual offending behavior or sexual perpetration.
- No active suicidal or homicidal threats, ideation, or behavior (If there is a recent history of suicidal or homicidal threats, ideation, or behavior, Eagle Ranch requires a 3 to 6 month period of stabilization and may require a review of psychiatric and hospital records to determine the eligibility of placement).
- Average length of stay is 24 months.
Parent/Guardian
- The child and the child’s family/guardian must reside in the state of Georgia within 80 miles of the Eagle Ranch campus in Flowery Branch, GA.
- Participation of the family is essential when working towards family reunification.
- Family involvement includes:
- Regularly participating in parent group meetings and family therapy sessions
- Following the Eagle Ranch program schedule regarding pick up and drop off times for home visits
- Providing a home for the child every other weekend, holidays, school breaks, and other times when home from the Ranch
- Regularly communicate with Eagle Ranch regarding what happened on home visits