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Applied Scholastics Exposed

Scientology indoctrination in our schoolsItrsquos more likely than you think

What you should know if your kids qualify for tutoring programsunder federally funded Title I Supplemental Education Services

Last Updated April 2011



Applied Scholastics ExposedScientology indoctrination in our schools Itrsquos more likely than you think

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Scientology Dogma Does Not Belong In Our Public Schools 2 NCLB ndash No ldquoCultrdquo Left Behind for Supplemental Education Grants 2

Applied Scholastics and the Church of Scientology 2 What is Applied Scholastics 3

ASI - Scientology in a Secular Disguise 3 What Educational Value does the Instructional Method of L Ron Hubbard have to offer 6 Who really controls Applied Scholastics 8 Applied Scholastics ABLE and Scientology10 Former Scientology Executive On Religious Cloaking via ABLE 12

Does Applied Scholastics recruit for Scientology13 Understanding Scientology Front Groups 13 Scientology official admits ASI program a generation plant 17 Scientology Global Strategy of ldquoPlanetary Clearingrdquo 18 Clear Expansion Committees Define the Goals of Scientology Education Groups 20 International Association of Scientologist Celebrates Applied Scholastics Battle Plan 22

What is Study Tech 24 The Three Principles Of Study Tech 25 Study Tech Used to Exploit NCLB Legislation 26

Scientology in our Public School System ndash Why It Matters28 Controversial church linked to tutors on state list 28 Are Applied Scholastics SES Providers properly certified education providers 30 Applied Scholastics A testimony from inside 32

Applied Scholastics SES Providers Currently Approved in 11 States 36 Areas of Concern State Approved SES Providers 36 What are Supplemental Education Services (SES) Providers 37 Ongoing investigations into Applied Scholastics tutoring programs 38

How Can We Keep Scientology Indoctrination Out of Our Schools 39 Implications at the Federal amp State Levels 39

FAQ What You Can Do To Help 40 DOE amp SES Contact Information43

The materials included in this info packet was compiled from List of States Using Applied Scholastics wwwstudytechorg amp wwwedgov



2

Applied Scholastics ExposedScientology Indoctrination in our schools Itrsquos more likely than you think

Scientology Dogma Does Not Belong In Our Public Schools

NCLB ndash No ldquoCultrdquo Left Behind for Supplemental Education Grants

Applied Scholastics is a secular franchises dedicated to spreading fundamental doctrines fromScientology religious practices (known as ldquostudy techrdquo) under a secular disguise They fail todisclose this intimate connection to religious practices when marketing Applied Scholasticvendors who sell their services as SES providers to public schools under the No Child Left Behind(NCLB) federally funded initiatives

Also hidden from the unsuspected public is the fact that they have absolutely no research-basedevidence proving that L Ron Hubbardrsquos study techniques actually improve student scores in anenvironment other than a private Scientology school which does not provide a certifiededucational program Furthermore several states have denied the Scientology recruitmentprograms known as Applied Scholastics continued participation in SES program because therequirements for evidence-based proof of student improvement is readily apparent after 1-2 yearsof participation

Simply put Applied Scholastics is nothing more than a Scientology Tutor Trap and L RonHubbardrsquos education methodology cannot make kids smarter Therefore the current list of states where Applied Scholastics International has been approved for Supplemental Education Services(SES) should be a concern to parents educators and administrators alike

The information contained in the rest of this booklet has been compiled to provide proof and

justification for the claims above The intended purpose of the Applied Scholastics Exposedcollection of documentation is to raise further awareness of the fraud being perpetrated onunsuspecting parents who are unhappy with their childrsquos involvement in Applied Scholasticsprograms All excerpted materials from noted sources are included for educational purposes only

Applied Scholastics and the Church of ScientologyExcerpt from Scientology cult trying to infiltrate Toronto schools (September 2008)

Applied Scholastics and Study Tech are trademarks owned by Association for Better Living andEducation (ABLE) ABLE in turn is a Church of Scientology subsidiary Schools andorganizations using Study Tech must pay 4 of total revenues as a licensing fee to Applied

Scholastics Parents expenditures for their childrens education could be siphoned off to theChurch of Scientology without their knowledge or consent

There have been no objective independent studies to evaluate the effectiveness of Study Tech asan educational method L Ron Hubbard who created it had no academic credentials Dr DavidTouretzky research professor at Carnegie Mellon University sums up Study Tech thusly



3

ldquoThe real danger of Study Tech is that it was designed for indoctrination not education Whileit may be good at producing obedient Scientologists it is completely at odds with promotingthe ability to think independently It quite deliberately aims to reduce a students ability tothink critically Students are taught to distrust their own intelligence and backgroundknowledge passively and uncritically accepting whatever they are being told This can onlydeprive students of a skill vital in an age saturated with conflicting messages where criticalthinking is essential to making sense of the world Study Techs doctrinaire and authoritarianapproach to teaching is hostile to and deserves no place in secular educational institutionsrdquo

What is Applied Scholastics

ASI - Scientology in a Secular DisguiseExcerpt from Scientologys Education Fronts - Applied Scholastics International

Applied Scholastics Incorporated (ASI) is officially a completely separate organization from theChurch of Scientology It is a separately incorporated body with its world headquarters at 7060

Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles California Its central task is to promote the use of StudyTech to the non-Scientologist world particularly in schools - public and private alike Two of itsmost important programs are the Hollywood Education and Learning Project (HELP) heavilypromoted by celebrity Scientologists such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta and the WorldLiteracy Crusade This is a reading program headquartered in Compton California that utilizesStudy Tech Long-time Scientologist Isaac Hayes was the celebrity spokesperson and Baptistminister Alfreddie Johnson is the founder and putative CEO Although itrsquos putative goal is toteach people to read in practice this is just another promotional angle for Study Tech and a way of generating positive publicity for Scientology The WLC also promotes Scientologys Narcononprogram for drug rehabilitation (see the WLCs web site at wwwworldliteracyorg)

Applied Scholastics also manages the use of Study Tech in a very limited number of subscribinginstitutions (usually schools in the United States run by Scientologists for Scientologist children)The organization has a number of corporate subsidiaries operating under business aliases They areCarroll Reese Academy amp Arts Ability Plus Connecticut Inc Ability School of Utah Academyfor Learning also known as Mission of the Children Inc Chicagoland Academy Lewis CarrollAcademy of the Arts Renaissance Academy Inc and Standard Education Inc According to theChurch of Scientology International Applied Scholastics

provides the schools [with] overall guidance and technical assistance and support Inexchange the schools support Applied Scholastics program by providing it [with] ten percent of the funds they receive in connection with their Applied Scholastics activities

(Church of Scientology International Exemption Application Form 1023 Attached Statement1993)

As well as licensing schools Applied Scholastics and its parent organizations also promote the useof Study Technology by businesses The Church of Scientologys former Social CoordinationBureau claimed some significant scalps



4

Such companies as Elizabeth Arden Perrier Bank of America and Chevron have received communication andor study tech services from a SoCo [Social Coordination] representativeStudy tech seminars are delivered regularly at Buick and Oldsmobile Divisions of GeneralMotors in Flint Michigan

(Social Coordination International p3)

Claims of success in this field should be taken with a pinch of salt When the British sociologistRoy Wallis attempted to check similar claims in the late 1970s he had little success

The Church of Scientology supplied in a letter to the author the names of a number of USeducational establishments in which the programme was said to be operating Not all of thesecould be traced Of five such institutions approached four could not trace any programme inassociation with Applied Scholastics - although the programme may have been operating onan unofficial basis The fifth institution located an informal program

(Wallis p 204)

[hellip]

Critics of Applied Scholastics often lambaste the organization as being a front group of theChurch of Scientology That claim is denied by Applied Scholastics but there is considerableevidence to support it A close inspection of its corporate relationships and staffing demonstratesthat its independence is in reality a fiction very likely designed to obscure the role played by theoften-controversial Church of Scientology

According to the Church itself Applied Scholastics is a Church program and a Scientology-related entity In 1993 the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the United StatesInternal Revenue Service struck an agreement under which the Church gained tax exemption for

itself and its subsidiaries and in return paid $125m to cover payroll income and estate-tax billsfor an undisclosed number of years prior to 1993 as well as discontinuing numerous lawsuitsagainst the IRS The terms of the agreement did not become public until four years later whenthey were leaked to the Wall Street Journal in December 1997 It sparked an immediatecontroversy Under the agreement (and it was alleged under improper pressure from Churchlawyers and private investigators) the IRS had granted Scientology privileges denied to any otherfaith group The disparity was highlighted in a subsequent court case involving a Jewish man whowished to claim tax exemption for his childs attendance at a Jewish school He was denied but thecourt criticized the conduct of the IRS pointing out the inconsistency of allowing Scientologists toclaim tax deductions for religious schooling while denying it to everyone else The situation hasstill not been resolved

CSI had to submit a Form 1023 Statement to the IRS prior to the conclusion of the 1993agreement In it CSI declared that Applied Scholastics forms part of its social bettermentprogram

Though Mr Hubbard is best known for founding the religion of Scientology he also authored very effective technologies for handling societys ills and bettering the lot of mankind as a



5

whole Over time these technologies have developed into four general social-betterment programs each addressing a specific area of current social concern Narconon a drugrehabilitation program Applied Scholastics an educational program

For many years CSI and other churches of Scientology have conducted highly-successfulsocial reform programs based on Mr Hubbards technologies They conducted these programseither directly or in close conjunction with charitable and educational organizations formed tohelp them bring Mr Hubbards technologies to the secular world

The bulk of CSIs social betterment program is carried out under the supervision and directionof Association for Better Living and Education ABLE accomplishes its goals primarily byproviding technical and financial assistance and general promotional support to theinternational social-betterment organizations that work in ABLEs four areas of concernNarconon International (drug rehabilitation) Applied Scholastics (education)


When the agreement itself was drafted CSI accepted responsibility for Applied Scholastics taxstatus despite not having any overt corporate responsibility for it The fictional separation of thetwo organizations was in secret set aside It was instead defined in the closing agreement as oneof a number of Scientology-related entities

The social benefit and other public benefit entities discussed at pages 1-28 through 1-42 of theJune [1992] submission [by CSI] along with all subsidiaries subordinate chapterssubordinate organizations or sub licensees thereof (eg organizations that are permitted touse particular names copyrights service marks andor technologies) are Scientology-related entities Thus for example Citizens Commission on Human Rights National Commission onLaw Enforcement and Social Justice Scientology Defense Fund Trust Association for theBetter Living and Education Applied Scholastics Incorporated Narconon International TheWay to Happiness Foundation and the Foundation for Religious Freedom is Scientology-related entities

(Closing agreement on final determination covering specific matters US Internal RevenueService 1 October 1993)

Shortly afterwards CSI published a Tax Compliance Manual issued to Scientology missions andchurches across the United States to instruct Scientologists on the requirements of the agreementwith the IRS It includes a passage on Applied Scholastics and the other social bettermentorganizations granting them sweeping powers to extend tax exemption to subordinate

organizationsThe SCIENTOLOGY charitable and educational institutions that the Internal Revenue Servicehas recognized as tax-exempt include Association for Better Living and Education Narcononand Applied Scholastics and all Narconon centers and qualified schools that operate under theauthority of Narconon and Applied Scholastics The Way to Happiness Foundation as well asthe newly formed Hubbard College of Administration and its subordinate colleges Narconon



Applied Scholastics and Hubbard College of Administration each have the authority to extend tax-exempt status to newly formed subordinate organizations

(Tax Compliance Manual Church of Scientology International 1993)

Applied Scholastics the Church of Scientology and the Study Techs proponents frequently play a

verbal sleight of hand over the nature of this relationship Scientology is often equated with theChurch of Scientology Applied Scholastics separate incorporation does mean that in a strictlegal sense it is separate from the Church of Scientology However the Churchs own publicdocuments demonstrate that Scientology means far more than just the Church Scientologystrademarks are controlled and enforced by a separate corporation the Religious TechnologyCenter (RTC) its copyrights are held by another corporation the Church of Spiritual Technology(CST) its publications are issued by yet another corporation Bridge Publications - and so on Fewpeople including the Scientologists would deny that RTC and CST are part of Scientology Thisclassification was recognized in the 1993 agreement with the IRS when the closing agreementstated that Applied Scholastics was one of a number of Scientology-related entities and the TaxCompliance Manual calls it a Scientology charitable and educational institution In short

Applied Scholastics is demonstrably part of the wider Scientology movement

What Educational Value does the Instructional Method of L Ron Hubbard have to offer

Based on the track record of five states revoking the SES approval status of Applied Scholasticsafter a few short years of participation the facts appear to be stacking up that they cannot meet theresults-based requirements necessary for long term government funding

The illustration below is an advertisement from a carefully disguised Applied Scholastics programin 2005 Quite an amazing promise to guarantee reading and writing in 20 hours considering LRon Hubbard had very little formal education as shown on the following page

Applied Scholastics occasionally registers under a fictitious business name or the certified tutors listed in the globallocator directory operate under their own business name making the direct connection to Scientology less obvious

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7



Who really controls Applied ScholasticsExcerpt from Scientologys Education Fronts - AppliedScholastics International

Legal independence is one thing but operational independence is

quite another Here too there is strong evidence that AppliedScholastics has been and probably continues to be subject to theoperational control of the Church of Scientology

Applied Scholastics was established on the instructions of L Ron Hubbard in 1970 He explainedfour years later how it had come about

This program was started by credentialed teachers in the US who had been trained in studytechniques developed by me for use in Scn [Scientology] training Applied Scholastics has had excellent results increasing the ability of students to read and understand materials

(Hubbard The Role of Community Leadership LRH Executive Directive 256 Int 28

November 1974)

The task of administering Applied Scholastics and other Church social betterment programs wasgiven to a major sub-unit of the Church the Guardians Office (GO) run by Hubbards wife MarySue By the end of the decade the GO had been smashed by the United States Government whichexposed it as the instigator of a massive international campaign of espionage and intimidationaimed at crushing any person or group who Scientology saw as a threat The GO was eventuallydisbanded in 1982 after losing a power struggle with the present management of the Church of Scientology Mary Sue Hubbard was given a lengthy prison sentence and L Ron himself went intohiding until his death in 1986

The Guardians Office had a wide range of responsibilities in dealing with the Churchs externalaffairs It had six Bureaus Legal Public Relations Information (initially called Intelligence)Social Coordination Service (for GO staff training and auditing) and Finance Each wasnumbered from 1 to 6 As far as Applied Scholastics was concerned Social Coordination - alsoreferred to as SoCo Bureau 6 or B6 - was the most significant as it was responsible for liaisingwith Applied Scholastics and other social reform organizations One of its Presidents Frank Zurn (whose wife Laurie is a Narconon International corporate officer and Vice President of ABLE SoCos present-day equivalent) explained SoCos purpose

The dissemination and delivery of Rons technology divides into broad sectors SocialCoordination International is the organization that has been entrusted with reversing thedecay of society and using Rons technology to revitalize the fields of education drugrehabilitation criminal rehabilitation and societys morals through The Way to Happinesscampaign

(Impact magazine issue 10 (1987) p22)

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9

Zurn specifically named Applied Scholastics as being part of the campaign to disseminate anddeliver Hubbards doctrines

When the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Guardians Office in 1977 in pursuit of thecrimes which led eventually to the conviction of the GOs senior staff it seized a huge quantity of confidential documents which revealed how the GO saw its relationship with Applied ScholasticsThe papers show that Applied Scholastics was in Scientologys own words a front group Evenwithin the Church of Scientology this knowledge was closely guarded although it was reportedlyfairly common informal knowledge amongst the rank and file

To maintain operational security the GO used a variety of codes to obscure potentially damaginginformation This included a variety of incriminating information that could be legally or publiclydamaging A Coding Hat was produced to instruct staff in the areas of sensitivity that were to besubjected to coding As well as a general GO-wide instruction each individual bureau of the GOwas required to encode information in its own specific area of responsibility Hence Bureau 6also known as B6 or Social Coordination which was responsible for social reform groups suchas Applied Scholastics was given a list of SC general headings for data needing coding This

included the names of B6 groups - that is organizations covertly run by the Church of Scientology

1 Incriminating activities such as lobbying where this is prohibited in non-profit corporations

2 Anything that we do not want connected to LRH [L Ron Hubbard] or CSG [Controller Staff Guardian - ie Mary Sue Hubbard] This would include 1 above and is handled bycoding their names

3 Words or actions that would tend to dispute the fact that the C of Ss motives arehumanitarian ie harass eradicate destroy cave in third party

4 Anything that gives specific and actual evidence that Scientology is in legal control of B6 type groups These are groups that are separate legal entities to the C of S

a This will include a situation where a flap has occurred due to mishandling of management causing a situation where it appears we are in legal control of a group

Addition I have listed below the present time B6 groups tha [sic] fall into this category

These groups are

I Applied Scholastics

II Narconon

III Apple Schools

IV Expansion Consultants

V Childbirth Education Center (new one)



VI Association for Scientologists for Reform

(SC general headings for data needing coding undated)

Applied Scholastics ABLE and ScientologyExcerpt from Scientologys Education Fronts - Applied Scholastics International

After the fall of the Scientologyrsquos Guardianrsquos Office (GO) in 1983 the Social Coordinationsection continued in existence as an unincorporated Church of Scientology organization calledSocial Coordination International It was replaced in 1986 by the separately incorporatedAssociation for Better Living and Education (ABLE) This supposedly transferred managementresponsibility for social benefit programs outside of the Church of Scientology

This however seems to have been a fiction The true relationship was revealed to the IRS in 1993in the course of negotiations with the Church although both parties did their best thereafter tokeep the matter secret In the tax exemption agreement the Church of Scientology International

(CSI) negotiated tax exemption agreements for ABLE and Applied Scholastics amongst otherorganizations It also took on legal responsibility for their tax liabilities - settled with the paymentof a single $125m lump sum - as well as for policing and implementing the terms of theagreement under the aegis of the Church Tax Compliance Committee Yet CSI is supposedlyorganizationally separate from ABLE and Applied Scholastics with no managementresponsibilities for either corporation In short an organization claimed to be separate in publicwas revealed in secret negotiations to actually be a subordinate

According to the public statements of Applied Scholastics ABLE and CSI the relationship issomething like this

The four social betterment organizations - Narconon Criminon Applied Scholastics and TheWay To Happiness Foundation - are subordinate to ABLE which licenses trademarkscopyrighted material and supervises the correct implementation of the social reformtechnologies Off to each side but separately incorporated and outside of the management andlicensing structure are the Church of Scientology International (and its subordinate churches) andthe International Association of Scientologists Each provides support and funding to ABLE andits subordinates The relationship is presented as being strictly charitable not managerial

However a close examination of the IRS agreement and the internal documents of both ABLE andCSI show a radically different picture From these it is possible to piece together a flowchartshowing the organizational relationships between Applied Scholastics ABLE and the rest of

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Scientologys byzantine corporate structure Applied Scholastics is revealed as being verydefinitely a part of the Scientology corporate empire

This is a greatly simplified version of a much bigger and more complex whole Lines of management are represented as solid black lines with dashed yellow lines indicating the known

and probable contractual relationships The colors of the different elements indicate distinctcorporations with the Church of Scientology itself being the yellow component The key to thepuzzle is that Applied Scholastics is independent of the Church of Scientology but is nonethelessstill a part of the Scientology conglomerate

Applied Scholastics itself and each of its subordinate organizations are run essentially asScientology franchises As already mentioned the CSI Form 1023 submission to the IRS revealedthat Applied Scholastics schools remit ten percent of the funds they receive in connection withtheir Applied Scholastics activities This is an absolutely standard Scientology franchisingarrangement replicated across Scientologys corporate empire

The Church derived income from four sources (1) auditing and training (2) sales of Scientology literature recordings and E-meters (3) franchise operations and (4)management services Franchise operators were required to remit ten percent of gross incometo the Church

11



12

(Church of Scientology of California v Commissioner of Internal Revenue US Court of Appeals 9th Circuit case no 85-7324 decided 28 July 1987 - seehttpwwwxenunetarchiveCourtFilesoccf113html )

Note that this franchising fee is a fixed percentage of gross income regardless of profit or lossesRemitting money uplines is the top financial priority of every Scientology franchisesuperseding even the requirement to keep the franchise solvent Not surprisingly manyScientology franchises suffer from financial instability as a result Applied Scholastics may insome respects be less vulnerable to this than other Scientology social reform organizations as itcan rely on having a core clientele - the children of Scientologists However this in turn makes itdependent on the success of the Church of Scientology in attracting new members and iteffectively ties Applied Scholastics operations to those of the Church of Scientology Schoolsusing Study Tech are invariably run by Scientologists and cater to Scientologists children It isthus no coincidence that Study Tech schools are often close to concentrations of ScientologistsFor instance the only school in the United Kingdom that is run on Hubbards principles happens tobe only a few miles from Scientologys UK headquarters at Hubbards former home in Sussex

Former Scientology Executive On Religious Cloaking via ABLEExcerpt from blank doubts that ABLE is sending $$ through to CoS (Feb 2009)

Written by Larry Brennan a former top level Church of Scientology executive who worked in theGuardian Office during the 1980rsquos and witnessed many levels of deception and fraud from theChurch of Scientology

I worked on the corporate restructuring in the early 80s that lead to the various ldquoABLErdquo groups(Narconon Applied Scholastics etc) falling under the ldquoABLErdquo umbrella which in turn was 100controlled by organized scientologyrsquos Sea Organization under different corporate umbrellas(mostly Church of Scientology International ldquoCSI) I also handled or oversaw the handling of alltheir main legal matters around the world as part of the Guardianrsquos Office for some seven yearsprior to that

Prior to the ldquocorporate sortoutrdquo of the early 80s I was part of that Guardianrsquos Office that controlledthese groups through the GOrsquos ldquoSocial Coordinationrdquo Bureau (ldquoB6rdquo)

In the GO ldquoIntelrdquo was Bureau 1 otherwise known as ldquoB1rdquo PR was ldquoB2rdquo Legal was ldquoB3rdquo andFinance was ldquoB4rdquo The idea behind the GO org board was that Intel could handle most things butif Intel didnrsquot handle it then it became a PR matter If PR didnrsquot handle it then it became a legalmatter And if legal didnrsquot handle it then it became a finance matter (for example paying off damages etc)

Hubbard preferred handlings done by B1 (witness Operation Freakout Operation Snow White etc) He considered that B1 could create an amenable frame of mind on the part of all enemiesHe also wrote a lot about PR and pushed their use as well He was concerned if Intel or PR couldnot handle it as legal was often an unsure result and he hated it getting as far as finance as he didnot want to pay out anything to the bad guys His preferred use for legal was to back up intel and



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PR actions to harass in litigation or to cover up things in the corporate area

Anyway that was the main idea behind the GO orgboard but ldquoSocial Coordinationrdquo was thenadded as B6 with the GO then fully running groups like Narconon and the education groups etcAfter the GO was taken over in 1981 the Sea Org took over the running of these groups and thefirst main fiction set up to ldquobufferrdquo the top of the SO from these groups legally was ldquoABLErdquo

After the corporate sortout of the early 1980s I was on the Watchdog Committee and had theactual Hubbard orders in my hand affecting this area as well as saw exactly what was done to runthese groups There was a Watchdog Committee representative over this area who was constantlycharged with getting money from ldquothe ABLErdquo groups weekly with the amount of money being themost pushed thing weekly

From the legal side we constantly helped work out ways to get money from the ABLE groups toABLE or from ABLE to accounts fully controlled by the upper strata of the Sea Org in CSI Weworked out countless ways to try to justify taking all the money we could from them Thisincluded licensing fees re intellectual property rights book and other property sales fees formissions and other things done to help them run their operations etc

All of that was nothing but a cover It was an attempt to pretend that ABLE and all the groupsunder ABLE were not part of organized scientology fully run and controlled by organizedscientology Rent payments trademark licensing fees fees for missions other management feesfees for books separate corporations separate directors etc etc were nothing more than attemptsto create a ldquolegally defensiblerdquo paper trail to make it APPEAR that Miscavige and those who didhis bidding in WDC and CMO Int did not fully control these groups

The fiction created and forwarded was to protect those at the top from being legally liable forcontrolling the ABLE groups while still having them secretly run the groups and take almost all of their money This is no different than what was done with the ldquochurchesrdquo the ldquomissionsrdquo or ANYother part of organized scientologys corporate restructuring In ALL cases we worked out waysto control the operations and take out all possible money into corporations and trusts controlled byMiscavige and the top of the Sea Org regardless of corporate shells that made it appear otherwise

This can be talked about for MONTHS but the above is the simplicity of it

Larry Brennan

Does Applied Scholastics recruit for Scientology

Understanding Scientology Front GroupsExcerpt from Scientologys Education Fronts - Applied Scholastics International

Scientologys social betterment organizations - front groups according to critics - are oftenaccused of covertly recruiting for the Church of Scientology Hard evidence of this is scantyalthough there are a few indicators For instance there is evidence that other Scientology-related



entities (notably Narconon and Sterling Management) have recruited for Scientology It is alsoworth considering the statement by the Church of Scientology that Applied Scholastics is makingit possible for the peoples of earth to walk onto and up The Bridge This though falls a longway short of making a definite case against Applied Scholastics

Scientology internal promotion (circa 2004)

Spearheading the Religious Movement with Source

This image was found on a Scientology site more specifically at httpwwwlrh-bookscommailingsdissempjtindexhtml Not surprisingly it was removed

shortly after it was found ( xenu-directorynet )

On the other hand there is good reason to think that Applied Scholastics plays an important role inpromoting Hubbards doctrines to an audience that would not otherwise encounter them in theiroriginal Scientology context It is merely part of an ambitious and well-funded global program of imbuing wider society with Scientology values All of its extensive worldwide activities are partof an effort to instill the values and practices developed by its leader L Ron Hubbard into everyaspect of human civilization mental health medicine politics justice economics family lifeentertainment and religion (Kent 1999) J Gordon Melton a research specialist in the religiousstudies department at UC Santa Barbara says I think among the higher-ups in the Church of Scientology those at a strategic level they see this as a way of indirectly spreading Scientologyby building the reputation of their leader (Helfand 1997)

This theme is repeated in many internal Scientology publications which stress the need to clear

the planet (bringing it up to a state of Scientological virtue) The link between Applied Scholasticsand individual Scientologists is provided by groups called Clear Expansion Committeesunincorporated bodies established under a 1994 program to provide a direct link with the socialreform groups According to Advance magazine issue 153 (April 2001) Your Clear ExpansionCommittee is not only a vital group for anyone going Clear its disseminating and using LRH techto take your community to Clear As a Scientology source explains

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15

The Clear Expansion Committee is a new program that was launched in 1994 as a major newreach-out program

To really clear ones community one must have field activities of all types Of course theseinclude Missions Field Auditor Groups Auditors Associations Volunteer Ministers DianeticsCounseling Groups and OT committees

They must also include Gung-Ho Groups and the use of LRHs Social Betterment tech such asstudy groups and schools that apply LRH Study Tech Narconon Criminon The Way toHappiness Groups WISE Citizens Commission on Human Rights and other scientologycommunity reform groups

While each of these field activities has its own purpose all exist to get LRH tech used in theworld and bring us closer to a Cleared Planet

A Clear Expansion Committee is an umbrella which coordinates all individual scientologistsand groups involved in these activities so as to dramatically expand scientology in your areaUnder the control of the Clear Expansion Committee all of these groups become anunstoppable force to clear the community

This is very much along the lines of Hubbards Special Zone Plan a policy that some havelikened to infiltration The touchstone of the CECs is a 1960 bulletin by Hubbard that has beenreprinted in CEC publications such as the Flag Clear Expansion Committee Newsletter Hubbardadvises Scientologists to just enter wider society and introduce the principles of Scientologywithout necessarily telling any non-Scientologists what they are doing

A housewife already successfully employing Scientology in her own home trained toprofessional level takes over a womans club as secretary or some key position

She straightens up the club affairs by applying comm [sic] practice and making peace and then incidental to the clubs main function pushes Scientology into a zone of special interest in the club - children straightening up marriages whatever comes to hand and even takingfees for it - meanwhile of course going on being a successful and contributing wife

The cue in all this is dont seek the cooperation of groups Dont ask for permission Just enter them and start functioning to make the group win through effectiveness and sanity

(Special Zone Plan HCO Bulletin of 23 June 1960)

Editorrsquos note Additional proof of these claims taken from Scientologyrsquos own internal documentsillustrates these points further on the following page



Excerpts from The Command Channels of Scientology

Extended Excerpt Applied Scholastics amp Scientology Evidence v1

16



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Scientology official admits ASI program a generation plantSource Material altreligionscientology August 23 2003httpwebarchiveorgweb20040323104437httpstudytechorgarchives000051php

Describing the St Louis Mo Applied Scholastics school as a generation plant and a base fromwhich we can change the course of culture and create a new and literate civilization high-rankingScientology executive Karen Hollander put an end to any doubt over the real agenda of Scientologys Applied Scholastics International program while speaking before the InternationalAssociation of Scientologists Patrons Ball earlier this year

[]

Ms [Karen] Hollander stated that in order to get Rons study tech in we go directly to theeducators themselves for they are in the main people who genuinely want to teach andwant their students to acquire the tools for learning

But to crack the education crisis worldwide Ms Hollander pointed out requires a stablebase for the emanation of study technology on a global scale a place where we can trainthose who go out and inject that tech into society at all levels A base from which we canchange the course of the culture and create a new and literate civilization on Earth

And that stable base is Applied Scholastics International Spanish Lake in St LouisMissouri

It was first announced in October 2001 as the future home of Applied ScholasticsInternational the next generation plant in our planetary salvage crusade It is nowa reality our base for the most extensive training and dissemination of Rons studytech ever

On the facing page are photographs and a short tour through the spectacular new facilityIt is from this new launch pad we will spearhead a planetary assault on illiteracy

Thanks to Scientologists support of the IAS our Spanish Lake campus became an officialreality with its Grand Opening in July Led by New OT VIII and Chief Executive OfficerBennetta Slaughter and a team of OTs including ten currently auditing on New OT VIIApplied Scholastics International Spanish Lake is truly at the forefront of reversing thedwindling education spiral

[Emphasis and outside link added by studytechorg Click here for the full text of International Scientology News bulletin (courtesy Google Groups)]

The quote appears in the International Scientology News 25 which was published circa August2003 The briefing letter is sent out to thousands of Scientologist and includes reports of legalwins and public relations coups for which the church claims credit during the previous year Italso contains a full summary of speeches and announcements made at the Patrons Ball a glitteringevent held annually for public Scientologists



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Also in attendance at the event were high-ranking church officials including ReligiousTechnology Centre chairman David Miscavige the churchs most senior executive and MikeRinder Executive Director of the Church of Scientology International Office of Special Affairs

Hollanders comments may well come back to haunt Applied Scholastics officials in St Louiswho have faced questions from the public and the press over the programs links to Scientology since establishing the St Louis beachhead last year

In a St Louis Post Dispatch article written in March 2002 just after the property for the schoolhad been purchased Slaughter denied the existence of any link between the church and the schoolprogram and claimed that ASI would hire employees regardless of their religious persuasion

Asked about the relationship between the Church of Scientology and Applied ScholasticsSlaughter says there is none

Obviously theyve been very kind to the organization in terms of support she said But weget our employees from the same place every secular corporation does We advertise in thenewspaper

In a later article published on July 25 2002 ASI CEO Bennetta Slaughter told the St Louis PostDispatch that the program was separate from the Church of Scientology

We are strictly an educational organization said Slaughter We are not part of the churchshe said

We are tax-exempt We use the materials that Ron Hubbard researched and codified And weget results

However Hollanders frank - and very public - admission that the real purpose of the program is to

inject the tech into society at all levels were made at an event not only endorsed but wasactually organized by the International Association of Scientologists and attended by seniorScientology officials That might make it difficult for Ms Slaughter and her team of OTs toargue that her views are not representative of the churchs official position

Scientology Global Strategy of ldquoPlanetary ClearingrdquoSource Material International Scientology News 2004Image Source - xenu-directorynetdocumentscorporateimages Expanded graphic - httpsreader009domainreader009html505205b01a4e2786a65b01a4f424e6fjpg

The prevailing goal of the Scientology parent organization and all of its front group subsidiaries isspread the religious doctrines of L Ron Hubbard in effort to achieve ldquoPlanetary Clearingrdquo asshown in the following illustration taken from Scientologyrsquos own promotional materials



Figure 1 Scientology Empire including the front group organizations that concentrate on spreading L Ron Hubbardrsquos religiousteachings to the private sector copy CSI 2004 reprinted under fair use exception for educational purposes only

This is a global initiative for implementing tactical battle plans for ldquoclearing the planetrdquo throughexpansion of their official churches as well as their social betterment programs carefully hiddenwithin secular franchise business that benefit from religious cloaking frauds to claim non-profitstatus

What does the clear the planet mean It means that Scientologists want to clear the planet of insanity war and crime and in its place create a civilization in which sanity and peace exist Inorder to do this they must help individuals become clear of their own individual insanities andregain awareness that they are basically good ( Stasonorg )

Ever wonder whether the Scientology goal of clearing the planet was an attainable or anunattainable goal Think about it A Cleared planet would have to mean unanimous conformity toScientology So what are they going to do with all of us Suppressive Persons (SPs) Kill us Re-program us Send us to Hubbards famous but delusional Between Lives Area Bombard uswith Body Thetans For more information on why the cultrsquos ultimate goal of ldquoclearing the planet

19



20

will not work see Why The Planet Cant Be Cleared (wwwxs4allnl )

Clear Expansion Committees Define the Goals of Scientology Education GroupsSource Material Wikileaksorg Confidential Documents Released November 2008 Estimated Content Dated 2000-02

A Clear Expansion Committee (CEC) is a regional scientology board centered on a ScientologyOrg (Church) or Mission coordinating all Scientology activities in the area both secular and non-secular The purpose of one of these committee in Florida was defined as follows in the ClearExpansion Committee documents (CEC Directory 2002 Flag CEC Clearwater FLpdf) releasedconfidentially on Wikileaksorg

Flagrsquos Clear Expansion Committee has the purpose of coordinating all Scientologists and Scientology reg groups and uniting their efforts to clear their area through broad scaledissemination and delivery of the tech

L Ron Hubbards goal from the beginning was to clear the planet in other words to see thateveryone on earth became a clear including the use of controversial means Only clears forexample could marry and bear children

The Orgs Commanding Officer or Executive Director serves as the Chairman of the regionalcommittee The Public Executive Secretary of the Org is the Deputy Chairman of the CEC andthe Field Control Secretary is the CEC Secretary for that region The ldquoEducation Groupsrdquo that fallinclude Applied Scholastics World Literacy Crusade along with 13 schools or tutoring services inthe local Clearwater FL area

An example of the Scientology organizationrsquos strategic planning and use of Applied Scholasticsand other education groups are defined in the excerpt included on the following page that is takenfrom the Wikileaks materials

This documentation reveals the targeted goals and responsibilities for Scientologyrsquos educationgroups to exploit the public sector for furtherance of their religious teachings while disguised as asecular service provider This is but one of several examples of how the Scientology organizationcontinually produces propaganda that openly states that Applied Scholastics is looked uponinternally as a venue for spreading the Church of Scientology doctrines to the private sector forwider public acceptance A view that totally refutes the parent organizationrsquos claims of AppliedScholastics being strictly secular in nature




21



22

International Association of Scientologist Celebrates Applied Scholastics Battle PlanSource Material IMPACT Magazine Issue 122 December 2009 IAS 25 th Anniversary Commemorative Supplement (pg31-34)

The International Association of Scientologists (IAS) is an English non-profit organization whichwas formed in October 1984 The stated purpose of the IAS is To unite advance support andprotect the Scientology religion and Scientologists in all parts of the world so as to achieve theaims of Scientology as originated by L Ron Hubbard ( Wikipedia )

The IAS followed the Hubbard Association of Scientologists International as the officialmembership organization of the Church of Scientology The IAS uses membership dues to fundvarious public outreach programs that include spreading Applied Scholastics abroad as well aspolitical action committees including the Citizens Commission on Human Rights that activelycampaigns as a hate group against mental health care professionals ( Wikipedia )

One of the Scientology religious holidays is the IAS Anniversary on October 7 th From theChurchs site ldquoHeld at a different host city each year members of the IAS gather to commemoratethe founding of the IAS and to rededicate themselves to its aims The annual IAS freedom awardsare presented This event coincides with the annual convention of IAS delegatesrdquo This annualevent includes recognition of the churchrsquos largest financial patrons and the accomplishments in thepast year of each of the various Scientology subsidiaries that the association supports in effort tospread Scientology materials to a wider audience

In a 200-page marketing brochure is also published by a leading Scientology magazine thatshowcases the IAS holiday festivities and promotional presentations The 2009 IAS brochureblatantly promotes the spreading of L Ron Hubbard (LRH) religious technology disguised asApplied Scholastics schools and programs akin too battle plan tactics which clearly demonstratestheir ongoing crusade to infiltrate the public education systems

The opening remarks in this brochure are quoted below and highlighted on the following pagewith the full excerpt available online

Any victory if for naught if one fails to capitalize on it which in our case meant getting LRH Technology out It is a task that demanded just as much fortitude as it took to triumph over more than impossible odds and was at least as compelling for the only reason we ever fought our battles was to bring LRH Technology to the world Even in the heat of those battles wealways worked to advance LRH Tech to the front line of this planet

In the wake of our victories across the United States and Europe greater IAS resources could suddenly be directed to overcoming the real war Study Technology to vanquish literacy DrugRehabilitation Technology to hand addiction and ldquoThe Way To Happinessrdquo to turn the tide onimmorality




23



24

What is Study Tech

The material on the following pages is an excerpt of a larger essay from wwwstudytechorg thatwas last updated December 9 2003

Scientologys Study Technology The Hidden Message in L Ron Hubbards Study Tech

Dr David S TouretzkyComputer Science Department ampCenter for the Neural Basis of CognitionCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh PA 15213

Chris Owen MBERotherhitheLondon United Kingdom

In July 1997 the Los Angeles Unified School District considered an application by public schoolteacher Linda Smith to establish a new charter school When questioned Smith admitted that sheand her two partners were Scientologists and that the plans for their school included some unusualeducational materials called Study Technology This attracted the attention of the press and thestory was broken by Duke Helfand of the Los Angeles Times in an article on July 27 1997

Also that month the California state Department of Education gave preliminary approval for fivevolumes in the Study Technology series to be used as supplemental textbooks meaning they couldbe purchased with taxpayer funds and used by schools throughout the state (See second Helfandarticle LA Times July 29 1997 ) The LA Times articles sparked an immediate controversy as aresult of which Linda Smiths application was turned down and permission to use the StudyTechnology books as supplemental textbooks was withdrawn A previous attempt to insinuateStudy Tech into Californias public schools had been rebuffed 17 years ago for similar reasons(Myslinksi 1980 ) public funds may not be used for religious instruction

The Californian controversy centered on the key issues of what Study Technology is and what itdoes It is based on the teachings of the late L Ron Hubbard sometime science fiction writer andfounder of the Church of Scientology a reincarnationpsychotherapy group that many see as acult Its curious name reflects one of Hubbards most frequent quirks or marketing gimmicks hewould customarily label his religious doctrines as technologies Study Technology oftenabbreviated as Study Tech forms part of a much larger body of Scientology scripture thatmembers simply call the tech

The Study Tech books fall into two groups The first three the Basic Study Manual Study Skillsfor Life and Learning How to Learn cover Study Technology proper but are targeted at differentgrade levels These three books are the primary focus of this essay The remaining two titles Howto Use a Dictionary and Grammar and Communication for Children are unremarkableintroductions to grammar and punctuation that show only a few tiny traces of Hubbards influence



25

The Study Technology is also used in other Scientology-related social reform programs notablythe Narconon and Criminon drug and criminal rehabilitation programs There it is delivered in theform of a Learning Improvement Course utilizing a very similar set of course materials

All five books (plus their Narconon and Criminon variants) are published by Bridge Publications the in-house publishing arm of the Church of Scientology They are distributed by a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization called Applied Scholastics International (ASI) ASI is a subordinateorganization of the Association for Better Living and Education International (ABLE) This is inturn a subordinate and an integral part of the Church of Scientology which exercises directoverall control of all of the aforementioned organizations (Recently Scientology also begandistributing the books through another front organization Effective Education Publishing) Thiscomplicated set of relationships examined elsewhere on StudyTechorg is seemingly designed toobscure the central role of the Church of Scientology in the promotion and implementation of Study Technology

This raises the question of whether the proponents of Study Technology are attempting to usepublic funds for covert religious instruction The Study Technologys supporters insist that thebooks are non-religious in nature When the issue was raised in California the Department of Education said that a committee that examined the Study Tech books could find no references toScientology (Helfand 1997b) It is true that the word Scientology does not occur in any of thesevolumes However Scientology jargon and religious beliefs appear throughout the three studyskills books they are inseparable from Study Tech

The Three Principles Of Study Tech

Study Tech is founded on three principles (1) use pictures and diagrams to illustrate the conceptsbeing taught (2) break down complex concepts so they can be mastered in a series of simple stepsand (3) always seek definitions for unfamiliar terms These rules make sense and are harmlessenough when phrased in plain English But the Study Tech books present them in a differentmanner The three principles are called mass gradients and misunderstoods terms thatwere invented or redefined by Hubbard and loaded with significance in the Scientology religionThese concepts are presented in a doctrinaire manner that is also characteristic of Scientologyreligious instruction Study Tech actually helps lay the groundwork for introducing Scientologydoctrines into secular education

These three principles of Study Tech are laid out in a document known as HCO Bulletin of 25June 1971 (revised 25 November 1974) Barriers to Study The HCO or HubbardCommunications Office was a division of the Church of Scientology that for many years servedas the personal secretariat of L Ron Hubbard Its main output was a constant stream of PolicyLetters (Scientology management policy) and Bulletins (religious doctrines commonly referred toas the tech[nology] of Scientology) Study Tech is laid out in a series of HCO Bulletins mostlyissued during the 1970s which are today collected in a set of volumes entitled The TechnicalBulletins of Dianetics and Scientology known informally as the tech volumes or the redvolumes since they are printed in red ink According to the Church of Scientology these workscomprise a major element of Scientologys religious scripture The source of the Study Tech



26

doctrines is discussed in greater detail later in this essay under Where Does Study Tech ComeFrom

The HCO Bulletins on Study Technology are also reprinted in various Scientology course packssuch as The Student Hat that are sold as entry-level religious services (courses offered for afee) A disclaimer at the front of each volume and each course pack including those containing theStudy Tech bulletins states This book is part of the religious literature and works of theScientology Founder L Ron Hubbard The Student Hat course is compulsory for allScientologists Before they can cross the Scientology Bridge to Total Freedom they are requiredto learn how to learn The same rule applies to all no matter how literate they may be -- a signthat something more is going on than mere learning A summary of the Barriers to Study is alsoincluded in the Scientology Handbook

To become more informed about education issues and other concerns regarding using ScientologyStudy Tech indoctrination in our public education systems continue reading this essay online at

httpwwwstudytechorgstudy_tech1php

httpwwwstudytechorgstudy_tech_printpdf

Study Tech Used to Exploit NCLB Legislation

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (often abbreviated in print as NCLB) is a United States Actof Congress that was originally proposed by the administration of President George W Bushimmediately after taking office NCLB is the latest federal legislation that enacts the theories of standards-based education reform which is based on the belief that setting high standards andestablishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education The Act requiresstates to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades if thosestates are to receive federal funding for schools The Act does not assert a national achievementstandard standards are set by each individual state ( Wikipedia )

One of the common criticisms of the NCLB legislation is that it easily exploited and gaming thesystem can go unchecked The system of incentives and penalties sets up a strong motivation forschools districts and states to manipulate test results while uncertified teachers cash in asSupplemental Education Services (SES) Providers For example schools have been shown toemploy creative reclassification of dropouts (to reduce unfavorable statistics) The incentives foran improvement also may cause states to lower their official standards Because each state canproduce its own standardized tests a state can make its statewide tests easier to increase scores

Missouri for example improved testing scores but openly admitted that they lowered thestandards A 2007 study by the US Dept of Education indicates that the observed differences instates reported scores is largely due to differences in the stringency of their standards ( Wikipedia )

Other questionable issues related to how NCLB laws are currently enacted pertains toSupplemental Education Services (SES) that define the use of external vendors to provide after



27

school tutoring programs This legislation does not require tutors to be certified teachers mandatesno standardized list of requirements with leaving the SES approval process in the hands of eachstate and derails funding from enabling the certified teachers to be more effective and makingnormal classroom time more efficient

These problems and many other concerns will be under closer scrutiny in the days ahead since theObama administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of President Bushrsquos signature educationlaw No Child Left Behind and will call for broad changes in how schools are judged to besucceeding or failing As well as for the elimination of the lawrsquos 2014 deadline for bringing everyAmerican child to academic proficiency ( New York Times )

President Obamarsquos noble decree comes as the next chapter in many years of ongoing NCLBreform debates and proposals The Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind is aproposal by more than 135 national civil rights education disability advocacy civic labor andreligious groups that have signed on to a statement calling for major changes to the federaleducation law The National Center for Fair amp Open Testing (FairTest) initiated and chaired themeetings that produced the statement originally released in October 2004

A few years later in February 2007 former Health and Human Services Secretary TommyThompson and former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes Co-Chairs of the Aspen Commission on NoChild Left Behind announced the release of the Commissions final recommendations for thereauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act After a year of hearings analysis and researchthe Commission uncovered the successes of NCLB as well as provisions which need to bechanged or significantly modified ( Wikipedia )

This so-called sweeping overhaul has been several years in the making and will likely take asignificant amount of time to draft approve and be enacted at the state level Thus this action isnot likely to offer a solution to the imminent problems related to schools districts and SESProviders both gaming the system Fortunately many states have enacted additional regulations inthe past two years including more stringent SES monitoring and SES complaint processes Thesestiffer regulations make it next to impossible for faux educational tools (Study Tech) based onunfounded learning models (Applied Scholastics) to meet the research-based requirements andproduce results-based improvements consistent with the claims made in their promotionaldocumentation

Despite these additional safe guards being implemented in a limited number of states the factremains that the Scientology religious indoctrination practices known as ldquoStudy Techrdquo hasconsistently been approved as a secular provider in 12-15 states since 2003 In the 2009-10 schoolyear Applied Scholastics was dropped from the approved SES Provider lists in Georgia andFlorida after local advocacy groups launch a public official awareness campaign requesting closerscrutiny of the providerrsquos application and history of services Meanwhile Applied ScholasticsInternational (ASI) was successfully approved as a new SES Provider in the District of Columbiaand New Mexico

As explained in great depth at wwwstudytechorg there is absolutely no difference between thestudy tech sold and practiced at Scientology ldquochurchesrdquo for use with their controversial system of



28

courses and alternative mental health practices and the educational services offered by AppliedScholastics in their private schools and in their SES programs Therefore Applied Scholasticspays to license the exact same set of religious indoctrination techniques for resale as a seculareducation program and fails to disclose its intended use So at the very least not registering as afaith-based SES Provider and promoting itself as secular is a fraudulent business practice

When fraud is regularly financed by federal funding in more than a dozen states at the expense of our childrenrsquos education all taxpayers with a stake in their public education system should behighly concerned

Scientology in our Public School System ndash Why It Matters

Controversial church linked to tutors on state listThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution March 01 2009by Cameron McWhirter Heather Vogell

A tutoring agency in Cobb County with ties to the Church of Scientology has drawn critics alongwith federal dollars

Applied Scholastics pledges to offer only secular lessons but critics who lodged four complaintslast year against the nonprofit - which uses Scientology founder L Ron Hubbardrsquos teachings -wrote they feared it wouldnrsquot keep ideology out of the classroom

State education officials began an annual inspection in February and will observe the grouprsquostutoring this month The review will include making sure Applied Scholasticsrsquo policies andteachings are geared toward secular instruction officials said

Private agencies apply to the state Board of Education for a spot on the list of tutors parents canpick from to get extra help for children at certain schools that failed to meet federal academicstandards Georgiarsquos Department of Education monitors approved tutors while the federalgovernment foots the bill

Scientology is a religion that counts among its members such Hollywood celebrities as TomCruise and John Travolta

Applied Scholastics has caused controversy in recent years in US cities as well as in othercountries In April for instance a Boston pilot program for a charter school had its foundationgrant questioned after a newspaper reported the school was adopting Applied Scholastics

Supporters argue the program is nonreligious and has helped students overcome learningproblems Opponents argue itrsquos a veiled way for Scientology mdash- which some opponents charge isa cult mdash- to bring its ideas to children and their parents

Applied Scholastics uses Hubbardrsquos ldquostudy technologyrdquo described on the grouprsquos Web site as ldquoasystem of learning how to learnrdquo Hubbard argued that a tutor needs to work closely with studentsto overcome barriers to learning by breaking down complex ideas



29

Critics argue that Hubbardrsquos framework and terminology used in StudyTech mimic the practicesof Scientology People joining Scientology are assigned an ldquoauditorrdquo who helps them break downbarriers

A spokeswoman for St Louis-based Applied Scholastics said the tutor does not teach Scientologybut does use Hubbardrsquos educational practices

ldquoOur organization is not a religious organizationrdquo said Keri Lee ldquoThere is no connection to anychurch We use Mr Hubbardrsquos teachings And we are really grateful for themrdquo

Four of the 123 other state-approved tutors say they are faith-based None has receivedcomplaints state officials said

The Georgia Board of Education approved Applied Scholastics in 2006 for a three-year license mdash-which is up for renewal in September mdash- to tutor children in grades one through eight in readingand math The group currently tutors 17 students in Cobb County state officials said

The four e-mailed complaints last year alleged Applied Scholastics is a front for Scientologythough none came from a tutored studentrsquos parent Two of the writers identified themselves asGeorgia residents a third said she was a former Applied Scholastics student

Mona Manus who learned about the group while surfing the Web filed a complaint in April

State officials said that as long as Applied Scholastics follows state and federal rules it can remainon the approved tutor list

ldquoThe law was designed to give parents the option and allow them to do the researchrdquo said DanaTofig state education spokesman

Applied Scholastics received $11300 in federal money for the past two school years a Cobbdistrict spokesman said

In its application Applied Scholastics cited Hubbardrsquos work as the basis for its approach Stateexaminers gave the application acceptable marks overall but they raised questions about thegrouprsquos effort to remain non-ideological

But in its spring 2007 review Applied Scholastics met or exceeded all state requirementsdocuments show including neutrality State tutor program monitor Lou Ferretti said that duringthat site visit he saw students sitting at a table at a Cobb library working

Cruise was a speaker at the opening of the Applied Scholastics world headquarters in 2003 The

Scientology magazine Freedom reported he told the crowd that he was trying to learn how to flyfor the 1986 movie ldquoTop Gunrdquo but he had trouble understanding the manuals He said he hadbeen ldquodiagnosed with a false label dyslexiardquo

ldquoShortly after that I discovered lsquothe Study Technologyrsquo rdquo he said adding that he later learned tofly



30

Editorrsquos note Applied Scholastics was dropped from Georgiarsquos Approved SES Providerrsquos List for the 2009-10 school year thanks in part to the due diligence of local Scientology Critics ampAnonymous Activists Letter writing networking and other efforts to raise awareness at the stateboard of education level can make a difference in regards to informing your public officials that Applied Scholastics is Scientology indoctrination techniques cloaked in a secular disguise

Are Applied Scholastics SES Providers properly certified education providers

To put it bluntly ndash you are not likely to find highly qualified educators in Applied Scholastics atleast not according to standards that parents would expect under government-funded programs

Since Applied Scholastics is essentially a franchise designed to resell Scientology trainingdoctrines as a secular product it is important for educators and other relevant parties to realize thefollowing summary of well-known facts create ample room for concern and close scrutiny of allScientology-linked educational groups and facilities

bull The Scientology organization as whole takes a very dim view of formal education theirown religious order (The Sea Organization) that manages all of the front groups at anexecutive level encourage young children to work long hours with very little self-attendededucation

bull The Applied Scholastics franchise system self-certifies its own trainers according to thesame religious doctrine based standards and methodologies used to certify course roomsupervisors in Church facilities These same trainers and the letters of recommendationthey present as credentials are always active Scientologists and independent tutors andnon-scientology training facilities seldom use the Applied Scholastics materials andtechniques

A prime example of how Applied Scholastics instructors are recruited from current ranks of active Scientology members along with the applicable certification requirements issummarized below

Editorrsquos note the following material is adapted from Become an Applied ScholasticsInstructor in Australia with excerpts taken from Applied Scholastics Western Australia website at wwwapswaorg

About UsldquoOur staff have undergone rigorous training to become qualified Instructors and Tutors in

the Applied Scholasticstrade learning methodologies which are precise methods delivered inprecise ways matching the standards set by Applied Scholastics The precision and maintenance of the standard bring about the incredibly effective resultsrdquo



Note in the above statement that no external education standards are involved in becoming aldquoqualified instructorrdquo and the ldquo rigorous training rdquo that is required involves the extended use of train-the-trainer style instruction for running a Scientology ldquocourseroomrdquo

Become an Applied Scholastics Instructor The Fundamentals of Instruction Course trains someone to be an Applied ScholasticstradeInstructor who can run a courseroom standardly and produce graduates who know and can successfully apply the materials they have studied This level of training also qualifiesthe graduate to produce additional Instructors

The Instructor will learn how to use teaching and instructing strategies as well ascommunication skills in managing the learning process of others They will learn how toeffectively lead a classroom with self-paced or seminar-style learning Under supervisionthe Instructor-in-Training will practice these skills in a courseroom environment and thendo an apprenticeship until all necessary skills are masteredrdquo

Note the use of the pure Scientology religious doctrine evident in the above statement with theuse of the phrase ldquo run a courseroom standardly rdquo Scientology churches refer to their trainingrooms as ldquocourseroomsrdquo and adhere to the belief that only Scientology can teach the religiouspractices of L Ron Hubbard referred to as ldquostandard techrdquo in a ldquo standardly rdquo fashion

Fundamentals of Instruction Course This course trains someone to be an Applied ScholasticsInstructor who can run a courseroom standardly and producegraduates who know and can successfully apply the materialsthey have studied This level of training also qualifies thegraduate to produce additional Instructors

The Instructor will learn how to use teaching and instructingstrategies as well as communication skills in managing thelearning process of others They will learn how to effectivelylead a classroom with self-paced or seminar-style learningUnder supervision the Instructor will practice these skills in acourseroom environment and then do an apprenticeship untilall necessary skills are mastered

Note the complete lack of formal education as a prerequisite for the above Applied Scholasticscertification course as well as ample evidence of more standard church doctrines being applied forcreating Scientology ldquo courserooms rdquo for ldquo self-paced style learning rdquo rather than institutionalclassrooms where the childrsquos improvement is closely linked to the student-to-teacher ratioinvolving fully qualified educators

Editorrsquos note The following material is adapted from Applied Scholastisc using H-1 B visas toimport foreign skilled teachers with excerpts taken from wwwh1bstatscom

31



In 2007 Applied Scholastics imported three foreign teachers on H-1 B visas in California statusas shown in the following illustration where they held SES approval

If the methodologies being used by Applied Scholastics where in such high demand you wouldthink ldquoskilled laborrdquo trainers would be readily available But then again at a prevailing wage of only $1500 is it fair to expect Applied Scholastics SES tutors are anything more than glorifiedbabysitters who sit a kid down and watch him read a book and use a dictionary in self-studyexercises

Applied Scholastics A testimony from insideSource material altreligionscientology June 15 1995httphomesnafudetilmanmystoryappliedhtml

Editorrsquos note The following is a statement in a letter dated 695 from a person who wishes toremain anonymous who now lives in Florida Reposted with permission and some have beenchanged to protect the original whistleblower

My experience with Scientology was mostly through one of their Applied Scholastics [private]schools I was looking for something other than the public school system and found an AppliedScholastics school that claimed to be non-denominational a sane environment and an individual

self-paced academic program for the student I was told that it was based on the breakthroughstudy technology of the great educator L Ron Hubbard I didnt really know anything aboutLRH being the founder of Scientology at the time and once I found out I didnt know anythingabout Scientology anyway except for the fact that John Travolta Kirstie Alley Tom Cruise andother successful Hollywood actors were members

32



33

The claim that the school was non-denominational was a bold-faced lie Everything wasScientology Knowledge reports were kept on students Q amp A upon admissions which were keptin files and used to smear students who blew stat charts study courses and the communicationcourse (which being under the Tax Exempt umbrella makes them religious courses) ethicspolicies success stories Friday graduation and wins sharing and applause etc etc

As for the sane environment that was a joke Everything always depended on the mood of the EDwho while a clear was extremely reactive and moody It was common when students wouldcome in to timidly ask me What mood is Joan in today If she lost control of the course roomshe would literally start stamping her feet and banging her fists on the tables and screaming till herface turned red She would stick her face two inches away from a students face and freak out onthem She really managed to have the students intimidated Of course when she wasnt around theywould imitate her and laugh about what a basket case she was If anyone dropped a piece of clayfrom the clay table she would start screaming for knowledge reports and run around waving herarms screaming who did this who did this But when she would talk with the parents she wouldbe Miss mellow smiles and calm tender voice and say how much she cared about their childrenand she was there to help them Then whenever any of the students would try to tell their parentswhat was going on the parents wouldnt believe them One thing I decided while being there andseeing all of this is I would rather believe my child in a lie than to disbelieve him in the truth Of course neither of these options is desirable But I have seen the trust taken away between a parentand their child when the parent pooh-poohs the child coming to them with something upsettingthem that is true I learned my lesson and I learned that I will not sit by and let lies and emotionalabuse go on anymore without speaking up

Regarding Applied Scholastics promises and the credible evidencerdquo it produces They say thatwith the Learning Book andor the Basic Study Manual (Learning How to Learn for youngerchildren) that once the student takes the course all the problems they had in school with learningare handled They make a big deal about misunderstood words which to a point is true I do

believe the dictionary should be used in public schools much more than it is now But these kidshad real learning problems After the study courses they still had them but in an environmentwhere results can be manipulated they seem to have been eliminated Then comes the time whenthe person gets back in the real world without the Scientology support and control system andthey are no better off than before and in some cases depending upon the alienation from the realworld they are worse off Of course they say even learning disabilities are just MUs and when thechild looks up the word and understands it everything is fine

I dont know if any of you were in any part of an org where you had to report to LA on the orgsstats each Thursday but if you were Im sure you saw how stats can be inflated and manipulatedThese are the same stats Applied Scholastics uses to advertise how wonderful they are

There are stats for student points that each student has to keep for each day Also there weredifferent stats for courses completed by each of the students that week as well You understand thedifferent conditions Power Affluence Liability etc I hope These are determined by the weeklygraphing of your stats The school I worked at manipulated these by inflating student points Theywould take students off the courses they really needed to get a standard academic education suchas math history etc which take a lot of work and time to get the course completions Then they



34

would be put on some really educationally benign program of drawing a picture calling eachpicture an art course counting it as a completion plus taking the points for it If they were farbehind the previous weekrsquos completions and points all of the students would draw severalpictures taking an art completion for each one and the points that go with it Also they wouldbe given silly drills to do that they could complete rapidly and do them over and over and over andtake 75 points each time the drill was done and that brought up the student points rapidly Thatway going by how many points the students were completing each week made it seem like theywere doing a lot of work but the thing is - it was quantity work and NOT quality work All of these many completions and student points looked really great on paper My how much work itappeared the students were doing HA Of course the work was useless as far as what reallyneeded to be done for the students legitimate high school studies

So any proof of anything can be manipulated and believe me its not just the CoS that does thiswith all their programs Of course all of the students from this school have high GPAs when theytransfer out of her school or graduate But what people dont realize is that the school doesntgive anybody a grade lower than a B A or B is the lowest grades you can get unless you transferout without taking an exam on the course in question to test what you have really learned In thatcase she will give you a C I worked with the examiner and when the student takes the exam atthe end of the course the examiner goes over all the questions they missed with the student andwill try to lead them to the correct answer If they can get them to remember the proper answer thefirst time around even if they originally missed several questions they get an A If they cantremember they are given the questions they missed on the test on a pink sheet and told what partof the book to look over to get the answers and then they retake the questions they missed Thenif they still miss the questions the process is repeated for those questions until the student finallymemorizes the answers to all the questions they missed Even if they missed 70 of the test thefirst time then 40 of the questions the second time then 20 the third and finally get thoseright on the fourth try they would still be given a B for that course Now is that a dream come truefor someone who wants a high GPAto go to a school that you know the lowest grade you canmake is a B Now I know why colleges want the SAT tests to be taken before a student can entertheir college and not just go by graduating GPAs alone If they come from a private school such asthe Applied Scholastics School I worked at the students look good But they didnt really learnand the GPAs are not fair in comparison to people who went to schools where you didnt get theopportunity time after time after time to do the same questions over and over on the same test untilyou get it right and get a B In most schools if you get a C D or F on your exams the first timeyou get a C D or F period

Now I cant say if all Applied Scholastics schools all over the country work this same way I doknow that the ED (who was also the director and teacher for the high school level) at this schooltrained at Delphi in Oregon and True School in Clearwater

Another thing about the high school I forgot to mention The courses they did were not highschool courses for the most part The English courses they did were from workbooks for middleschool and even from a workbook for grades 5 and 6 She had several students doing courses inmath from 7th and 8th grade workbooks When they would transfer out she would put down ontheir transcripts for English courses either English I II or III on their transcript give them creditfor the course and of course the A or B grade THESE KIDS NEVER HAD ANY HIGH



35

SCHOOL ENGLISH I even witnessed her give credit for courses that the students never eventook When they transferred back to public schools they had trouble keeping up had to have extratutoring etc Some of the kids couldnt even get their credits accepted and were told they wouldhave to start over again in the 9th grade The few who did manage to have some of their creditsaccepted really had to work hard to catch up

The ED was a clear and I must admit she was the most reactive person Ive ever met (I guess shemay have had her engrams removed but just had a very bad case of Body Thetans) She was alsoan experienced auditor She would get the parents andor student back alone in her office andwould run processing on them and they didnt even know what was happening They would comeout and say to me I cant believe the things I told her about myself (or my family) or Gee Iwent in to talk about one thing and she ended up making me talk about something else

Since I only worked at the one Scientology Applied Scholastics School I cant say if myexperience was typical or isolated I can say that we regularly had LA telling us what to do andthat they were always checking up on us When some representatives came from Clearwater toevaluate the school their main concern was that there wasnt a picture or a bust of LRH in

reception and that there should have had more CoS materials on display So now I ask you doesthat say to you what their main priority was

From what I have seen LRH Tech with its checks and balances works perfectly for church coursesbecause that will be the environment most people stay in once they start up the bridge But whenyou apply this to the secular world where its not for the mindless absorption of Scientology butmust be used practically in other circumstances it didnt really work All the things these studentslearned once they got back out into the real world - were not the promised panacea The one thingthat did make a difference was they did learn to use a dictionary and to make sure they understoodthe words in the courses they were studying Yes this is an excellent practice but you dont needthe church or LRH to learn that The use of dictionaries was in existence long before LRH was

born and using dictionaries was a practice used before he ever had a brain to think it up But whoknows maybe he was Daniel Webster in one of his many adventurous past lives

I still remember the school I worked at the Scientologists were always taking about the Wall of Fire and different OT states and that the material you handle is so volatile that it can cause you toeither go insane or commit suicide Of course if you get through it you are at a new state of spiritual enlightenment I know if something has that effect on a person it isnt because they arelearning something cosmically revealing but because they are opening and giving their mind toinfluences they shouldnt be

Here is what I find so nonsensical about the statement that Scientology is a religion A religionsupposedly deals with things dealing with the human spirit or soul etc ie spiritual matters If you look at Judaism Christianity Islam Hindi etc they teach the path of spiritual enlightenmentfreely As a matter of fact they strive to teach as many people as possible to go as far as theypossibly can in their religion FREELY Spiritual levels are attained by how much time and heartyou put into seeking that knowledge not by your ability to PAY No other religion is on a perpay basis Everything they have to offer on the road up the bridge is only attained through moneyor in a few circumstances by becoming a slave for the org and trading your life for it All their



36

magazines and brochures always have to do with buy this and buy that When you givesomething by insisting on payment and the public cannot attain that spiritual enlightenmentother than by payment [ also known as donation ] you are SELLING When you sell you are abusiness and when you are as diversified as CoS is you are a corporation

Scientology says it is a religion If they copyright all their spiritual beliefs and make themavailable by payment [donation] only then that is SELLING An organization that makes profit byselling is a business or corporation not a religion Maybe Texaco IBM Microsoft and ATampTshould call themselves a religion also Then they wont have to pay taxes on their profits either

Scientology officials say they are for free speech and that is the truth They just left out the partabout being for free speech for THEMSELVES and not for OTHERS Well its about time theylearned that people arent going to sit around and let that happen

Editorrsquos note Although the above first hand account pertains to Applied Scholastics as a privateschool where scientologists send their children for faith-based schooling these are the sameinstructors ASI considers ldquocertifiedrdquo to teach study tech in SES tutoring programs Moreover we

respectfully ask that you consider whether these are the type of instructors you want to expose our children to while they receive government-funded assistance

Applied Scholastics SES Providers Currently Approved in 11 States

Areas of Concern State Approved SES ProvidersOriginal source StudytechOrg as of September 23 2009Updated list List of States Using Applied Scholastics as of April 2011

During the 2008-09 school year Applied Scholastics (AS) was on the approved SupplementalEducation Services (SES) list in 14 states For the 2010-11 school year AS is only approved in 11states and there is considerable questions about the numbers of students actually attending ASclasses Several states who have dropped Applied Scholastics from the SES lists have stated thatlack of utilization was one of the main reasons

States that have dropped Applied Scholastics from 2008 through 2010 include CaliforniaColorado Florida Georgia and Kansas

1 District of Columbia [pdf] Contact info to file complaints here (more contacts )

2 Illinois [doc] Contact info to file complaints here (more contacts )

3 Indiana Contact info is on the same page ( more contacts )

4 Iowa [pdf] Contact info to file complaints here (more contacts )

5 Louisiana [doc] Contact info to file complaints here (more contacts )

6 Massachusetts Contact info to file complaints here (more contacts )



37

7 Missouri [pdf] Contact info to file complaints here (more contacts )

8 New Mexico [xls] Contact info to file complaints here (more contact s)

9 Tennessee [pdf] Contact info to file complaints here (more contacts )

10 Texas [xls] Contact info to file complaints here (more contacts )11 Washington State [pdf] Contact info to file complaints here (more contacts )

Educators are either ignorant to the fact that Applied Scholastics effectively is Scientology or theyhave been assured that the two have no connection Keep the following in mind when complainingor when speaking to educators The Church of Scientology International (CSI) declared thatApplied Scholastics is part of its social betterment program in its Form 1023 statement to theIRS which was part of the 1993 agreement granting Scientology tax exempt status TheAgreement refers to Applied Scholastics as one of a number of Scientology-related entities

Applied Scholastics connection to Scientology is extensively documented on the studytechorgwebsite with choice excerpts quoted below Applied Scholastics exists for the purpose of covertlydelivering Scientology to a broader section of society than would otherwise be receptive to itincluding your school-age children

What are Supplemental Education Services (SES) Providers

The ldquoNo Child Left Behind rdquo program defines the role of SES providers as follows

Supplemental educational services (SES) are additional academic instruction designed toincrease the academic achievement of students in schools in the second year of improvementcorrective action or restructuring These services which are in addition to instructionprovided during the school day may include academic assistance such as tutoring remediationand other supplemental academic enrichment services that are consistent with the content andinstruction used by the local educational agency (LEA) and are aligned with the Statersquosacademic content and achievement standards SES must be high quality research-based andspecifically designed to increase student academic achievement [ Section 1116(e) (12) (C) 34sectCFR 20045(a) ]

Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) asreauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) calls for parents of eligiblestudents attending Title I schools that have not made adequate yearly progress (AYP) inincreasing student academic achievement for three years to be provided with opportunities andchoices to help ensure that their children achieve at high levels SES provides extra academicassistance for eligible children

The area of concern for Applied Scholastics being an approved SES provider is that validresearch-based results is totally lacking for proving that it is a helpful learning tool Due to thetechniques being based on the Scientology indoctrination practices the belief that it works as



38

described is a matter of religious faith that is not deemed acceptable to be questioned by the parentorganization that profits from its secular use

Thus regional Applied Scholastics International (ASI) franchises should be recognized asScientology front-group whorsquos goal is to spread a wider acceptance of its religious practices andapplying for NCLB funding under the faith-based education concessions and NOT beingapproved as generic study aid for secular use

ASI programs should have no place in our public education systems without full disclosure of itsorigin and usage However the Scientology propaganda promoting Applied Scholastics is oftenmistaken for credible documentation rather than being seen as the hard sell marketing materialscommonly used throughout all Scientology front groups that masquerade their religious teachingsas a secular service

The federal government says ldquoNo Child Left Behindrdquo but human rights activists Scientologycritics and experts in the educational field all say ldquoNo Stone Left Unturnedrdquo when it comes toensuring that the state-approved SES Providers are not providing secular tutoring services with

hidden agenda for greater dissemination of religious indoctrination that often categorized as adestructive cult

To find out if Applied Scholastics is receiving funding as an approved SES provider in your areasand infiltrating your public education system with Scientology indoctrination you need to check your Statersquos list of approved providers The closing section of this information packet providesindividual SES contact information by state as 2009-10 along with a link to applicable lists bystate where readily available

Ongoing investigations into Applied Scholastics tutoring programs

The following insights are according to informed educators who proactively oppose the use of Applied Scholastics SES providers in their states as of March 2011

RE Applied Scholastics receiving federal education Supplemental Educational Servicesmonies

At least two state departments of education are now investigating the Applied Scholasticstutoring programs that are part of the state and federally-funded Supplemental EducationalServices (SES) program What the investigators need are first person accounts of families whoenrolled their children in the Applied Scholastics SES after-school programs and were dis-satisfied and how and why did they pull out

I have explained to the investigators that when families contact any of us concerned with theApplied Scholastics tutoring program in the public education SES program we generallyadvise them to NOT file a formal complaint but rather pull out and get another SES serviceprovider (This was certainly excellent and prudent advice when GW Bush was in office hehad appointed Scientologist John Danielson as Chief of Staff to Secretary of Education Rod Paige from 2001-2005 although this was not public knowledge until Nov 2007 Those of us



39

expressing concern about Scientology programs in public education who were within thepublic teaching andor academic profession at the time would receive phone calls e-mails and letters from unknown people questioning what we were doing We did not want families under similar pressure)

IF you have direct knowledge about a family being dis-satisfied with Applied Scholastics in theSupplemental Educational Services program and the family wants to talk to a department of education investigator please contact your state department of education and ask if there is aninvestigation If so have a cogent statement available from the family If there has not yet beenan investigation begun your phone call might trigger one [ Source ]

How Can We Keep Scientology Indoctrination Out of Our Schools

Implications at the Federal amp State Levels

Title 1 of the ldquoNo Child Left Behindrdquo Act of 2001 (NCLB) allocates funds and grant monies to

(hopefully) help improve education (read- test scores) through tutoring services in US schools thathave been identified as the lowest achieving Anyone can apply to receive these funds Students inthese districts are provided after-school tutoring at no cost to the students families

NCLB requires that all students must demonstrate high levels of achievement in reading and mathby 2014 The government has identified through the NCLB act is to help enhance learning forstudents who attend Title 1 (underachieving) schools by providing Supplemental EducationalServices (SES) for them Think Tutoring - these vendors do not come into the classroom Theyare not district employees In order to be considered an approved SES vendor for the district orstate they have had to apply and show evidence-based justification for why they should beallowed to be an SES This is what to focus on There is no research that shows that AS is

anything more than clay dictionaries and smokemirrorsTitle 1 is a FEDERAL PROGRAM so it is operated by the Title 1 office within the USDepartment of Education THAT is who needs to be educated as they provide the guidance rulesand the MONIES to the states to pay the cults invoices for services rendered The states haveleeway into setting their own SES application process but ultimately the DOE is the centralauthority in all of this

If you REALLY want to be effective with keeping Scientology Indoctrination via AppliedScholastics out of our schools systems you need to state your case to the US Department of Education - and someone needs to meet with the Title 1 department within the DOE in personAnonymous activists have attempted to pursue this at a local (school district) and state (statedepartments of education) with little to no success because the Title 1 governing body is thefederal government

Another option is to prepare a package specifically about Church of Scientology and educationand send it to each state Department of Education Title 1 offices AND the US Dept of Education



40

simultaneously Perhaps get the media involved when Applied Scholastics funding is identified inyour area

The material herein was provided with this type of effort in mind and a list of contact informationis included on the following pages for the applicable federal agency along with all the statedepartments of education along with their respective Superintendents or Commissioners

FAQ What You Can Do To Help

The following tactics and advice have either been successfully used in the past or often suggestedas possible actions for countering the ability of Applied Scholastics to usher Scientologyindoctrination practices into our public school system as an SES Provider

A) What are some general pointers for monitoring my statersquos Supplemental EducationServices program

bull Refer to the DOE amp SES Contact Information section below to find your statersquosSES website Find the list of State Approved SES Providers and verify thefollowing points to determine if Scientology indoctrination is being funded underthe disguise of a secular service

bull Is Applied Scholastics included on the list of currently approved SESProviders

bull Does Applied Scholastics have any fictitious business name registrations inyour state that is included on the list of currently approved SES Providers (Usethe Registered Business Name Search links in the contact info directory)

bull Are their any tutors or institutions that are listed for your state on the

AppliedScholasticsorg Global Locator index that appears on the listbull If you answer yes to either of the above questions find vendor description

information for the listed vendor to determine the specific school districts theyare authorized in for providing SES tutoring programs

bull While investigating your statersquos SES website become familiar with the followingaspects of the program

bull What are the application requirements filing deadlines and complaintprocedures

bull What additional state regulations are applied on top of the federal regulations inregards to screening providers processing new SES applications andmonitoring existing providers

bull Does the program have sufficient standards for approving providers thatincludes safe guards such as a Code of Professional Conduct (eg Iowa)background history checks (eg Idaho ) and guidelines for unacceptablemarketing practices (eg New York )



41

bull Does the program have standardized requirements for requiring scientificallybased research (eg Idaho) for approving alternative tutoring models

bull Does the program mandate the necessary practices for requiring evidence-basedresults for determining long-term compliance (eg Pennsylvania )

bull If any of the above areas seem weak when comparing your statersquos practices toother neighboring states please consider writing the SES contacts urging forpolicies that are more stringent

B) Applied Scholastics has been approved as a SES Provider in my state and is receivinggovernment funding for their tutoring programs Now what do I do

bull Review the applicable state policies and regulations used to manage the Title I SESProvider program as noted in the general pointers list above

bull In addition to becoming familiar with the SES Provider Removal procedure thattypically specific criteria for eliminating an approved vendor that presents false

or misleading information (eg Oklahoma pg2)bull Since Applied Scholastics uses the exact same Study Tech courseware that

scientology practitioners study at Church facilities it is ultimately a faith-basededucation system despite it false claims to be a secular service This fact in andof itself should disqualify the ASI application if the state mandates a policy onsubmitting false information

bull Refer to the DOE amp SES Contact Information section below and reach out to theSES contacts and State SuperintendentCommissioner to make them aware of Applied Scholastic affiliation with Scientology by forwarding this info packet orother documentationbull A great opening for initial contact with state officials is to inquire if an active

investigation of Applied Scholastics is underway and if not ndash ask if concernedcitizens can lodge a complaint based on Applied Scholastics loosing their SESapproval in other states (California Colorado Florida Georgia and Kansas) forfailing to provide proven results

bull Raise your concerns to the State Board of Education if the lower level contactsfail to heed the information brought to their attention and lobby for morestringent regulations and policies and mentioned in general pointers above

bull Encourage state and school district officials to verify the educationalbackground of the Applied Scholastics tutors working in their schoolsScientologists have notorious disdain for formal education and tellingldquoacceptable truthsrdquo (lies) is a basic premise of their religious beliefs ANDtraining Thus the nondescript tutor background and related credentials listedon SES applications should be deemed highly suspect since the partial collegeeducation requirements alone should disqualify most ASI tutors



42

bull Identify the applicable school districts that are eligible for Title I assistance andconfirm which schools have signed a contract with Applied Scholastics forSupplemental Education Services Then reach out to the PTA regionalsuperintendents and school boards to raise awareness of Applied Scholasticsconnection to Scientology Urge both parents and administrators to monitor theresults-based evidence of Applied Scholastics services closely

bull Contact regional teacher unions and association and try to enlist educators to raiseadditional concerns via local media outlets

bull Urge participating families to file the appropriate complaint form if any problemsarise rather than just withdrawing a struggling student from one program and re-enrolling them with a different vendor

bull Write PSA style letters to the editor and other announcements and then submit tolocal newspapers and other community publications to help get the word out toother parents and citizens For supporting materials to aid in letter writingcampaigns check out the Applied Scholastics Exposed online collection of

documentationC) Applied Scholastics was previously approved or was never on the approved as a SESProvider in my state How can I ensure it stays that way

bull Review the applicable state policies and regulations used to manage the Title I SESProvider program as noted in the general pointers list above in addition to thefollowing points for previously infiltrated states

bull Determine if your state enforces a mandated period required before the Providercan file a new application after being removed from the SES list Many statesbut not all require a 2-year period before a rejected SES Provider can submitfor an application for re-approval

bull Compare how your state regulations measure up to other states look forpotential weaknesses in how SES Providers are managed and consider writingyour statersquos SES contacts urging more stringent policies and reporting practices

bull Monitor your statersquos SES website as listed in the DOE amp SES Contact Information section below on a regular basis as follows

bull In the fall for the release of the latest SES Provider list for the upcoming schoolyear to check if Applied Scholastics has been approved or re-approved

bull Also check to see if Applied Scholastics have any fictitious business nameregistrations in your state that is included on the list of currently approved SESProviders (Use the Registered Business Name Search links in the contact infodirectory)

bull At the beginning of each year and again in the spring for relevant policychanges that may affect the application process as well as SES Provider list



43

updates for states that allow rejected applications to be resubmitted forapproval

bull Identify the local school districts that are eligible for receiving SES assistance andtry to confirm which ones have specifically signed a contract with AppliedScholastics Then target local parents in that district via Parent TeacherAssociations community centers news outlets free press etcbull Parents have a choice in which SES Provider is used for their childrsquos tutoring

needs Broader public awareness that Applied Scholastics is questionable frontgroup for the Church of Scientology can ensure a lack of utilization

bull Check the federal government agencies listed in the following directory anddetermine if any of your statersquos Senators and Representative hold a seat on theapplicable committees that will draft the NCLB overhaul legislation and if soplease consider writing them with your concerns regarding Applied Scholasticsbeing approved as secular SES Providers under the current regulations

DOE amp SES Contact Information

Note Some states have not allowed Applied Scholastics to infiltrate their NCLB Title 1pocketbook because either that state had more aggressive SES approval criteria or they hadsomeone knowledgeable reviewing the applications Be advised that any Jane or John Doe can geta business license and apply to be an SES provider so the states have been inundated withapplications

Once Applied Scholastics is approved as a SES the appropriate course of action to rectifying thesituation is to bring it to the attention of the State Superintendent or Commissioner Secretary of

Education depending on how your statersquos education system is managed It also cannot hurt toaddress your concerns with the State Board of Education as well as raising awareness of thesituation with the local school districts who unknowingly contract Applied Scholastics as agovernment-funded tutoring aid under the assumption that statersquos approval is the only verificationstep needed

The following list of contact information for both federal and state agencies should be a useful astarting point for launching letter writing campaigns monitoring if an Applied Scholastics basedprovider is approved in your state and determining who to contact when Applied Scholastics hasmanaged to get itself listed an approved SES provider in your area



States Listed in Bold Red Text indicates locations where Applied Scholastics has been confirmed on theofficial SES Providers list for providing tutoring services to Title I school districts as of May 2010

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FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION

US Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SWWashington DC 202021-800-USA-LEARN(1-800-872-5327)Regional Offices

US Secretary of EducationArne Duncan arneduncanedgov (202) 401-3000

US House Committee onEducation and Labor 2181 Rayburn House Office BldgWashington DC 20515(202) 225-3725

Chaired by Representative JohnKline (R-Minnesota 2 nd district)httpklinehousegov

Representative George Miller (D-California 7 th district) RankingMemberhttpgeorgemillerhousegov

Members Subcommittees ampJurisdictions

Relevant Target Subcommittee onEarly Childhood Elementary andSecondary Education

US Senate Committee onHealth Education Labor andPension 428 Senate Dirksen Office BuildingWashington DC 20510

Full Committee Index

Chaired by Senator Tom Harkin(D-Iowa 5 th district)httpharkinsenategov

Senator Michael B Enzi (R-Wyoming ) Ranking Memberhttpenzisenategovpublic

Relevant Target Subcommittee onChildren and Families

STATE ADMINISTRATION

ALABAMADepartment of Education50 North Ripley StreetPO Box 302101Montgomery Alabama 36104(334) 242-9700httpwwwalsdeedu

State Superintendent of EducationJoseph B MortonSecretary and Executive Officer5114 Gordon Persons BldgMontgomery AL 36130jmortonalsdeedu (334) 242-9700

SES Contact Cyndi Townleyctownleyalsdeedu

(334) 242-8199State SES Providers List

Registered Business Name Search

ALASKADepartment of Education amp EarlyDevelopment801 West 10th Street Suite 200PO Box 110500Juneau AK 99811-0500(907) 465-2800httpwwweedstateakus

Commissioner of the Departmentof Education amp Early DevelopmentMike Hanleymikehanleyalaskagov

SES Contact Sheila BoxSESChoice Coordinatorsheilaboxalaskagov (907) 465-8743State SES Website


ARIZONAArizona Department of Education1535 West Jefferson StreetPhoenix Arizona 85007602-542-53931-800-352-4558 httpwwwadestateazus

Superintendent of PublicInstructionJohn Huppenthal

SES Contact Madeline Coccagnamadelinecoccagnaazedgov (602) 542-5268State SES Website


ARKANSASDepartment of EducationFour Capitol MallLittle Rock AR 72201501-682-4475httparkansasedorg

Commissioner of EducationDr Tom W KimbrellRoom 304-A 501-682-4204

SES Contact Polly A Davispollydavisarkansasgov (501) 683-5427State SES Website


CALIFORNIADepartment of Education1430 N StreetSacramento CA 95814

916-319-0800httpwwwcdecagov

State Superintendent of PublicInstructionTom Torlakson

SES ContactSchool Support and Title I BasicOffice916-319-0854sescdecagov State SES Website

ASI Vendor Profile ASI Removed from the approvedSES Providers List 2010-11


COLORADOColorado Department of Education




45

201 East Colfax AveDenver CO 80203Phone 303-866-6600httpwwwcdestatecous

Commissioner of EducationRobert Hammond3038666646commissionercdestatecous

SES Contact Nazanin Mohajeri-Nelson (ldquoNazierdquo)Mohajeri-nelson_ncdestatecous 303-866-6205State SES Website

ASI Removed from the approvedSES Providers List 2010-11


CONNECTICUTDepartment of Education165 Capitol AvenueHartford CT 06106(860)713-6543httpwwwsdectgov

Acting Commissioner of EducationGeorge A Colemangeorgecolemanctgov

SES Contact Yemi Onibokun

Program Manager SESBureau of T eaching and Learningsesctgov (860) 713-6787State SES Website


DELAWAREDelaware Department of EducationJohn G Townsend Building401 Federal StreetDover Delaware 19901

(302) 735-4000httpwwwdoek12deus

Executive Secretary of EducationDr Lillian Lowery(302) 735-4000llowerydoek12deus

SES Contact Kimberly Wells

Education Associate Title I andSchool Improvementkwellsdoek12deus (302) 8573387State SES Website


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAState Board of Education441 4th Street NW Suite 723NorthWashington DC 20001(202) 741-0888httpossedcgov

Interim State Superintendent of EducationBeth Colleye

Office of the State Superintendentof Education (OSSE)810 First Street NE 9th FloorWashington DC 20002(202) 727-6436

SES Contact Curtis JohnsonOffice of Federal Programs OSSE51 N Street NE 3 rd Floor 3015MWashington DC 20002Nclbchoicedcgov (202) 442-5149DCPS SES Website

OSSE SES Website ASI Vendor Profile [pg15]

2010-11 SES Providers List


FLORIDADepartment of EducationOffice of the CommissionerTurlington Building Suite 1514325 West Gaines StreetTallahassee Florida 32399

(850) 245-0505httpwwwfldoeorg

Commissioner of EducationDr Eric J SmithCommissionerfldoeorg

SES Contact LaTrell EdwardsBureau Chief

Bureau of Student AssistanceLaTrellEdwardsfldoeorg (850) 245-9939

State SES Website



GEORGIAState Board of Education2053 Twin Towers East205 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SEAtlanta GA 30334(404) 657-7410(404) 657-6978httpwwwdoek12gaus

State Superintendentof SchoolsDr John D Bargestatesuperintendentdoek12gaus (404) 656-2800

(404) 651-8737

SES ContactsState SES Website

Margo DeLauneDirector Title I Programs1854 Twin Towers East

205 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SEmdelaunedoek12gaus (404) 656-4028

Program ManagerTitleIdoek12gaus (404) 463-5815



HAWAIIHawaii Department of EducationPO Box 2360Honolulu HI 96804(808) 586-3230 586-3232httpdoek12hius

SuperintendentState Department of Education




46

Ms Kathryn Matayoshi(808) 586-3587

SES Contact Daniel WilliamsSpecial Programs Management

Educational Specialist Title I595 Pepeekeo St Bldg H-1Honolulu HI 96825daniel_williamsnotesk12hius (808) 394-1382State SES Website


IDAHODepartment of Education650 West State StreetBoise ID 83720-0037(800) 432-4601(208) 332-6800httpwwwsdeidahogov

Superintendent Tom Lunatrlunasdeidahogov


Marcia BeckmanDirector of NCLBmmbeckmansdeidahogov (208) 332-6953

Lisa PaulAdministrative Assistant(208) 332-6906lpaulsdeidahogov


ILLINOIS Department of Education100 N 1st StreetSpringfield IL 62777

(866) 262-6663

(217) 782-4321httpwwwisbenet

State Superintendent of Education Dr Christopher A Koch(217) 782-2221


Gary Greene SES Staff Illinois State Board of Education(ISBE)100 W Randolph St 14-300Chicago IL 60601ggreeneisbenet (312) 814-3989

Evelyn Deimel SES Staff ISBE - Grants and ProgramsDivisionedeimelisbenet (217) 524-4832



INDIANA Department of Education 151 West Ohio StreetIndianapolis IN 46204(317) 232-6610httpwwwdoeingov

Superintendent of PublicInstructionDr Tony Bennetttbennettdoeingov (317) 232-6665

SES ContactsOffice of Title I

Indiana Department of Education(317) 232-0540State SES Website ASI Vendor Profile

Lee Ann KwiatkowskiDirector Differentiated LearningIndiana Department of Educationlkwiatdoeingov (317) 232-0540

Sholonda TriceSES Specialist Title I

stricedoeingov (317) 232-0547



IOWADepartment of Education

400 E 14th StDes Moines IA 50319-0146(515) 281-5294httpwwwiowagoveducate

Director of the DOEJason Glass(515) 281-3436

SES Contact Paul CahillTitle I Administrative Consultantpaulcahilliowagov(515) 281-3944State SES Website



KANSAS Kansas State Department of Education120 SE 10th AvenueTopeka KS 66612-1182(785) 296-3201httpwwwksdeorg

Interim Commissioner of EducationDr Diane DeBackerddebackerksdeorg (785) 296-3202

SES ContactsState SES Website SES Vendor Profile

Judi MillerAssistant Director State andFederal Programsjudimksdeorg (785) 296-5081

LaNetra GuessEducation Program Consultantlguessksdeorg

(785) 296-8965

ASI Removed the approved SESProviders List 2010-11


KENTUCKYKentucky Department of Education




47

500 Mero StreetFrankfort KY 40601(502) 564-4770httpwwweducationkygov

Commissioner of EducationTerry Holliday PhD(502) 564-3141

SES Contact Claude ChristianDivision of Federal Programs ampInstructional Equityclaudechristianeducationkygov (502) 564-3791

Dawn Offutt Judy LittletonKentucky Supplemental EducationServicesKentuckySESeducationkygov State SES Website


LOUISIANADepartment of Education1201 North Third StreetBaton Rouge LA 70802-5243PO Box 94064Baton Rouge LA 70804-9064(877) 453-2721httpwwwdoestatelaus State Superintendent of EducationPaul Pastorek

customerservicelagov

SES Contact Kartina RobertsSection Administrator School Support ProgramsDivision of Student Learning andSupportKartinaRobertslagov (225) 342-5992(225) 342-34881-877-453-2721State SES Website

2010-11 SES Providers List Registered Business Name Search

MAINE Department of Education23 State House StationAugusta ME 04333-0023(207) 624-6600

httpwwwmainegoveducation

Commissioner of EducationStephen Bowenstephenbowenmainegov

SES Contact George TuckerSchool Improvement Teamgeorgetuckermainegov (207) 624-6720State SES Website


MARYLAN D State Department of Education200 West Baltimore Street bullBaltimore Maryland 21201-2595 bull(410) 767-0100wwwmarylandpublicschoolsorg

State Superintendent of SchoolsDr Nancy S Grasmick (410) 767-0462

SES Contact Dr Mary M CrossSES Coordinator mcrossmsdestatemdus (410) 767-0281

State SES Website


MASSACHUSETTSDepartment of Elementary andSecondary Education 75 Pleasant StreetMalden MA 02148-4906 (781)338-3000httpwwwdoemassedu

Commissioner of Elementary and SecondaryEducationMitchell D Chester Ed D

(781) 338-3111

SES Contact John Desses SESState Program Coordinatorsesprovidersdoemassedu (781) 338-6276State SES Website ASI Vendor Profile



MICHIGAN Department of Education608 W Allegan StreetPO Box 30008Lansing MI 48909(517) 373-3324httpwwwmichigangovmde

Superintendent of PublicInstructionMike P Flanagan(517) 373-1465

SES Contacts Greg Olszta SESConsultantKristen Neal Program SupportSchool Improvement FieldServices UnitMDE-SESmichigangov 517-335-4733State SES Website


MINNESOTA Department of Education1500 Highway 36 West RosevilleMN 55113-4266(651) 582-8200

httpeducationstatemnus

Department of EducationCommissionerBrenda Cassellius Ed D651-582-8200mdecommissionerstatemnus

SES Contact Sarah K SmithSchool Choice Programs andServicessarahksmithstatemnus (651) 582-8629

State SES Website Registered Business Name Search

MISSISSIPPI Department of Education359 North West StreetPO Box 771Jackson MS 39205-0771




48

(601) 359-3513httpwwwmdek12msus

State Superintendent of PublicEducationDr Tom Burnham359 North West Street Suite 309Jackson MS 39205(601) 359-1750

SES Contact Ken Stamps SESCoordinator DOE Office of Innovative Supportkstampsmdek12msus (601) 359-3499State SES Website


MISSOURIDepartment of Elementary andSecondary Education205 Jefferson StreetPO Box 480Jefferson City MO 65102(573) 751-4212httpdesemogov

Commissioner of EducationDr Chris L Nicastro573-751-4212pubinfodesemogov

SES Contact David WelchDirector Supplemental EducationServices amp Public School Choicedavidwelchdesemogov 573-751-7754State SES Website


St Louis is the internationalheadquarters for AppliedScholastics and would be theideal location for an investigative

journalist to look into why ASIwas dropped from the approvedSES Providers list in other states


MONTANAMontana Office of PublicInstruction

PO Box 202501Helena MT 59620-250159620-2501(888) 2319393(406) 4443095httpopimtgov

State SuperintendentDenise JuneauOPISuptmtgov

SES Contact Jack OConnorSchool Support System Specialistjoconnor2mtgov (406) 444-3083State SES Website


NEBRASKADepartment of Education301 Centennial Mall SouthPO Box 94987Lincoln NE 68509(402) 471-2295httpwwweducationnegov

Commissioner of EducationDr Roger Breed(402) 471-5020rogerbreednebraskagov

SES Contacts

State SES Website

Randy McIntyreTitle I Consultantrandymcintyrenebraskagov (402) 471-1749

Diane StuehmerTitle I Directordianestuehmernebraskagov (402) 471-1740


NEVADADepartment of Education700 East Fifth Street Suite 113Carson City NV 89701(775) 687-9200httpwwwdoenvgov

State Superintendent

Keith W Rheaultkrheaultdoenvgov (775) 687-9217


Ms Marcia Calloway AssistantDirector Elementary and SecondaryEducationmcallowaydoenvgov 775-687-9161

Fawn D Lewis EducationConsultantflewisdoenvgov 775-687-9214


NEW HAMPSHIREDepartment of Education101 Pleasant StreetConcord NH 03301(603) 271-3494httpwwweducationnhgov

Commissioner of EducationVirginia Barryvirginiabarryedstatenhus (603) 271-3144

SES Contacts

State SES Website

Deb Krajcik Education Consultant Ideborahkrajcikedstatenhus (603) 271-3301

Kristine BramanProgram Assistantkbramanedstatenhus (603) 271-6055


NEW JERSEYDepartment of EducationPO Box 500Trenton NJ 08625-0500(609)292-4469httpwwwstatenjuseducation

Acting Commissioner of Education




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Chris Cerf (609) 292-4450


Dr Wendi Webster-OrsquoDellCoordinator of EducationLeadershipwendiwebster-odelldoestatenjus (609) 943-4283

Ms Peggy Gills PorcheEducation Program DevelopmentSpecialist(609) 943-4283


NEW MEXICOPublic Department of EducationJerry Apodaca Education Building300 Don GasparSanta Fe NM 87501(505) 827-5800httpwwwpedstatenmus

Secretary of EducationHanna Skandera(505) 827-6688

SES Contact Art Martinez

Ed Adm Title I BureauCCNM Workforce Training Center5600 Eagle Rock Road Room 201Albuquerque NM 87113arturomartinezstatenmus (505) 222-4744

State SES Website



NEW YORK

State Education Department89 Washington AvenueAlbany New York 12234(518) 474-3852httpwwwnysedgov

Commissioner of EducationDr David M Steiner

SES Contact Roberto ReyesDirector Title I School andCommunity Servicesemscsesmailnysedgov(518) 473-0295

State SES Website


NORTH CAROLINADepartment of Public Instruction301 N Wilmington StRaleigh NC 27601(919) 8073300httpwwwncpublicschoolsorg

State SuperintendentJune St Clair Atkinson6301 Mail Service CenterRaleigh NC 27699-6301(919) 8073430

SES Contact Donna BrownSection Chief Federal ProgramMonitoring and Support DivisiondbrowndpiStatencus (919) 807-3959State SES Website


NORTH DAKOTA

Department of Public Instruction600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 201Bismarck ND 58505-0440(701) 328-2260httpwwwdpistatendus

State SuperintendentDr Wayne G Sansteadwsansteadndgov (701) 328-4570


Laurie MatzkeDirector Supplemental Servicesand School Choicelmatzkendgov (701) 328-2284

Lauri Nord

Administrative AssistantSupplemental Services and SchoolChoicelnordndgov (701) 328-2282


OHIODepartment of Education25 S Front Street MS 404Columbus OH 43215(877) 644-6338(614) 995-1545httpwwwodestateohus

Superintendent of PublicInstructionDeborah S Delisle

SES ContactPSC_SESodestateohus

Stephanie GerberDirector Center for SchoolImprovementOffice of Federal Programsstephaniegerberodestateohus (614) 466-4161State SES Website


OKLAHOMA Department of Education2500 North Lincoln BoulevardOklahoma City OK 73105-4599(405) 521-3301httpsdestateokus

Superintendent of PublicInstructionJanet BarresiJanet_Barresisdestateokus (405) 521-3301

SES Contact Gary Hurstgary_hurstsdestateokus (405) 521-2846State SES Website


OREGONDepartment of Education




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255 Capitol St NESalem OR 97310-0203(503) 947-5600httpwwwodestateorus

Superintendent of PublicInstructionSusan CastilloSusanCastilloodestateorus (503) 947-5740


Michael Hillman SchoolImprovement amp Accountability -Ed Specialist Title I-AMikeHillmanstateorus (503) 947-5809

Julie Totman School Improvementamp Accountability - OfficeSpecialistJulieTotmanstateorus (503) 947-5877


PENNSYLVANIA Department of Education333 Market StreetHarrisburg PA 17126(717) 783-6788

httpwwweducationstatepaus

Acting Secretary of EducationThomas E Gluck (717) 787-5820

SES Contact Karl StreckewaldDivision of Federal Programskstreckewastatepaus(717) 783-3381State SES Website


RHODE ISLAND Department of Elementary andSecondary Education255 Westminster Street middotProvidence RI 02903(401) 222-4600httpwwwriderigov

Deborah A Gist Commissionerdeborahgistriderigov (401) 222-8706

SES Contact Colleen Heddencolleenheddenriderigov (401) 222-8939State SES Website


SOUTH CAROLINA Department of Education1429 Senate StreetColumbia SC 29201(803) 734-8500httpedscgov

State Superintendent of EducationMick ZaisSuite 1006(803) 734-8492email Superintendent

SES Contact Basil Harrisbharrisedscgov (803) 734-8373State SES Website


SOUTH DAKOTA Department of Education

700 Governors DrivePierre SD 57501(605) 773-3134httpdoesdgov

Department of Education SecretaryDr Melody SchoppDOE Online Contact Form (605) 773-3134

SES Contact Betsy Chapmanbetsychapmanstatesdus (605) 773- 6400


TENNESSEEDepartment of EducationAndrew Johnson Tower 6th Floor710 James Robertson ParkwayNashville TN 37243

(615) 741-2731wwwtennesseegoveducation

Commissioner of EducationKevin Huffman(615) 741-2731


Rita Fentress Title IA SchoolImprovement amp School ChoiceDirectorRitaFentresstngov(615) 253-5206

Eve Carney Associate DirectorSchool Improvement ampDiscretionary GrantsEveCarneytngov 615-532-1245

Jackie Kinchen SESSchoolImprovement ConsultantJackieKinchentngov 615-741-1520

School District SES Contacts



TEXAS Texas Education AgencyWilliam B Travis Building1701 N Congress AvenueAustin Texas 78701(512) 463-9734httpwwwteastatetxus

Commissioner of EducationRobert Scottcommissionerteastatetxus (512) 463-8985commissionerteastatetxus

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Anita Villarreal TEA Directoranitavillarrealteastatetxus (512) 936-9374




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Gwen Davis SES EducationSpecialist (SIRC)gwendavisesc13txednet (512) 919-5211

Leticia Govea SES EducationSpecialist (SIRC)leticiagoveaesc13txednet (512) 919-5169



UTAH State Office of Education250 East 500 SouthPO Box 144200Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200(801) 538 7500httpschoolsutahgovmain

SuperintendentDr Larry K Shumway

SES Contact Ann Whiteannwhiteschoolsutahgov (801) 538-7827State SES Website


VERMONT

Department of Education120 State StreetMontpelier VT 05620-2501httpeducationvermontgov

Education CommissionerArmando Vilasecaarmandovilasecastatevtus (802) 828-3135

SES Contact Karin EdwardsDirector PreK-8 Integrated Supportfor Learning

karinedwardsstatevtus (802) 828-5118State SES Website


VIRGINIA Department of Education

James Monroe Building 101 N14th Street Richmond VA 23219PO Box 2120Richmond VA 23218(800) 292-3820httpwwwdoevirginiagov

Superintendent of PublicInstructionDr Patricia I WrightPatriciaWrightdoevirginiagov (804) 225-2023

Veronica Tate Director Office of Program Administration andAccountabilityVeronicaTatedoevirginiagov (804) 225-2904

SES Contact Ann Sheehan Title ISpecialist Office of ProgramAdministration and AccountabilityAnnSheehandoevirginiagov (804) 371-2932State SES Wensite


WASHINGTONState Board of EducationCapitol Building Room 253PO Box 47206 -Olympia Washington 98504

(360) 725-6025httpwwwsbewagov

Office of Superintendent of PublicInstructionOld Capitol BuildingPO Box 47200Olympia WA 98504-7200(360) 725-6000httpwwwk12waus

State SuperintendentRandy Dorn

RandyDornk12waus (360) 725-6004

SES Contact Dr Reginald ReidTitle I Part ALAP officereginaldreidk12waus (360) 725-6168State SES Website



WEST VIRGINIA Department of Education1900 Kanawha Boulevard EastCharleston WV 25305httpwvdestatewvus

Superintendent of SchoolsJorea M Marple Ed Ddvermillaccessk12wvus (304) 558-2681

SES Contact Karen DaviesTitle I School ImprovementCoordinatorKdaviesaccessk12wvus (304) 558-7805State SES Website


WISCONSIN Department of Public Instruction125 S Webster StreetPO Box 7841Madison WI 53707-7841(800) 441-4563httpdpiwigov

State Superintendent of Public

InstructionDr Tony Evers PhD


Naomi Graynaomigraydpiwigov (608) 266-4499

Rachael Bergstromrachaelbergstromdpiwigov (608) 266-2813


WYOMING Department of Education2300 Capitol AvenueHathaway Building 1st FloorCheyenne WY 82002(307) 777-7690



States Listed in indicates locations where Applied Scholastics has been confirmed on theofficial SES Providers list for providing tutoring services to Title I school districts as of May 2010

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State Superintendent of PublicInstructionCindy HillCHilleducstatewyus (307) 777-7675

Christine Steele Division DirectorFederal Programscsteeleducstatewyus (307) 777-5792

SES Contact Randall Butt TitleIGMS Project Coordinator FederalPrograms Unitrbutteducstatewyus (307) 777-8739State SES Website


US TERRITORIES

AMERICAN SAMOA Department of EducationPO Box DOEPago Pago AS 96799(684) 633-5237httpwwwdoeas

Director of Education Dr Tuvaelagi Claire Poumele

PUERTO RICO Department of EducationPO Box 190759San Juan PR00919-0759(787) 759-2000httpdegobiernopr

Secretary of EducationOdette Pintildeeiro Knight PhD

SES Contact Zoraida MercadoSilvaMercado_Zdegobiernopr 787-773-2069DOE SES Website

Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Department of EducationCharlotte Amalie

1834 Kongens GadeSt Thomas VI 00801(340) 774-0100httpwwwdoevi

Commissioner of EducationDr LaVerne Terry(340) 774-0100

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

List of States UsingApplied Scholastics

Applied Scholastics ExposedInfo Pack

StudyTechorg



Applied Scholastics ExposedScientology indoctrination in our schools Itrsquos more likely than you think

1

Scientology Dogma Does Not Belong In Our Public Schools 2 NCLB ndash No ldquoCultrdquo Left Behind for Supplemental Education Grants 2

Applied Scholastics and the Church of Scientology 2 What is Applied Scholastics 3

ASI - Scientology in a Secular Disguise 3 What Educational Value does the Instructional Method of L Ron Hubbard have to offer 6 Who really controls Applied Scholastics 8 Applied Scholastics ABLE and Scientology10 Former Scientology Executive On Religious Cloaking via ABLE 12

Does Applied Scholastics recruit for Scientology13 Understanding Scientology Front Groups 13 Scientology official admits ASI program a generation plant 17 Scientology Global Strategy of ldquoPlanetary Clearingrdquo 18 Clear Expansion Committees Define the Goals of Scientology Education Groups 20 International Association of Scientologist Celebrates Applied Scholastics Battle Plan 22

What is Study Tech 24 The Three Principles Of Study Tech 25 Study Tech Used to Exploit NCLB Legislation 26

Scientology in our Public School System ndash Why It Matters28 Controversial church linked to tutors on state list 28 Are Applied Scholastics SES Providers properly certified education providers 30 Applied Scholastics A testimony from inside 32

Applied Scholastics SES Providers Currently Approved in 11 States 36 Areas of Concern State Approved SES Providers 36 What are Supplemental Education Services (SES) Providers 37 Ongoing investigations into Applied Scholastics tutoring programs 38

How Can We Keep Scientology Indoctrination Out of Our Schools 39 Implications at the Federal amp State Levels 39

FAQ What You Can Do To Help 40 DOE amp SES Contact Information43

The materials included in this info packet was compiled from List of States Using Applied Scholastics wwwstudytechorg amp wwwedgov



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