Press Releases
Benchmark Transitions Introduces New Staff
Redlands, CA (October, 2010) - Benchmark Transitions welcomes Jennie Vildosola, CSAC I, Primary Counselor and Chad Chandler, Education Assistant.
Benchmark Celebrates 17 Year Anniversary
Redlands, CA (September, 2010) -Benchmark Transitions is proud to announce its 17-Year Anniversary. Founded in September, 1993, by Jayne S. Longnecker, Benchmark has been a pioneer in the industry of emotional growth schools and programs for troubled young adults.
Benchmark Launches Computer Network Technician Program
Redlands, CA (September 3, 2010) – Benchmark Launches Computer Network Technician Program. Benchmark has teamed with Power2Innovate, the Inland Empire Computer Training Center, in developing a program that will prepare Benchmark students to master the skills necessary to be "job ready" for a future profession as a Computer Network Technician, providing them with 6 IT Certificates upon course completion.
Benchmark Co-Hosts Networking Luncheon
Redlands, CA (September 1, 2010) Benchmark has teamed with Power2Innovate, the Inland Empire Computer Training Center, in developing a program that will prepare Benchmark students to master the skills necessary to be "job ready" for a future profession as a Computer Network Technician, providing them with 6 IT Certificates upon course completion.
Jayne Longnecker-Harper and Don Harper Visit Woodbury Reports
Redlands, CA (August 31, 2010) - Jayne Longnecker-Harper, Executive Director of Benchmark Transitions in Redlands, CA, and her husband Don Harper, Dean, Work Education, stopped by the Woodbury Reports office to see where we put it all together. They were travelling through North Idaho on personal business with their two dogs.
Educational Opportunities Available at Benchmark for Fall, 2010
Redlands, CA (August 15, 2010) – Benchmark is proud to announce our educational options for Fall, 2010. Benchmark is one of the only young adult programs to offer an integrated, on-site high school component. We currently have 7 students enrolled in our Benchmark Young Adult School high school curriculum. Those students will be working one-on-one with our educational staff to facilitate a WASC-accredited high school diploma. Benchmark is a fully accredited Academic Institution with NPSAG. Our high school curriculum is available throughout the year and there is no additional charge for high school at Benchmark Transitions!
Benchmark Co-Hosts Networking Luncheon
Redlands, CA (August 1, 2010) – Benchmark cordially invites educational consultants, clinicians and treatment program representatives to attend the upcoming Fall Networking Luncheon, co-hosted by Northwest Academy and RecoveryView.com, on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Benchmark Young Adult School Persists Against Internet Lies
Brent Bowers Joins Benchmark Transitions
Redlands, CA (August 6, 2009) – Benchmark is pleased to announce that Brent Bowers has joined our team as a clinical outreach specialist. Brent will be working closely with alcohol and drug treatment programs, therapists and other behavioral health and addiction providers regarding clinical outreach and business development.
Benchmark's Michael Valenzuela Earns CATC
Redlands, CA (January 26, 2009) – Benchmark Young Adult School proudly announces
that Primary Life Coach E. Michael Valenzuela, III, has achieved his Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor (CATC) credential through the California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators CAADE.) Michael will pilot Benchmark's enhanced 12-Step curriculum, which has recently implemented the Matrix Model, an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) treatment for addicts.
Benchmark Young Adult School Persists Against Internet Lies
Redlands, CA (November 14, 2008) - Benchmark Young Adult School announces today that its lawsuit against former student, Michael Crawford, has been dismissed due to a very short statute of limitations which applies to claims alleging damages from defamatory statements posted on the Internet.
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Benchmark Young Adult School Celebrates 15-year Anniversary
Redlands, CA (October 1, 2008) – Jayne Selby-Longnecker, Executive Director and CEO of Benchmark Young Adult School, proudly announces that Benchmark celebrated its 15-year anniversary on September 9, 2008.
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Benchmark Adds Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to Curriculum
Redlands, CA (September 19, 2008) - Benchmark Young Adult School is pleased to announce that we have enhanced our Sober Living and Emotional Growth curriculum to include DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) through the acclaimed series, “From Chaos to Freedom” by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D.
Thomas Croke Reviews Benchmark
Redlands, CA (Friday, August 08, 2008) - Thomas J. Croke of FamilyLight SM Consultants, and member of Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), recently reviewed Benchmark Young Adult School.
Benchmark Alumn Makes Dean's List
Redlands, CA (August 8, 2008)- Benchmark Young Adult School proudly announces that 2007 Benchmark Young Adult School graduate, Alumnus Philip Furnari, has been nominated for the Dean's List at California State University, LA, College of Natural and Social Sciences, because of his outstanding academic achievement. Phil and the other recipients were honored recently in a ceremony on campus.
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Benchmark Approved for "Accreditation in Progress" via NPSAG
Redlands, CA (Thursday, July 03, 2008) - Benchmark Young Adult School announced today that their Petition for Candidacy via the National Private Schools Accreditation Program for Private Schools application has been approved and that their educational program is classified as "Accreditation in Progress."
Benchmark Student Honored with Outstanding Student Award
Redlands, CA (June 4, 2008) – Benchmark student, Morgan D., was recognized for his academic achievement this year with a Crafton Hills College Outstanding Student Award during a recent Honors Convocation ceremony.
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Benchmark Young Adult School Fights Back
Redlands, CA (April 17, 2008) – Benchmark Young Adult School announces today that they have filed a lawsuit against a disgruntled former Benchmark student who has repeatedly engaged in a campaign against Benchmark on certain internet sites.
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Benchmark Sober Living
(April 01, 2008) Benchmark Young Adult School is promoting their Sober Living environment for young adult men and women who have either experimented with drugs or alcohol, or for students who have completed a recovery or treatment program and require a sober living environment that is safe and structured.
Benchmark Streamlines Curriculum
(March 24, 2008) Jayne Selby-Longnecker announces that she has improved the Benchmark Young Adult School curriculum by streamlining the existing 12-month structure. Benchmark will now provide the core curriculum of emotional growth, education, work skills and independent living with a commitment of six months for the initial preparation phase.
Benchmark Adds Parent Coaching To Services
(March 19, 2008) - Benchmark Young Adult School announces their continued partnership with Next Step For Success, by offering a five-part series of Parent Coaching calls to parents of newly enrolled students. The coaching calls are designed to support parents as they adjust to transitioning their young adult child into the Benchmark Young Adult School curriculum of emotional growth, education, work skills and independent living.
Benchmark Young Adult School - Financial Assistance
Redlands, CA (March 13, 2008) - Benchmark Young Adult School announces a newly formed partnership with Clark Behavioral Health Financing (CBHF), to assist parents with financing solutions for behavioral health treatment options, such as Benchmark Young Adult School.
Benchmark's Primary Coaches Receive ICF Life Coach Certificates
Redlands, CA (October 9, 2007) - Benchmark Young Adult School announces that our primary counselors have successfully completed the "Coaching Young Adults in Program" course and have obtained their International Coach Federation (ICF) sanctioned Life Coach Certificates, specific to coaching young adults in program...
- Benchmark Hires Former Student
- Benchmark Invites Ed Consultants to Tour
- Benchmark Students Produce Successful Educational Results
- Benchmark Young Adult School Hires Former Student As Resident Counselor
- Next Step For Success® Provides Training To Benchmark Young Adult School
- Sixteen Benchmark June Graduates
- Selby-Longnecker Harper To Be Honored
- Benchmark Young Adult School Launches Parent-Student Weekend Retreat
- Seen N' Heard September 2007
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