All students attend school for a minimum of six hours a day for five days a week. The school is in session 252 days a year and will maintain a flexible schedule that permits enrollment at any time throughout the year.
Based on an outpatient treatment model designed to treat adolescent males and females. Any adolescent who has suffered negative consequences as a direct, or indirect, result of their substance abuse qualifies for this program.
Helps students with the adjustment from Elmore’s highly structured program to life in their home communities.
Highly structured and focused on an interactive environment. All students attend school on-campus. The academic education department provides remedial education, special education, standard high school and GED curricula. 
Salaries are kept in individual accounts to pay restitution, Community Service is scheduled 4 hours each week, eligible students at the Academy for 6 months should be able to complete 100 hours.....
| Welcome to Elmore Academy |
 Elmore Academy is a residential treatment facility, accredited by the American Correctional Association, for males and females ages 13-19, located in Elmore, Minnesota. The program utilizes an Interactive Environment, the 7 Levels of Intervention, intensely scheduled activities, and an Individualized Development Plan to accomplish our goals. Elmore Academy is NOT a co-ed program, male and female programs are operated separately and contact between the two is not permitted. Learn more... Elmore Academy Video |
Program Components
| ♦ Interactive Environment | ♦ Year Round Education |
| ♦ Work Programs/W.O.W. | ♦ Anger Management |
| ♦ Life Skills Preparation | ♦ Emotion Management/Victim Awareness |
| ♦ Restitution/Community Service | ♦ HS Athletics/Team Building/Recreation |
| ♦ Vocational Programming | ♦ Personalized Education Programs |
| ♦ Wildcat Club | ♦ Transition Programming |
| ♦ On-Site Chemical Dependency | ♦ Individualized Development Plan |
Student Profile
| ♦ Ages 13-19 | ♦ Poor Problem Solving Skills |
| ♦ Denies/Justifies Negative Behavior | ♦ Negative Behavior Patterns |
| ♦ Has a Low Degree of Empathy for Others | ♦ Impulsive |
| ♦ Behavior and/or Conduct Disorder | ♦ Poor Anger Control |
| ♦ Escalating Pattern of Delinquent Behavior | ♦ Chemically Dependent |
| ♦ Poor Boundaries in Relationships | ♦ Low Self Esteem |
Groups
| ♦ Self Study | ♦ Courage | ♦ T.O.O.L. | ||
| ♦ Focus | ♦ Survivors | ♦ Seven Challenges | ||
| ♦ Educational | ♦ Townhouse | ♦ Substance Abuse | ||
| ♦ DBT | ♦ SMART |
Program Options
| ♦ Long Term Residential (6 to 9 Months) |
| ♦ Short Term Intervention (30, 60, 90, 120 Days) |
| ♦ Detention/Short Term Care |
Youth Services
YSI's Unique Formula for Change
| ♦ Respect, Discipline, Accountability | ♦ Emphasis on Education |
| ♦ Intensely Scheduled Activities | ♦ World of Work Experiences |
| ♦ Interactive Student Environment | ♦ Life Skills Preparation |
| ♦ Thinking and Behavior Change | ♦ Emphasis on Intensity, Integrity, Intimacy |
Where is Elmore, Minnesota?
Elmore, Minnesota is situated right on the Minnesota-Iowa border in the center of the state. Elmore is about 50 miles south of Mankato on Highway 169, or about 150 miles south west of the Twin Cities. Click HERE for a map and/or driving directions.
News SpotLight
NEW: Students Share a Bit of WarmthUPDATED: Wildcat offers on-the-job learning
