Murphy Cates, now run as SailAway Learning and Academy, is a supremely poorly run business. The CEO is only looking for $ to acquire her PhD, while her son, the COO, is a pompous ass who is much more interested in running his own agenda than in serving any students. Of 8 students attending the 2013 – 2014 Academy, only 2 are returning. The reason cited by the majority of parents is the difficulty of working with the COO. Next year, the teaching will be done by 2 undergraduate, uncertified teachers, supervised by a college instructor for 2 or less days a week. For $ 15,000/yr, this is the intervention the students will receive. Also, they will be using a college undergraduate to conduct testing that is required to be administered by a Master’s degree student. Please don’t be conned into letting your child be put in this situation. As a former parent, I feel this is vital for you to know.