David Posnack Jewish Day School

David Posnack Jewish Day School
David Posnack Jewish Day School
Address
5890 South Pine Island Road
Davie, Florida, 33328
United States
Information
School type Jewish day school
Religious affiliation(s) Judaism
Denomination All Denominations
Established 1974
CEEB Code 101:532
Head of school Dr. Richard Cuenca
Teaching staff 112.5 (FTE) (as of 2005-06)[1]
Grades K-12
Average class size 15-20
Student to teacher ratio 6.3 (as of 2005-06)[1]
School Colour(s) Blue, White, Gold               
Athletics FHSAA 1A
Mascot Ram
Team name Rams
Website http://www.posnackschool.org

David Posnack Jewish Day School (formerly David Posnack Hebrew Day School) is a private Jewish day school located in Davie, Florida.

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History

The school was founded in 1974 as an elementary school located in Plantation, Florida. The middle school was added in 1983 and the high school in 1998. In January 2011, the David Posnack Jewish Day School consolidated its lower, middle and high schools onto one campus in Davie, Florida. Previously, only the lower school was located on the campus, with the middle and high schools located in Plantation, Florida.

For the 2011-2012 school year, the school was renamed from David Posnack Hebrew Day School to David Posnack Jewish Day School.

Technology

Lower School

For the 2011-2012 school year, the Lower School introduced iPads for grades K-3 and Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 Slate PCs for grades 4-5. All of the iPads are stored in mobile PC storage units, referred to as C.O.W.s. 4th Grade students get to use the Slates in school and 5th Grade students are able to bring their Slates home with them.

Upper School

For the 2009-2010 school year, the Upper School initiated a Tablet PC program, using the Toshiba Portege M750 Series Tablets. If the student did not wish to purchase a tablet, they could use their own laptops. For the 2010-2011 school year, new students purchased the Toshiba Portege M780 Series Tablets. Students could use non-Tablet computers, if they also used the Wacob Bamboo Tablet Attachment. For the 2011-2012 school year, new students purchased either the Fujitsu Lifebook T731 or the Fujitsu Lifebook T580. Software used includes DyKnow, and Microsoft Office (including Microsoft OneNote). The school supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 for the Tablets.

Administration

Lower School Principal Linda Gutheit
Middle School Principal Gayle Green
Fischer High School Principal Daniel Tuchman
Judaics Principal Rabbi David Gutterman
Head of School Dr. Richard Cuenca

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Curriculum

High School curriculum includes Science, Mathematics, Tanach, English, Hebrew, Physical Education, Health, World History, and Rabbinics. The School has an outstanding Advanced Placement program in History, Economics, Government, Psychology, Human Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Calculus, Statistics, English, Music and Art. (In the High School, if a student finishes the required Hebrew curriculum, they learn Arabic for their last year in high school.) Middle School curriculum includes Science, Torah, Mathematics (Including up to two-year ahead Advanced Courses), Hebrew, English, Physical Education, World History, United States History, Jewish Denominations, Jewish History, Israel History and Holocaust Studies.

Extracurricular activities

Student activities at Posnack include:

Athletics

Posnack has had successful tennis and swimming teams, and has won four all-sports championships since 2005. Through the 2010-2011 season, the basketball team played in Florida's Class 1A private school division. Beginning with the 2011-2012 season, Posnack will compete in the new 2A Urban classification.[3] The Posnack athletic program received national attention in 2011 when former-NBA player Kenny Anderson was named coach of the boy's basketball team.[4] Anderson's signing with Posnack echoed Joe Bryant pursuing his first coaching position at Akiba Hebrew Academy in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania in 1992-1993.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "School Detail for David Posnack Jewish Day School". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00262667&ID=00262667. 
  2. ^ http://www.posnackschool.org
  3. ^ William C. Rhoden (16 October 2011). "Sports of The Times: Kenny Anderson's Surprising New Path". New York Times. 
  4. ^ Cherner, Reid. "Kenny Anderson takes high school coaching gig", USA Today, September 1, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Charry, Rob (2004-02-27). "Coach Bryant? Akiba Once Led by Kobe’s Dad". The Forward. http://www.forward.com/articles/6418/. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 

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