Community High School (Teaneck, New Jersey)
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| Community High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Teaneck, New Jersey, USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private secondary |
| Principal | Jim Steel |
| Faculty | 88.5 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 188 (as of 2008-09)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 4.4[1] |
| Campus | Urban fringe |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Newspaper | The Underground |
| Website | School website |
Community High School, located in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States, is a high school designed for children aged 14–18 with learning disabilities and attention deficits.[2]
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 169 students and 38.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.4.[1]
The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
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[edit] History
Community High School was founded in 1968 in Demarest, New Jersey and was a pioneer in teaching learning-disabled students. It became one of the largest programs in the region to provide for students in need of special education.
[edit] Westwood campus and fire
In 1990, the school relocated to Westwood, New Jersey and moved into a former parochial school building that was affiliated with the St. Andrew's Roman Catholic church that sat next door. All students attended on tuition paid by the state, and the school bused in students from Northern New Jersey and New York City.
Shortly before 8:30 AM on March 13, 1998, a 17-year-old student from Manhattan set a fire in a second floor bathroom, which quickly spread through the broad, open attic of the building due in part to strong winds that day. The school also did not have a sprinkler system, though one was not required by law since the school was lower than seventy feet. All students, teachers and administrators were safely evacuated and no one was harmed. Unfortunately the school itself could not be saved and it burnt to the ground.[3] It was after this tragedy that the school was moved to its current location in Teaneck, New Jersey.
[edit] Athletics
As of the 2007 school year the coach of Community High School's boy's basketball team, had worked to build a cohesive team from a group of teens who struggle with attention deficit disorder, dyslexia and social delays.[4]
[edit] See also
- Community School - Lower school for grades K-8
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Community High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 29, 2008.
- ^ THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, accessed May 10, 2007.
- ^ / Fire destroys school; Student is charged
- ^ On the right track, The Record (Bergen County), January 4, 2007
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 40°53′35″N 74°00′08″W / 40.892955°N 74.002136°W
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