David Posnack Jewish Day School
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5890 South Pine Island Road Davie, Florida 33328 United States |
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| 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 | 64.4 (FTE) (as of 2011-12) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Average class size | 15-20 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.4 (as of 2011-12) |
| School colour(s) | Blue, White, Gold |
| Athletics | FHSAA 1A |
| Mascot | Maccabee the Ram |
| Team name | Rams |
| Accreditation | FCIS; Association of Independent School of Florida; SACS |
| Website | www |
David Posnack Jewish Day School (formerly David Posnack Hebrew Day School) is a private Jewish day school located in Davie, Florida.
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.
For the 2011-2012 school year, the Lower School introduced iPads for grades K-4 and Fujitsu Stylistic Q702 Slate PCs for grade 5. All of the iPads are stored in mobile PC storage units, referred to as C.O.W.s. (Computers on Wheels) 5th Grade students get to use the Slates in 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 7, and Windows 8 for the Tablets.
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.
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