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Vails Gate High Tech Magnet School

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Vails Gate High Tech Magnet School is located at 400 Old Forge Hill Road New Windsor, NY and it serves grades K-6 in Orange County. At Vails Gate High Tech Magnet School believe that thinkers and problem solvers are deve1oped at an early age our program encourages all students to be active learners both in and out of the classroom Students are taught a variety of ways to solve problems and think critically. Our purpose is to foster skills by providing a school centered on challenging interactive learning experiences, particularly experiences combining math, science, and technology.

Essential to achievement of our mission is the establishment of a community of learning, a community built upon the values of personal responsibility, respect, and consideration for others, perseverance, academic integrity, and inquiry. Our goal is to provide a sound educational experience for all students in all curriculum areas. We accomplish this by sparking the interest of all students and instructing them in the application of modern technology to the solutions of today's problems. We encourage creativity and higher-order thinking by establishing a risk-free environment of cooperative as well as trial-and-error situations. The hallmark of Vails Gate High Tech Magnet School is excitement, the excitement generated by solving problems, thinking critically, asking questions and making discoveries.


Overview

Vails Gate High Tech Magnet School

Newburgh City School District

400 Old Forge Hill Road
New Windsor, NY 12553

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Urban Fringe of a Mid-Size City (Suburb: Large)

845-563-7900 (Phone)

Serving Grades: K-6, UE

Principal: Melinda Lamarche

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Student Enrollment Information

Kindergarten
(Full Day)
1st2nd3rd4th5th6thUngraded
Elementary
8996889287837139

Additional Student Information

Total Students
645
Attendance Rate
93%
Suspensions
36
Year Statistics Were Compiled
2005
Student / Teacher Ratio
15.4
Free Lunch
317
Reduced Lunch
108
Student Ethnicities

Student Gender

Staff Information

Full Time Principals
1
Full Time Assistant Principals
1
Other Full Time Professional Staff
3
Full Time Teachers
44
Part Time Principals
0
Part Time Assistant Principals
0
Part Time Teachers
0
Other Part Time Professional Staff
0

Adequate Yearly Progress Decisions

Sub-Group Names
Satisfactory
School Year
Subject:Elementary / Middle School English Language Arts
All Students
Yes
2006
Black Or African American
Yes
2006
Hispanic Or Latino
Yes
2006
White
Yes
2006
Students With Disabilities
No
2006
Economically Disadvantaged
Yes
2006
Subject:Elementary / Middle School Math
All Students
Yes
2006
Black Or African American
Yes
2006
Hispanic Or Latino
Yes
2006
White
Yes
2006
Students With Disabilities
Yes
2006
Economically Disadvantaged
Yes
2006
Subject:Elementary / Middle School Science
All Students
Yes
2006

Regents Results

Subject
Year
# Tested
Percent Passing
 

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Vails Gate High Tech Magnet School - New Windsor, NY