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Pace School

69 Capital Drive, West Springfield, MA, 01089-0108 -

School Notes Overview:

The PACE School is a Chapter 766, coed, private day school approved by the Massachusetts Department of Education. Students referred to PACE have not experienced success in a public school setting because of learning disabilities, behavioral and/or emotional difficulties. The methods for delivering services are educational, vocational and therapeutic. The curriculum includes English/Language Arts, Math, Science, Reading, History, Health, Physical Education, Woodworking, Foreign Language and Computer Science. The Pace School curriculum provides experimental and hands-on opportunities for students to learn critical academic subject areas. Multi-disciplinary projects are often quite effective in engaging students resistant to traditional teaching techniques. Pace School recognizes the individual needs of a unique school population. Therefore, Pace School has initiated an outreach program to increase and maintain student attendance and consistent participation in school. Our bilingual outreach counselor monitors the attendance of each Pace School student. The counselor contacts students who are absent via telephone or home visits to increase attendance. Pace School provides pick-ups for students on an as-needed basis....

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School Overview:

	Pace School
School Type	Special Education School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
County	Hampden County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	21 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	78%	21%
Students by Grade
	Grade 8 - 3 students
	Grade 9 - 1 students
	Grade 10 - 9 students
	Grade 11 - 7 students
	Grade 12 - 1 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	6 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:3	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The PACE School is a Chapter 766, coed, private day school approved by the Massachusetts Department of Education. Students referred to PACE have not experienced success in a public school setting because of learning disabilities, behavioral and/or emotional difficulties. The methods for delivering services are educational, vocational and therapeutic. The curriculum includes English/Language Arts, Math, Science, Reading, History, Health, Physical Education, Woodworking, Foreign Language and Computer Science. The Pace School curriculum provides experimental and hands-on opportunities for students to learn critical academic subject areas. Multi-disciplinary projects are often quite effective in engaging students resistant to traditional teaching techniques. Pace School recognizes the individual needs of a unique school population. Therefore, Pace School has initiated an outreach program to increase and maintain student attendance and consistent participation in school. Our bilingual outreach counselor monitors the attendance of each Pace School student. The counselor contacts students who are absent via telephone or home visits to increase attendance. Pace School provides pick-ups for students on an as-needed basis.
Profile last updated: 02/09/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01089)	School Zip (01089)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	27,899 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	31%	43%
Population Average Age	38 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$40,266	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.2 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	53 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	58% / 42%	58% / 42%