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Newgrange School

526 S Olden Avenue, Hamilton, NJ, 08629-0862 -

School Notes Overview:

Newgrange is a nonprofit organization celebrating over 30 years of success in educating people with learning disabilities. The School is located in Hamilton, New Jersey and serves students with language based learning disabilities who are between the ages of 7 and 18. Students at the Newgrange School receive an individualized educational program and are given the tools they need to be academically successful. ...

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School Overview:

	Newgrange School
School Type	Special Education School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 2 - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	Dyslexia/Language-based learning differences
Year Founded	1977
County	Mercer County, NJ
Student Body
Total Students	n/a
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	32%
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	184 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Head of School	Gordon Sherman, Ph.D.
Admissions Director	Mr. Bob Hegedus

School Notes:

The Newgrange School, located at 526 South Olden Avenue in Hamilton, is a co-educational day school for students with learning disabilities. Newgrange provides a highly specialized educational program for students ages 7 through 18 with language-based learning disabilities. The Newgrange School is an approved State of New Jersey Department of Education private school eligible to receive tuition funding from public school systems. Newgrange faculty members are highly qualified and are trained and experienced in teaching students with language-based learning disabilities. Students are guaranteed the individualized instruction needed to achieve academic success. The staff includes learning Disability Teacher/Consultants, Speech/Language Pathologists, Social Workers, Teachers of the Handicapped, Teachers of Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, and Physical Education/Health/Drivers Education. The faculty participates in professional development and continuing education programs on a regular basis. Our specialized training includes: Orton Gillingham, Wilson Language Training, Developing Metacognative Skills, LETRS, Project Read, and other multisensory teaching methods. The cornerstone of the curriculum at Newgrange is reading and language arts instruction. In addition to daily, intensive remedial instruction for reading in small groups, each student participates in a language enrichment class to insure that all aspects of the language arts (spelling, writing and oral expression) are addressed daily. Many students are also assigned individual tutorials for reading or written expression during the week. Mathematics, art/computer class, music, science, social studies, physical education/health, study skills and a transitions program for the high school students complete our program of study.
Profile last updated: 03/16/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (08629)	School Zip (08629)	(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate)	11,102 people	8,413,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	19%	36%
Population Average Age	34 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.7 persons
Median Household Income	$44,418	$57,061
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.8 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	67 years old	46 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	70% / 30%	62% / 38%