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New Life Youth & Family Services

585 Freeman School Road, Schwenksville, PA, 19473-0194 -

School Notes Overview:

The primary purpose of New Life’s Educational Programs is to prepare students to return to public or private schools so that they may complete their courses of study and obtain a diploma. The student must be able to function in the classroom respecting peers and staff, and must handle tasks in a responsible and competent manner. To accomplish these goals, New Life seeks to address problems of truancy, school phobia, disrespect, disruption, social dysfunction, responsibility avoidance, lack of credits, and academic depression. An educational plan is developed from an educational profile which indicates behavioral and academic needs and levels. Integral to this developmental plan is individual, group and family counseling. Critical to the student’s success is the posture of the teacher one of counselor, giving encouragement and clear direction, and one of disciplinarian motivating students and holding high expectations. Students are viewed as an individuals and every reasonable effort is made by the teacher to help them achieve their academic and behavioral goals. Small class sizes ranging from 8–13 allow teachers to give the necessary attention to the behavior and the academic performance of each student. ...

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School Overview:

	New Life Youth & Family Services
School Type	Alternative School
School Membership(s)	Other special emphasis association(s)
Grades Offered	Grades 7 - 12
County	Montgomery County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	39 students
Student Body Type	All-boys
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	40%	25%
Students by Grade
	Grade 7 - 2 students
	Grade 8 - 12 students
	Grade 9 - 14 students
	Grade 10 - 7 students
	Grade 11 - 2 students
	Grade 12 - 2 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	12 teachers
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:3	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	184 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

The primary purpose of New Life’s Educational Programs is to prepare students to return to public or private schools so that they may complete their courses of study and obtain a diploma. The student must be able to function in the classroom respecting peers and staff, and must handle tasks in a responsible and competent manner. To accomplish these goals, New Life seeks to address problems of truancy, school phobia, disrespect, disruption, social dysfunction, responsibility avoidance, lack of credits, and academic depression. An educational plan is developed from an educational profile which indicates behavioral and academic needs and levels. Integral to this developmental plan is individual, group and family counseling. Critical to the student’s success is the posture of the teacher one of counselor, giving encouragement and clear direction, and one of disciplinarian motivating students and holding high expectations. Students are viewed as an individuals and every reasonable effort is made by the teacher to help them achieve their academic and behavioral goals. Small class sizes ranging from 8–13 allow teachers to give the necessary attention to the behavior and the academic performance of each student.
Profile last updated: 02/19/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (19473)	School Zip (19473)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	12,899 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	43%	22%
Population Average Age	34 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$66,683	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.6 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	29 years old	51 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	81% / 19%	68% / 32%