The Depaul School For Dyslexia

2747 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater, FL, 33759-0337 - View a map of this schoolMap

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The dePaul School for Dyslexia provides an alternative educational experience for adults, youth, and children with learning disabilities and attention deficits. Individuals are taught in programs structured to help promote personal success through evaluation, assessment and specialized instruction. The dePaul School Summer Tutorial Program focuses on improving basic reading and literacy skills. Each student receives instruction in dePaul Structured Linguistics, Auditory Discrimination and Reading. As the program is designed for students struggling with reading or experiencing learning difficulties, admission screening may be required to determine eligibility. The dePaul School was founded in 1970 in Louisville, Kentucky and was locally established in 1983 to provide an educational facility for students who are recognized to have learning differences, especially dyslexia. A full-time school curriculum is provided for these students with the expressed intention of returning them as quickly as possible to the ongoing educational system - be that public, private, or parochial. We make no promises as to the rate of achievement of our students. In an environment structured to these real needs, they move as rapidly as possible. Some students have needed only a year of specialized instruction; most students have required more than that. Daily P.E. classes cover the sports listed on the Sports List plus additional excersises....

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School Overview:

 
The Depaul School For Dyslexia
School Type Special Education School
School Membership(s) Other associations(s) for exceptional children
State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Kindergarten - 8
Programs for Learning Differences Yes
Learning Differences Supported Dyslexia, Learning Differences, ADHA, ADD
Year Founded 1983
County Pinellas County, FL
Student Body
Total Students 42 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(FL) School Avg.
% Students of Color 18% 28%
Students by Grade
Kind - 5 students
Grade 1 - 4 students
Grade 2 - 4 students
Grade 3 - 4 students
Grade 4 - 6 students
Grade 5 - 6 students
Grade 6 - 4 students
Grade 7 - 4 students
Grade 8 - 5 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 6 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 45%
Classroom dress code Casual
(Uniforms, pants,shorts, skirts- navy blue, shirts, blouses - light blue)
This School
(FL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:5 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 172 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 6 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline May. 31 / rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $10,600
Tuition Notes dePaul accepts McKay Scholarship and offers limited Scholarships
Head of School Vicki Hatch
Admissions Director Vicki Hatch, Head of School
Admissions Associate Anne Boortz
Sport
Total Sports Offered 8
 
Sports
BaseballBasketball
CheeringFlag Football
SoccerSoftball
Track and FieldVolley Ball

School Notes:

  • Full-time program, K - grade 8. The dePaul School for Dyslexia provides an alternative educational experience for children with learning differences and attention deficits. Individuals are taught in classes structured to help promote personal success through evaluation, assessment and specialized instruction. - non-profit 501(c)(3)agency - non-denominational - fully accredited by Private School Accreditation Alliance - small class sizes - researched-based, multi-sensory, strutured linguistics program
  • Profile last updated: 05/20/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (33759)
School Zip (33759)
(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 20,071 people 15,979,631 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 31% 27%
Population Average Age 37 years old 38 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $36,805 $40,558
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.5 rooms 4.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 31 years old 33 years old
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Zipcode (33759)


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