Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Westchester Torah Academy Announces Location, Open House

Westchester Torah Academy, AKA Yeshivat Netzach, will be having its open house at 8pm on Monday, November 26th at its location in the Temple Israel of New Rochelle (1000 Pinebrook Boulevard).  No word on any free tuition raffles.  The school is opening IY"H in September, with Kindergarten and 1st grade classes, with Pre-K and 2nd grade under consideration.  Their website talks about blended learning, 21st century education, high-quality, sustainable, affordable etc.  In other words, He'atid.

It was originally going to be called New Roc Torah Academy but I guess they wanted to appeal to other Westchester communities like White Plains & Scarsdale.  It's also only 20 miles from Englewood so definitely an option  for Bergen County.

So the movement is definitely taking off.  Time will tell if it's sustainable in the long run but definitely making life a lot easier for young frum families in the short run.

Tuition schedule is as follows:
  • Pre-K – $8,750
  • Kindergarten – $9,750
  • 1st Grade – $9,750
  • 2nd Grade – $9,750
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tesyaa · 645 weeks ago

It's kind of cool that it will be housed in a Reform synagogue. It can only be a positive for unity in the entire Jewish community.
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Mr. Stratton · 407 weeks ago

NY State publishes student enrollment figures for all non-public schools in the state. According to the figures for Westchester Torah Academy – WTA :
* The Pre-K class more than halved in size from 37 students in the 2015/2016 School Year to a record school low of 15 students in the 2016/2017 School Year
* Of the 37 Pre-K students in 2015/2016 class only 17 went onto Kindergarten in the 2016/2017 School Year
* Although adding a fourth grade class in the 2016/2017 school year, total school enrollment fell from 114 to 107 students

Total enrollment dropping by 6% in the 2016/2017 school year despite adding another grade level is troublesome.

Given the drop in enrollment happened before Mark Nordlicht's trouble became public, it will be interesting to see enrollment figures for the 2017/2018 school year once reported by NY State.

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