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Vancouver iTech Preparatory | |
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16100 NE 50th Ave. Clark County , , 98686 United States | |
Coordinates | 45°44′15″N122°37′20″W / 45.737565°N 122.622168°W |
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Opened | September 2012 (new location opened January 2020) |
School district | Vancouver Public Schools |
Principal | Darby Meade |
Enrollment | 602 (October 2024) |
Website | itech.vansd.org |
Vancouver iTech Preparatory (iTech Prep) is a public school located in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA operated by Vancouver Public Schools.
It is a public STEM Magnet school for grades 6-12. The middle school program for grades 6-8 used to be operated at the Jim Parsley Community Center (J.P.C.C.) and the high school program for grades 9-12 at the main campus within Washington State University Vancouver. [1]
The school now operates with all grades combined in their new building dedicated 2020 [2] .
The school focuses on STEM subjects (classes such as Physics, Algebra (1 and 2), Geometry, Pre Calculus, Statistics, Psychology, Sociology, Astronomy, Environmental Science and Zoology) while using project-based learning, where a student is taught something then creates a workpiece that shows that the student learned what was taught[ citation needed ].
iTech also has in the past worked with WSUV and Clark College to get early college programs available to students who have spent at least 1 semester in the high school program[ citation needed ].
The principal is Darby Meade and the associate principal is Zachary Tautfest[ citation needed ].
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