Vancouver iTech Preparatory

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Vancouver iTech Preparatory
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Vancouver iTech Preparatory
16100 NE 50th Ave.

Clark County

, ,
98686

United States
Coordinates 45°44′15″N122°37′20″W / 45.737565°N 122.622168°W / 45.737565; -122.622168
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OpenedSeptember 2012
School district Vancouver Public Schools
PrincipalDarby Meade
Enrollment530 (October 2021)
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[ citation needed ].

The school focuses on STEM subjects (classes such as Physics, Algebra (1 and 2), Geometry, Pre Calculus, Statistics, Psychology, Sociology, Astronomy and Environmental Science) 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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References

  1. School webpage. Retrieved 2013-11-13