Keith Country Day School
| Keith Country Day School | |
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| Address | |
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1 Jacoby Place Rockford, Illinois 61107 United States |
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| Established | 1916 |
| CEEB code | 143706 |
| Chairperson | Vince Zammuto |
| Head of school | Dr. Debra Dimke |
| Teaching staff | 44 (as of 2012-13) |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 343 (as of 2005-06) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.8 (as of 2005-06) |
| School colour(s) | Blue and red |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | Keith Country Day School |
Keith Country Day School is a private, fully accredited, independent, nonsectarian, college-preparatory school located in Rockford, Illinois, USA. It serves students from the preschool level (referred to as "cottage") to 12th grade.
Keith Country Day School was founded in 1916 by Belle Emerson Keith.
Situated on a 15-acre (61,000 m2) campus adjacent to Rockford's Sinnissippi Park and overlooking the Rock River, Keith School, as it is commonly referred to, is located at 1 Jacoby Place, on the site of the former Shoudy Mansion and carriage house. The Shoudy family owned three 10-acre (40,000 m2) lots overlooking the Rock River along North Second Street between the Lysander Jacoby House to the north and the park and golf course to the south. Fred and Louise Shoudy, sold their home on the lot adjacent to the Jacoby House to Mrs. Keith around 1920. This property included a tennis court used by the school for many years.
Keith School is divided into three separate schools:
The Lower School and The Upper School have separate Heads whom are responsible for reporting to the overall Head of School, formerly known as the Headmaster; this title was changed upon the appointment of Roberta Ingrassia, the second female Head after Belle Emerson Keith. The school also has a Board of Trustees, a twelve-member appointed board which serves as the governing body of the school. It is composed of the Head of School and past and present parents of Keith students, along with prominent civic figures.
In 1998, Keith became the first school in Illinois to develop a comprehensive laptop computer program. This connected learning environment provides networked laptop computers for every sixth through 12th grade student and teacher, high-speed wireless access, individual email addresses for students and teachers, a Lower School computer lab and classroom computer centers, and a library with access to global electronic databases.
Keith School boasts a college-preparatory curriculum with all classes in the Upper School taught at the Honors level. Several Advanced Placement classes are also available.
In order to graduate from Keith School, Upper School students are required to take at least five academic courses per semester in a variety of fields, including English, Social Studies/History, Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language (Latin, Ancient Greek, French, or Spanish), Speech/Communications, Fine Arts (Visual, Performing or Dramatic), Physical Education and Health.
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