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Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School

School Profile

2016-2017

School Overview: Founded in 1942, Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School is a Jewish, coeducational college preparatory school. The school educates students from preschool

Zipora Schorr

Director of Education 410-413-2305 zschorr@btfiloh.org

Dr. Renee Koplon

through grade twelve.

Principal, High School 410-413-2235 rkoplon@btfiloh.org

The Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community High School

Halaine Steinberg

was established in 1986. All students pursue a dual program of General Studies and Judaic Studies, with a normal load of nine-courses, and an eight-hour school day.

Over education.

Over 99% 99% of of graduates graduates proceed proceed to to high higher education.

Director of College Guidance 410-413-2450 hsteinberg@btfiloh.org

3300 Old Court Road Baltimore, Maryland 21208 Phone: 410-486-8991 Fax: 410-653-7224 www.BethTfiloh.com CEEB Code: 210811

ACCREDITATION:

ENROLLMENT:

• Maryland State Department of Education • Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools • Association of Independent Maryland Schools • Affiliated with Torah Umesorah, Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools, and the Council on Jewish Day School Education

TOTAL 960 High School: 278 Middle School: 257 Lower School: 239 PreSchool: 186

AWARDS:

FINANCIAL AID:

• 2001 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence • Maryland Character Education School of the Year • Baltimore Business Journal Award for Innovation in Educational Technology • 2015 Maryland Green School Certification • 2016 Mock Trial State Semi-Finalists • 2005-2016 Robot Challenge Champions • 2016 CAPPIES Theater Awards & Baltimore Theater Awards • Interscholastic Athletic Championships (MIAA and IAAM) in Track and Field, Golf, and Lacrosse

Approximately 50% of students receive some form of financial aid, totalling more than $4 million per year.

Graduation Requirements: General Studies English History Science Mathematics Arts Physical Education

4 credits 4 credits 4 credits 4 credits 2 credits 2 credits

Judaic Studies Hebrew Language Jewish History Biblical Law & Commentary (Tanach) Rabbinic Law & Commentary (Talmud) Academic Elective

4 credits 4 credits 4 credits 4 credits 4 credits

Additional Requirements Community Service Senior Israel Seminar Senior Thesis Senior Internship

120 hours

CURRICULUM:

College Preparatory/Dual – General Studies and Judaic Studies All Beth Tfiloh students follow a curriculum comprised solely of college preparatory disciplines. The curriculum is designed to provide students with a balance of intellectual, religious, creative arts, and physical education experiences. Students who successfully complete the program are well prepared to meet the challenges of higher education. The academic program for all students exceeds the requirements of the Maryland State Department of Education for a high school diploma and also affords students the opportunity to take advanced study in a variety of fields.

HONORS COURSES are provided in most academic areas.

See ADVANCED PLACEMENT information.

SENIOR YEAR:

Seniors complete on-campus academic requirements during the first and second trimesters. For the third trimester, students participate in an internship program where they are mentored by professionals in the workplace in a field of their choice, and travel to Israel and Poland for an experiential seminar that serves as the culmination of their dual curriculum. Seniors also are required to complete and present a Senior Thesis on a topic of their choice. Trips to France and Spain have also been taken by seniors in advanced modern language classes.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM: Students at Beth Tfiloh are given the opportunity to act on the values and attitudes that comprise the core of our curriculum by participating in various types of community service.

Freshmen are required to complete 18 hours of service, sophomores are required to complete 30 hours of service, and juniors and seniors are each required to complete 36 hours, for a total of 120 hours for Grades 9 through 12. Examples of service projects include volunteering at nursing homes, fire stations, and providing tutoring services to disadvantaged youth.

Grades

GRADE POINT AVERAGE: All courses, except those graded Pass/Fail, are included in the cumulative grade point average. AP courses receive an additional weighted value of 1.5 on a four point scale. Honors courses receive an additional weighted value of 1.0 on a four point scale. Transcripts include separate GPAs for General and Judaic Studies.

CLASS RANK: Beth Tfiloh does not rank students. The school admits students on the basis of their ability to succeed in a college preparatory environment. Students pursue a rigorous curriculum and attain a high standard of academic excellence.

The school’s emphasis is on student achievement rather than competition.

Standardized Tests For the last five classes (2012-2016)

Mean Mid 50% ACT Composite 26.6 23-30 SAT

Critical Reading 617 550-680 Math 615 540-690 Writing 631 570-700

SAT Totals

CR+Math 1232 1120-1370 CR+Math+Writing 1864 1690-2060

ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCORES: 2012-2016: During this time period the following AP exams were administered: Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics 1, Physics B, Psychology, Statistics, US Government and Politics, US History, World History.

2015-2016: 65 students were registered to take 121 exams.

89% of exams were scores of 3 or higher.

45% of exams were scores of 4 or 5.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND HONORS COURSES: Advanced Placement and Honors sections exist in most of the curricular disciplines. Beth Tfiloh strives to provide levels of acceleration and challenge in each section of required courses and in the elective program, offering the following advanced sections: AP English Lit. AP Language & Comp.

AP US History I, II AP Macroeconomics AP Psychology AP Calculus AB, BC AP Biology AP Physics I, II AP Comp. Science I, II Hon. American Lit. Hon. British Literature Hon. College Writing Hon. Contemporary Literature Hon. Global Issues Hon. Intro. to Creative Writing

Hon. Sports through the Lens of History Hon. Survey of Children’s Literature Hon. US History I, II Hon. World History II Hon. Algebra II Hon. Calculus Hon. College Algebra/Pre-Calc.

Hon. Geometry Hon. Pre-Calculus Hon. Trigonometry/Pre-Calc.

Hon. Biology Hon. Biotechnology Hon. Chemistry Hon. Engineering/Robotics Hon. Environmental Science

Hon. Neuroscience Accelerated Hon. Physics Hon. Physics Hon. French III, IV Hon. Spanish II, III, IV, V, VI Hon. Computer Science Hon. Bible I, II, III, IV Hon. Hebrew 9, 10, 11, 12 Hon. Jewish History & Community Hon. Ancient-Medieval Jewish Hist.

Hon. Modern Jewish History Hon. Zionism and Israel Hon. Rabbinics Lit. I, II, III, IV Hon. Talmud I, II, III, IV Hon. Tanach I, II, III, IV

College Acceptances 2011-2016 BETH TFILOH STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO: Adelphi University American University* Arizona State University* Bar-Ilan University Barnard College Binghamton University* Boston University* Brandeis University* Brown University* Bucknell University Butler University Capitol Technology University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University* Clark University Colgate University College of Charleston* College of William and Mary Columbia College Chicago Columbia University* Community College of Baltimore County* Cornell University Dickinson College* Drew University Drexel University* East Carolina University Elizabethtown College* Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach* Emerson College Emory University Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus Fashion Institute of Technology Florida Atlantic University* Florida Institute of Technology* Florida State University Franklin and Marshall College* Frostburg State University George Mason University* Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology* Gettysburg College* Goucher College Grinnell College Guilford College Harvard University High Point University Hofstra University* Hood College* Howard Community College Indiana University at Bloomington* Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya Ithaca College* James Madison University* Jewish Theological Seminary of America Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Kent State University Kenyon College Lehigh University* Loyola University Maryland* Lycoming College* Marymount University* Massachusetts Institute of Technology McDaniel College* McGill University Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Middle Tennessee State University Millersville University of Pennsylvania* Muhlenberg College* New York University* North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Ohio University Pace University, New York City Pennsylvania State University All Campuses* Philadelphia University Princeton University Purdue University Quinnipiac University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rider University* Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University - New Brunswick* Salisbury University* Savannah College of Art and Design St. John’s College St. John’s University -Queens Campus* St. Mary’s College of Maryland* State University of New York at Albany* Stern College for Women Stetson University* Stevenson University SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Susquehanna University* Syracuse University* Temple University* The College of New Jersey The George Washington University The Ohio State University* The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Georgia The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of Tampa* The University of Texas, Austin Touro College Towson University* Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University* University at Buffalo The State University of New York University of Baltimore* University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis (Engineering)* University of California, Los Angeles (School of Eng. & App. Sciences)* University of California, San Diego* University of California, Santa Barbara

(College of Engineering)* University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Connecticut University of Delaware* University of Denver* University of Florida* University of Hartford* University of Kansas University of Kentucky* University of Mary Washington* University of Maryland, Baltimore County* University of Maryland, College Park* University of Massachusetts, Amherst* University of Miami* University of Michigan* University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania* University of Pittsburgh* University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of South Carolina* University of South Florida, Tampa* University of Vermont University of Virginia* University of Washington* University of Wisconsin, Madison* Vanderbilt University* Vassar College Virginia Tech Washington College Washington University in St. Louis* West Virginia University Williams College Yeshiva University Yeshiva University (Stern College for Women)* York College of Pennsylvania* *denotes class of 2016 acceptances

3300 Old Court Road Baltimore, Maryland 21208 Phone: 410-486-8991 Fax: 410-653-7224 www.BethTfiloh.com