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 Hempstead Early Childhood Center
 
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									| District: | Hempstead School District |  
									| Address: | 436 Front St Hempstead, Ny 11550
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									| Phone: | (516) 489-2424 |  
									| Grades: | (grades PK - KG) |  
									| Students: | 564 |  
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									| Type: | Regular elementary and secondary schools |  
									| Locale: | Urban Fringe of Large City |  |   
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            			| | The mission of the Hempstead Early Childhood Center, a culturally diverse full-day kindergarten program, is to provide an academically age appropriate enriched setting in which students receive a strong educational foundation that prepares them to become self-confident, life-long learners, and productive citizens.  This will be achieved through excellence in teaching, and a continuous partnership with family and community in a safe and nurturing environment. | 
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		| -- Student Info -- 
	
		| Hispanic: | 69% |  
		| Black, non-Hispanic: | 29% |  
		| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 1% |  
		| White, non-Hispanic: | <1% |  
		| American Indian: | <1% |  
		| Attendance rate: | 90% |  
		| Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program: | 42% |  
		| IEP students: | 6% |  
		| Migrant students: | 0% |  
		| Limited English proficient: | 33% |  
		| Student Suspensions / Year: | 0 |  |  | -- Staff Info -- 
	
		| School Head Principal: | Sheryl Mcbeth |  
		| Full Time Assistant Principals: | 2 |  
		| Full Time Teachers: | 29 |  
		| Other Full Time Professional Campus Staff: | 4 |  
		| Average years teaching total: | 14 |  
		| Average years teaching in district: | 9 |  
		| First-year teachers: | 2% |  
		| Bachelor's degree: | 14% |  
		| Master's degree: | 86% |  
		| Doctorate degree: | 0% |  
		| Students per teacher: | 13 |  |  | 
 
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