The school was founded in 1974 as an elementary school located in Plantation, Florida. The middle school was added in 1983 and the high school in 1998. In January 2011, the David Posnack Jewish Day School consolidated its lower, middle and high schools onto one campus in Davie, Florida. Previously, only the lower school was located on the campus, with the middle and high schools located in Plantation, Florida. For the 2011-2012 school year, the school was renamed from David Posnack Hebrew Day School to David Posnack Jewish Day School.
Technology
Lower School
For the 2011-2012 school year, the Lower School introduced iPads for grades K-4 and Fujitsu Stylistic Q702 Slate PCs for grade 5. All of the iPads are stored in mobile PC storage units, referred to as C.O.W.s. 5th Grade students get to use the Slates in school.
For the 2009-2010 school year, the Upper School initiated a Tablet PC program, using the Toshiba Portege M750 Series Tablets. For the 2010-2011 school year, new students purchased the Toshiba Portege M780 Series Tablets. For the 2011-2012 school year, new students purchased either the Fujitsu Lifebook T731 or the Fujitsu Lifebook T580. Software used includes DyKnow, and Microsoft Office. The school supports Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8 for the Tablets.
In 2017, Posnack School launched a real-time online Jewish high school program, offering a full dual-curriculum education to Jewish homeschooling students and students living in areas without a local Jewish high school. Students access live general and Jewish studies classes through a learning management system. Students also have full access to the school's college counseling services. Students who complete the program earn a Posnack High School diploma. Posnack Virtual School currently accepts students entering 9th or 10th grade.
Administration
Curriculum
High School curriculum includes Science, Mathematics, Tanach, English, Hebrew, Physical Education, Health, World History, and Rabbinics. The School has an outstanding Advanced Placement program in History, Economics, Government, Psychology, Human Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Calculus, Statistics, English, Music and Art. Middle School curriculum includes Science, Torah, Mathematics, Hebrew, English, Physical Education, World History, United States History, Jewish Denominations, Jewish History, Israel History and Holocaust Studies.
Posnack has had successful tennis and swimming teams, and has won four all-sports championships since 2005. Winter soccer state runner up in 2005-2006 and in the path of Goliath, David Posnack did the impossible that year, beat University school in heroic fashion in David Posnack Jewish Day School's first ever district finals win. With this unsurmountable victory became district champions. First Ever State Championship playoff berth led by midfielder, Solomon Braun, Abraham Braun, Eitan Siso, Forward Barak Lynn, Oshri Amar, Josif Rotlowitz, Sharon Keidan, Danny marks, Jeremey Klawsky and goalie Alex Fried Former head coach, Mitch Evron holds the records for wins at Posnack School. He formerly coached Andy Roddick. Through the 2010-2011 season, the basketball team played in Florida's Class 1A private school division. Since the 2011-2012 season, Posnack competes in the new 2A Urban classification. The Posnack athletic program received national attention in 2011 when former-NBA player Kenny Anderson was named coach of the High School Boys' Varsity Basketball team. Anderson's signing with Posnack echoed Joe Bryant pursuing his first coaching position at Akiba Hebrew Academy in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania in 1992-1993.
