Alaska School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | |
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5530 E. Northern Lights Blvd United States | |
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Type | School for the Deaf |
Established | 1975 |
CEEB code | 020407 |
Principal | Ann Curry |
Grades | Pre-K to 12 [1] [3] [2] |
Enrollment | 35 [1] to 50 [3] [2] |
Language | American Sign Language, English [1] |
Color(s) | Purple and white [1] |
Mascot | Otter [1] |
Website | www |
The Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AKSD, previously abbreviated as ASSDHH) is a public school located in Anchorage, Alaska, United States.
Its affiliated schools are Russian Jack Elementary School, Orah Dee Clark Middle School, and Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School. [4]
In 1972, the Alaska Department of Education, in collaboration with the Anchorage School District, established and funded the Alaska State Program for the Deaf (ASPD). [5] In 1975, elementary school classes for ASSDHH began. [5] In 1987, the school's name was changed to Alaska State School for the Deaf. Middle school and high school locations were added in 1992. [5] An infant learning program also operated by ASSDHH between 1980 and 2002. [5] In 1995, the school's current name was given, recognizing its inclusion of students beyond deafness. [5]
For a period the school used ASSDHH as its acronym, but in 2016 it began using AKSD instead. [6]
ASSDHH has an enrollment of 35 to 50 students, ranging from pre-kindergarten to high school ages. [1] [3] [2] Its facilities have been in multiple locations in the Anchorage School District, [5] and are now educating its students at Russian Jack Elementary School, Clark Middle School, and East High School. [7]
Students not from the Anchorage area stay with host families participating in the Hope Community Resources-Rural Deaf Student Support Program. [8] The school previously cooperated with the non-profit organization ARC of Anchorage which operated the Student Living Center. [9]