Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Alaska School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
5530 E. Northern Lights Blvd

99504 [1] [2]

United States
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TypeSchool for the Deaf
Established1975(49 years ago) (1975)
CEEB code 020407
PrincipalAnn Curry
GradesPre-K to 12 [1] [3] [2]
Enrollment35 [1] to 50 [3] [2]
Language American Sign Language, English [1]
Color(s)Purple and white [1]
Mascot Otter [1]
Website www.asdk12.org/aksdhh

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.

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Its affiliated schools are Russian Jack Elementary School, Orah Dee Clark Middle School, and Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School. [4]

History

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]

Description

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Profile page Archived May 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at Anchorage School District website
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sees, Jennifer, "Responding to NCLB in Alaska", Odyssey, no. Spring 2004, Gallaudet University, pp. 54–57
  3. 1 2 3 "Alaska State School for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing". Niche.com. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  4. "Where are we in Anchorage, AK?" (PDF). Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ASSDHH Mission and Vision (PDF), Anchorage School District, archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2014, retrieved May 7, 2014
  6. "ASPD to AKSD" (PDF). Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  7. About Us Archived July 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at official website
  8. "Family Services". Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Retrieved June 19, 2021. which links to "Deaf Student Support". Hope Alaska. Retrieved June 18, 2021. which explains students stay with host families.
  9. "Comprehensive Services". Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

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