Kentucky School for the Deaf

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Kentucky School for the Deaf
Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf, South Third Street, Danville (Boyle County, Kentucky).jpg
Jacobs Hall, A National Historic Landmark in 1987
Location
Kentucky School for the Deaf
303 S. 2nd St., Danville, Kentucky
Information
Type Public
EstablishedApril 10, 1823;200 years ago (1823-04-10)
PrincipalToyah Robey
Faculty45
GradesK–12
Enrollment100
Color(s)Green and white    [1]
MascotColonels [1]
Website www.ksd.k12.ky.us
Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf
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Location Danville, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°38′29″N84°46′18″W / 37.64139°N 84.77167°W / 37.64139; -84.77167
Arealess than one acre (landmarked area)
Built1857 (1857)
ArchitectThomas Lewinski, John McMurtry
NRHP reference No. 66000354 [2]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966

The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD), located in Danville, Kentucky, United States, is a school that provides education to deaf and hard-of-hearing children from elementary through high school levels. Founded in 1823, it was the first school for the deaf west of the Allegheny Mountains. Jacobs Hall, its oldest surviving building (built 1857), was designated a National Historic Landmark in recognition of this history.

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History

KSD was established as the Kentucky Asylum for the Tuition of the Deaf and Dumb on April 10, 1823. It was the first state-supported school of its kind in the United States and the first school for the deaf west of the Allegheny Mountains. [3] The deaf were a special concern of General Elias Barbee, a Kentucky state senator, whose daughter was deaf. In 1822, Barbee and John Rowan wrote legislation authorizing the creation of the school. On December 7, 1822, it was signed into law by Kentucky Governor John Adair. With the help of Henry Clay, KSD received two federal land grants in 1826 and 1836. This land in Florida and Arkansas was eventually sold to finance the construction of school facilities.

In the early years it was thought that the Kentucky school might be able to meet the educational needs of all deaf people in the southern and western United States. Pupils from all the southern states except Florida, and from as far away as Montana, attended KSD. Eventually, other states established their own schools for deaf students. [4]

Governance

The Centre College Board of Trustees operated the school until 1870. It was then governed by its own board of commissioners. Since 1960, the Kentucky Board of Education and Department of Education have governed the school.

Many of the officers and teachers at KSD have had long tenures. George M. McClure was associated with the school for eighty years as both pupil and teacher. The school has had fourteen superintendents since its inception. The Rev. John Rice Kerr, the first superintendent, and John Adamson Jacobs, the third superintendent, are credited with nurturing the school from its infancy. Jacobs began his work in 1825, became superintendent in 1835, and held that office until his death in 1869. [4]

Facilities

KSD lies on 166 acres (67 ha) near the center of Danville. Buildings on the campus are listed below. It has been proposed that the campus be reduced to 50 acres (20 ha), demolishing or selling several of the buildings. [5]

Master plan

A task force was established in 2004 to create a master plan for KSD. They recommended: [7]

Athletics

The school's mascot is the Colonel. Athletic teams have enjoyed moderate success. They have won at least one high school eight-man football championship in fall 1999. In 2007, they won the National Boys Soccer Championship and became a 12th Region contender in boys' basketball. KSD currently participates in the following sports:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kentucky School for the Deaf". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 20-21, 84 (PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine )(PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine ) (PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine )
  4. 1 2 "Centre College Special Collections, Kentucky School for the Deaf". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008.
  5. "KSD Family Education Newsletter, December 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2006. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  6. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf". Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
  7. "Danville's KSD Task Force present facility use ideas". The Advocate Messenger. May 7, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2009.