Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind explained

Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Motto:Excellence and Innovation for Today and the Future
Location:State of Arizona Agency
Schooltype:Deaf, Blind, and Visually Impaired School
Founded:1912
Sister School:Phoenix Day School for the Deaf

Arizona School for the Deaf – Tucson

Arizona School for the Blind – Tucson

Superintendent:Annette Reichman

The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) is an Arizona state agency, with its administrative headquarters in Tucson.[1] It operates three schools for the deaf and blind, and five regional cooperatives throughout the state:

History

The first Arizona state legislature in 1912 enacted a provision forming the agency. Classes began in October 1912 with 19 deaf students on a converted residence on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson. The first principal was Henry C. White, appointed by Arizona's first governor, George W. P. Hunt.[2] Today, the school is a public corporation operated by a board of directors.

In May 2016, the ASDB Board of Directors announced Annette Reichman as the next ASDB Superintendent. She is the first deaf and visually impaired Superintendent in ASDB's 104 year old history. Due to the certification requirements for faculty, in 2017 the school system had a lack of teachers and it was making efforts to recruit more.[3]

Campuses

The Tucson campus has two dormitories for students.[4]

Due to parents in the Phoenix metropolitan area wanting a local deaf campus, in 1967 ADSB opened its Phoenix campus, Phoenix Day School for the Deaf (PDSD).[4] On a December 1, 2016, visit of Paul Boyer to PDSD, students expressed that they wanted a dormitory.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind. July 10, 2021. Tucson (Main Admin Location) Administrative Offices 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85745.
  2. Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 54 (PDF)
  3. Web site: Schools for deaf, blind feel effects of teacher shortage . Associated Press. Seattle Times. December 4, 2017. November 7, 2019. – Also at KPNX (12 News NBC) // Also at The Arizona Republic// Also at Washington Times - Associated Press standalone link
  4. Web site: About ASDB. Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind. May 22, 2021.
  5. Web site: Roadrunner Review –Q2/Q3 2016-2017. Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind. May 22, 2021.