New York State School for the Deaf explained

New York State School for the Deaf
Location:401 Turin Street
City:Rome
State:New York
Established:1875
Type:State Operated School
Grades:Preschool-12
Superintendent:David Hubman
Staff:103
Students:48
Athletics:Soccer, Basketball, Softball
Mascot:Trojans
Colors:Forest green and Gold
Website:Official NYSSD Website

The New York State School for the Deaf (NYSSD) was founded in Rome, New York, in 1874 by Alphonso Johnson, a graduate and former teacher of the NY Institution for the Deaf. The school now operates under the New York State Board of Regents.

History

Alphonso Johnson, a deaf graduate of the New York Institution for the Deaf and former teacher there founded a deaf school in Rome, New York in 1874 with the assistance of Rev. Thomas Gallaudet. The school opened in 1875 with four pupils, with Johnson as principal and teacher. The next year, the school began operating as the Central New York Institution for Deaf-Mutes. Within three years, attendance rose to 100 and more buildings began construction.[1]

In 1887, the New York State Legislature appropriated funds for several buildings, including Gallaudet Hall, as it was later named. In 1931 the school became the Central New York School for the Deaf. In 1963, by act of the Legislature, the school became part of the New York State Education Department and underwent a further name change to New York State School for the Deaf. Multimillion-dollar appropriations in the 1960s resulted in considerable expansion, with the campus now occupying 17 acres.[2] [3]

Fred L. Sparks of Gaffney, South Carolina, became the superintendent in 1950.[4]

Organization

Formerly a corporation, the school is a state operated agency and is now a part of the New York State Education Department and the New York State Board of Regents. It is governed by Title VI Special Schools and Instruction, article 88 of the NY State Code.[5]

Current enrollment is 65 students with 20 faculty.[6] Residential dorms are available for students who wish to live on campus.[7]

Educational program

Academic study

NYSSD has programs for elementary education, middle school, high school, college prep, career prep and vocational education (BOCES), daily living skills, and fine arts; and also has a deaf infant program.[8]

Athletics

NYSSD maintains sports programs in softball,[9] track,[10] and soccer.[11] The school mascot is the Trojans, and the colors are green and gold.

There are interscholastic teams in boys' basketball, soccer, and track; and girls' soccer, basketball and softball. NYSSD belongs to several conferences, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), the Eastern States Deaf Athletic Association (ESDAA), and the public school North Country Athletic Conference (NCAC).[12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Volta Bureau (U.S.) . Fay . E.A. . 1893 . Public schools in the United, States established 1854-1893 . Volta bureau . Histories of American Schools for the Deaf, 1817-1893 . 09014311 . 119 . 2014-12-13 . The Central New York Institution For Deaf-Mutes.
    I. Facts Relating to the Organization.
    The first steps toward the organization of this Institution were taken in the summer of 1874: eight months afterward the last obstacle was surmounted, and on the 22nd of March, 1875, the initial building, a hired house, No. 107 Madison street, was opened for business, the attendance being four pupils. On September 1, 1875 commenced what may be called the first academical year of the Institution, under the auspices of a board of fifteen trustees, with Alphonso Johnson (a deaf-mute) as principal and F.L. Seliney as instructor, both of whom, in connection with the Rev. Thomas Gallaudet, had been the original movers in the enterprise.
    On September 1, 1876, Edward Beverly Nelson, B.A., assumed the principalship, a position he still occupies, and at the close of the second year the pupilage was one hundred and ten..
  2. Web site: History of the NYS School for the Deaf . . August 28, 2014 . NYSED.gov . New York State Education Department . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402185923/http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/nyssd/history.html . 2012-04-02 . 2014-12-12 .
  3. Web site: School for the Deaf in Rome celebrates 135 years of deaf education . . March 25, 2010 . WKTV.com . WKTV . https://web.archive.org/web/20100329060848/http://www.wktv.com/news/local/89150922.html . 2010-03-29 . 2014-12-13 .
  4. News: Dickinson. Alberta J.. Gaffney Man Head of New York Deaf School. Observer-Dispatch. The Gaffney Ledger. Gaffney, South Carolina. 1950-08-01. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: NY Code - Title VI - Article 88: NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF . FindLaw . Thomson Reuters . https://web.archive.org/web/20131116025324/http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/nycode/EDN/VI/88 . 2013-11-16 . 2014-12-13 .
  6. Web site: New York State School For The Deaf . Usa.com . World Media Group, LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001855/http://www.usa.com/school-district-3600154.htm . 2014-07-15 . 2014-12-13.
  7. Web site: Resident Life. New York State School for the Deaf. 2021-06-18.
  8. Web site: Education Programs . November 1, 2012 . NYSED.gov . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810083230/http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/nyssd/programs/ . 2014-08-10 . 2014-12-13.
  9. Web site: New York State School for the Deaf Softball . February 1, 2014 . MaxPreps.com . . 2014-12-13 .
  10. Web site: NYSSD Circle A Publication of the New York State School for the Deaf . Stephanie Tooke . Robin Lewis . Michelle Simmons . Summer 2011 . NYSED.gov . New York State School for the Deaf . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213095627/http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/nyssd/circle/summer2011.pdf . 2014-12-13 . 2014-12-13.
  11. Web site: Rome school for the deaf celebrates annual soccer tournament . Keshia Clukey . October 18, 2013 . UticaOD.com . Utica Observer Dispatch . 2014-12-13.
  12. Web site: Interscholastic sports . November 24, 2014 . NYSED.gov . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130916185808/http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/nyssd/activities/interscholasticsports.html . 2013-09-16 . 2014-12-13.

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