New York State School for the Deaf

Not to be confused with New York School for the Deaf.
New York State School for the Deaf
Location
Rome, New York
Coordinates 43°13′27″N 75°27′18″W / 43.22404°N 75.45498°WCoordinates: 43°13′27″N 75°27′18″W / 43.22404°N 75.45498°W
Information
Type state operated agency[1]
Established 1875
Superintendent David Hubman.[2]
Faculty 20
Grades preschool-12
Number of students 65
Color(s) green, gold
Athletics softball, track, and soccer
Mascot Trojans
Website Official NYSSD Website

The New York State School for the Deaf 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 Dr. 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.[3]

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 its current name, the New York State School for the Deaf. Multi-million dollar appropriations in the 1960s resulted in considerable expansion, with the campus now occupying 17 acres.[2][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.[1] Residential dorms are available for students who wish to live on campus.

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.[6]

Athletics

NYSSD maintains sports programs in softball,[7] track,[8] and soccer.[9] The school mascot is the Trojans, and the colors are green and gold.[7]

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).[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New York State School For The Deaf". Usa.com. World Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "History of the NYS School for the Deaf". NYSED.gov. New York State Education Department. August 28, 2014. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  3. ↑ Volta Bureau (U.S.); Fay, E.A. (1893). Public schools in the United, States established 1854-1893. Histories of American Schools for the Deaf, 1817-1893. Volta bureau. p. 119. LCCN 09014311. Retrieved 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.
  4. ↑ "School for the Deaf in Rome celebrates 135 years of deaf education". WKTV.com. WKTV. March 25, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  5. ↑ "NY Code - Title VI - Article 88: NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF". FindLaw. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  6. ↑ "Education Programs". NYSED.gov. New York State Education Department. November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "New York State School for the Deaf Softball". MaxPreps.com. CBS Sports. February 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  8. ↑ Stephanie Tooke (Summer 2011). Robin Lewis; Michelle Simmons, eds. "NYSSD Circle A Publication of the New York State School for the Deaf" (PDF). NYSED.gov. New York State School for the Deaf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  9. ↑ Keshia Clukey (October 18, 2013). "Rome school for the deaf celebrates annual soccer tournament". UticaOD.com. Utica Observer Dispatch. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  10. ↑ "Interscholastic sports". NYSED.gov. New York State Education Department. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2014-12-13.