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VSDB VISION
To provide an environment which fosters self-confident students who are contributing citizens and life-long learners and to be a resource of excellence for the communities of Virginia who serve students with deafness and or blindness
VSDB Mission and VSDB Belief Statement
VSDB News & Updates
Board of Visitors Bylaws and Minutes are available by clicking here.
Open Position Announcements - 01/25/2010 09-10 Student Handbook / Conduct Code 09-10 Calendar in page-per-month format |
We have established a new department at our school - the Department of Educational Support Services.We anticipate that this organizational change will allow us to better coordinate the support services for our students and offer improved support for our staff. Dr. Rebecca Plesko-Dubois has been appointed as the Director of Educational Support Services and assumed her duties beginning July 25, 2009. The following functional areas have been assigned to this new department: audiology services, behavior management, guidance counseling,occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychological services, recreational therapy, school social work, speech language therapy, and transition services. Correspondence and inquiries concerning these areas should be directed to Dr. Plesko-Dubois. |
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About VSDB
One of the oldest schools in Virginia and the second of its kind in the world, the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind (VSDB), located in historic and scenic Staunton, VA, was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on March 31, 1838. As the school celebrates more than 170 years of continued excellence in educating deaf and blind children, it remains at the forefront of educational technology. The school utilizes some of the latest and most advanced audio-visual equipment and disability tailored computer applications in its classrooms to provide its students with the best education. Now, as in 1839, the arms of the school are open wide for the deaf and blind children of Virginia.
From the DOE Website:
The 2009 General Assembly established the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (VSDB) in Staunton as a state agency with its own board of visitors independent of the Virginia Department of Education, effective July 1, 2009. The legislature directed the superintendent of public instruction to designate a VDOE staff member to serve as consultant to the VSDB Board of Visitors on matters pertaining to instruction, federal and state special education requirements and school accreditation.