The Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AKSD, previously abbreviated as ASSDHH) is a
public school located in
Anchorage,
Alaska
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Its affiliated schools are Russian Jack Elementary School, Orah Dee Clark Middle School, and
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School.
History
In 1972, the
Alaska Department of Education
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (EED) is the state agency controlling primary and secondary education in Alaska. It is headquartered in Juneau. , in collaboration with the
Anchorage School District
The Anchorage School District (ASD) manages all public schools within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the 107th largest school district in the United States, serving over 45,000 students in more than 90 schools. ...
, established and funded the Alaska State Program for the Deaf (ASPD).
In 1975, elementary school classes for ASSDHH began.
In 1987, the school's name was changed to Alaska State School for the Deaf. Middle school and high school locations were added in 1992.
An infant learning program also operated by ASSDHH between 1980 and 2002.
In 1995, the school's current name was given, recognizing its inclusion of students beyond deafness.
For a period the school used ASSDHH as its acronym, but in 2016 it began using AKSD instead.
Description
ASSDHH has an enrollment of 35 to 50 students, ranging from pre-kindergarten to high school ages.
Its facilities have been in multiple locations in the Anchorage School District,
and are now educating its students at Russian Jack Elementary School, Clark Middle School, and
East High School.
[About Us]
at official website
Students not from the Anchorage area stay with host families participating in the Hope Community Resources-Rural Deaf Student Support Program. The school previously cooperated with the non-profit organization ARC of Anchorage which operated the Student Living Center.
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1975 establishments in Alaska
High schools in Anchorage, Alaska
Public elementary schools in Alaska
Public high schools in Alaska
Public middle schools in Alaska
Schools for the deaf in the United States
Schools in Anchorage, Alaska
School
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