State Board holds off on closing school for the deaf

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State Board holds off on closing school for the deaf | KTVB.COM | Boise, Idaho News, Weather, Sports, Video, Traffic & Events | IDAHO NEWS

The state school for the deaf will remain open - at least for now.

The Idaho State Board of Education tabled a decision yesterday on closing the Gooding-based school for the deaf and the blind.

In a meeting yesterday in Twin Falls, the board opted to delay the decision to give state education leaders more time to draft legislation for outreach programs instead for deaf and blind students.

Board members say they will revisit plans to close the school in October.

The proposal to close the school is the result of more than two years of study by the state board's transition team. The proposal also calls for a short-term overnight facility for children in the Treasure Valley that would temporarily house students before they can return home.

Last year, a legislative committee approved recommendations to expand outreach programs throughout the state. Earlier this year, seven positions were cut at the Gooding school to hire more people for outreach programs.
 
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State Board holds off on closing school for the deaf | KTVB.COM | Boise, Idaho News, Weather, Sports, Video, Traffic & Events | IDAHO NEWS

The state school for the deaf will remain open - at least for now.

The Idaho State Board of Education tabled a decision yesterday on closing the Gooding-based school for the deaf and the blind.

In a meeting yesterday in Twin Falls, the board opted to delay the decision to give state education leaders more time to draft legislation for outreach programs instead for deaf and blind students.

Board members say they will revisit plans to close the school in October.

The proposal to close the school is the result of more than two years of study by the state board's transition team. The proposal also calls for a short-term overnight facility for children in the Treasure Valley that would temporarily house students before they can return home.

Last year, a legislative committee approved recommendations to expand outreach programs throughout the state. Earlier this year, seven positions were cut at the Gooding school to hire more people for outreach programs.
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Hope the stay turns out to be permanent.
 
The article doesn't say how many students would be affected, but, I concur with you, jillio, I hope the stay is permanent
 
That's scary cuz if deaf schools close, those who didnt do good in mainstreamed programs will be put back into the same programs they struggled with. *sighs*
 
pek1 said:
The article doesn't say how many students would be affected, but, I concur with you, jillio, I hope the stay is permanent
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same question here, I check and not said about how many enroll this school.:dunno:
 
Now why didn't I think of that? Maybe it's because it was late at night when I posted.
 
shel90 said:
That's scary cuz if deaf schools close, those who didnt do good in mainstreamed programs will be put back into the same programs they struggled with. *sighs*
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Why do they keep doing that over and over? And then complain about literacy rates and low achievement scores? I simply cannot believe that some people ar so stubborn that they will continue to bang their head up against the same brick wall time after time. Looks like they could figure out after one or two times, that they can't knock it down with their head, and try something else.
 
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