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Oregon School for the Deaf highlights preschool pilot, alumni success and proposed capital work on dorms
Summary
Oregon School for the Deaf presented to the education subcommittee about a new preschool pilot, student supports and a governor's capital recommendation to replace dorms with modern residence halls.
Charlotte Jones, director of the Oregon School for the Deaf, told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education on March 13 that the school piloted a preschool this year open to deaf and hard-of-hearing children as well as hearing children who would benefit from American Sign Language exposure.
Jones said the preschool mixed Deaf children, children of Deaf adults (CODAs) and hearing peers so hearing children could serve as "natural language models" for students who do not have signing at home. The school also piloted career and technical education offerings, partnered with vocational rehabilitation for student transitions and runs an annual fundraising event the school calls the "Nightmare Factory."
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