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USDB superintendents outline enrichment priorities and staffing needs for deaf and blind schools
Summary
Superintendents from USDB’s schools for the blind and deaf updated the committee on enrichment surveys, assistive‑technology orders, staffing vacancies, extracurricular events and an estimated $300,000 additional funding need for the School for the Deaf.
At the Jan. 13 USDB standing committee meeting, Associate Superintendent Susan Patton (School for the Blind) and Superintendent Tanner (School for the Deaf) briefed members on program activity and resourcing needs.
Patton summarized recent surveys of teachers of the visually impaired (TVIs), parents and students showing strong support for enrichment funds and recommended new line items to target local, inclusive activities. She said USDB would…
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