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Telephone
V/TTY (217) 479-4200
FAX (217) 479-4209

Postal address
Illinois School for the Deaf
125 Webster Avenue
Jacksonville, Illinois 62650


bullet Electronic Mail Electronic Mail
Admissions & Records: Carolyn.Eilering@illinois.gov

General Information: Myriam.Young@illinois.gov

Superintendent: Marybeth.Lauderdale@illinois.gov

Webmaster:
Myriam.Young@illinois.gov

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OUR VISION
The vision of the Illinois School for the Deaf is to educate students to become responsible, self supporting citizens.  Our schools will be safe learning communities that encourage students to attain their highest potential in reading, writing, and mathematics.  We will empower our students to explore the technological trends and the employment opportunities of the future. 

We will achieve this through:

  • Providing a safe, healthy, and respectful learning, living, and work environment.
  • Using each student’s unique educational and developmental needs documented in Individual Educational Plans to guide their educational program.
  • Respecting all forms of communication and technology for deaf and hard of hearing students.
  • Providing an instructional program for deaf and hard of hearing students that is most effective when guided by the Seven Principles for Student Success (Freeman & Freeman, 1998.)
  • Providing a supportive and caring atmosphere in order to develop a positive self–esteem and skills necessary to be successful in an ever-changing world.
  • Serving the community as an informational resource in current trends and research in the field of deaf education and American Sign Language.
  • Sharing the responsibility of educating our students between the parents, students, school and residential personnel and the community.
  • Providing an accessible bilingual communication environment.

bullet Parent ConferenceParent Conference 2009-2010
Free conferences for parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing Register now!
(Brochure and Registration Form English Spanish)
Click below to register online
South of 70 Registration Deadline: March 5, 2010

bullet for You are your child's best advocateYou Are your Child's Best Advocate!
This is a keynote for the parent conferences by Michele Westmaas. It carries a very important message for the parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. PDF format with speaker notes: English Spanish
Power Point Show English Spanish

bullet for parent infant instituteParent Infant Institute
Institute for Parents of preschool children who are deaf or hard of hearing. June 13-18, 2010. (Click here to read the brochure on pdf format English Spanish)

bullet for sports campSports Camp 2010 for Children in Grades 5 to 8
June 20-25. Application deadline is April 30
For more information download the brochure on pdf format English Spanish
Download the application on pdf format English Spanish and the Physical Form

bullet for sports campArts Camp 2010 for Children in Grades 3 to 6
June 20-25. Application deadline is May 15
For more information download the brochure on pdf format English Spanish
Download the application on pdf format English Spanish and the Physical Form

bulletSpecial Education Rights Guide
The 2009 special education rights guide, Educational Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding Special Education in Illinois, is now available. (Click here to read more about this)

bulletAnswering Service in Spanish
Informational Brochure English Spanish

bulletIllinois Supervisors of Programs for Hard of Hearing / Deaf Individuals
(Click here to go to the web site

bullet Comprehensive Service Guidelines 1 here
Comprehensive Service Guidelines 2 here

bullet Parent Infant programLearn more about our Parent/Infant Program
at the Kline House
Click here to download a presentation of the program.

bullet Advisory Council Information here

bullet Learn here about Reform in Deaf Education

bullet Cochlear Implant Support Page at the Illinois School for the Deaf

bullet Information on Cochlear Implants in Education. See flyer English

bullet Illinois School for the Deaf ASL/English Bilingual Communication
Policy English

bulletISD blog and Twitter
Visit our IllinoisDeaf Twitter post here
Read our blog here

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