ICYMI: The Auburn Citizen reported both sides of the Smart School Bond Act debate
Supporting the association’s point of view is De. Bernadette Kappen. Read more here.
Smart Schools Continues to Make News
The Albany-based Legislative Gazette, read by decision-makers at the state Capitol, featured the association’s appeal for technology funding. Read more here.
New York’s Schools for Blind, Deaf and Physically Disabled Children Prepare to Access Technology Investments
The association of schools representing New York’s deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students applauded the passage of the Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014. Read more here.
Lavelle Beatboxing Program Draws the Interest of Slate.com
They’ve got the BEAT at Lavelle School for the Blind. And they’ve had it for the past five years, thanks to a couple of professional musicians, an open-minded school administration and some eager and, as it turns out, very talented…
Education Needs Technology
See the op-ed by Tim Kelly, superintendent of St. Mary’s School for the Deaf, which ran Oct. 26 in the Jamestown Post-Journal. Jamestown Post Journal Smart Schools Bond Act OpEd (TKelly)
RSD Bestows Founder’s Awards
The 21st annual Rochester School for the Deaf (RSD) Perkins and Lyon Founder’s Awards, so named for dedicated individuals of paramount importance to the establishment of the school more than 138 years ago, honor two women whose diligent work has…
Hats Off to Cancer
Students and staff from the New York Institute for Special Education on Oct. 6 hosted “Hats Off to Cancer” – the school’s first fundraiser of the school year. The school also participated in an anti-bullying campaign. See photos here.
NY Mets Take the Field at Henry Viscardi School
“Play ball!” That’s exactly what three New York Mets starters did when they visited Henry Viscardi School at The Viscardi Center on September 15, 2014. Read more here.
St. Mary’s is All EARS This Summer
A new St. Mary's School for the Deaf program, gaining traction this summer, is yet another symbol of the institution's commitment to students and families. The EARS program – for Educational and Auditory Resources for Sound – an auditory education…
DYK: you can learn American Sign Language at NY School for the Deaf beginning Oct. 1
New York School for the Deaf offers a series of American Sign Language (ASL) evening classes, for beginners, intermediate level and advanced signers. American Sign Language (ASL) is the language used by Deaf people in the United States. Our ASL…