Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Our uniquely qualified Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) professionals collaborate with teachers and staff across the North Coastal Consortium for Special Education (NCCSE) to meet the diverse needs of students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, promoting educational and vocational success.

Our goals

Auditory Oral DHH Program: Provide intensive listening and spoken language intervention from TK to fifth grade, enabling students with hearing aids or cochlear implants to return to their home districts with strong skills to access the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) curriculum. We want to ensure our D/HH students thrive linguistically, academically, behaviorally, and socially.

High School Total Communication Program: Promote inclusion of Deaf or hard-of-hearing students on a high school campus, using bilingual, multimodal, and multicultural strategies to support their academic and social needs on a diploma or certificate track.

Itinerant Related Services: Ensure access to the general education curriculum for Deaf or hard-of-hearing students by collaborating with IEP teams, providing support and education to site personnel, staff, and parents.

Audiology: Ensure our Deaf and Hard of Hearing students have appropriate auditory access to their educational environments, promoting social, emotional and academic success and inclusion.

Our services

Auditory Oral DHH Program

• TK-5th grade students are fully integrated into the general education environment with “pull-out” and/or “push-in” Specialized Academic Instruction (SAI) and specialized auditory/oral instruction.

• Students are exposed to Co-taught lessons with a Teacher of the Deaf and a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist/Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist.

• Academic skills are taught using district core curriculum with accommodations/modifications.

• General education classroom time is adjusted and based on each student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP).

• Individualized special education services are provided within students' general education environment.

• Intensive speech and language services ae provided focusing on Listening and Spoken Language Intervention (LSLI).
• Daily listening checks.
• Parent education and support.
• Audiologist support for assistive listening equipment needs and troubleshooting.

High School Total Communication Program

• Specialized Academic Instruction (SAI) aligned to CCSS, reinforcing functional vocabulary.

• Flexible programming offered with specialized instruction in DHH classrooms and mainstreaming into general education classrooms.
• ASL-proficient teacher of the Deaf.
• ASL interpreting services in general education classes and ASB activities.
• Speech/Language therapy per student IEP, individually or in small groups.
• Counseling support for social-emotional needs available
• Monitoring of Hearing Assistive Technology by an Educational Audiologist.
• Access to all general education classes with support from DHH teacher or Instructional Assistant.
• Collaboration with community partners for additional learning opportunities.

Itinerant Related Services

• Consultation and direct SAI aligned to CCSS for academic, communication, equipment, social, and advocacy needs for students ages 3-22 years.

Audiology 

• Train and consult with education staff on fitting and monitoring amplification devices and cochlear implants.
• Consult with outside/private audiologists and parents about hearing loss and devices.
• Evaluate classroom acoustics.
• Participate in IEP meetings, providing input on accessibility, auditory evaluations, and community resources.
• Fit, repair, and monitor hearing assistive technology.
• Update parents and IEP teams on amplification and hearing assistive technology.
• Conduct CAPD assessments.