Louisiana School for the Deaf

Is your child Deaf or hard of hearing? Discover a school that truly celebrates their uniqueness! 🎉 At the Louisiana School for the Deaf, we provide: 🤟 Certified Deaf educators 💻 Visual learning tools 👂 Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology services 📚 A supplemental Deaf-specific curriculum to support our top-tier primary curriculum 💬 English & ASL support! And MORE! Join our community where support is built just right! Interested? Email us at cmills@lsdvi.org for more info today!

Notice of Cancellation - Board of Directors Meeting 07/15/2025 The Board of Directors of the Louisiana Special School District meeting scheduled for July 15, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. has been cancelled. The next Special meeting for the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Special School District will take place on July 21, 2025 at 9:00am. Please contact Kattie Sheppard at Kattie.Sheppard@swe.la.gov if you have any questions. You can read the full announcement on our website at the following link: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4654/LSS/5802857/7.15.25_Cancellation_Notice_KS_6.23.25.pdf

Exciting news for Louisiana School for the Deaf students! 🎓 We're expanding our Dual Credit program with new courses this year: Critical Reading & Writing and Personal Finance. Now, students can earn even MORE college credits while still in high school — for FREE! 100% of our students in our dual credit pilot program last year got FREE college credit and can now add this opportunity to their college applications and resumes. Have questions? Reach out to our school counselor, Vicky Vail, at VVail@lsdvi.org.

What if your child can’t sign yet? 🤟 No worries! We welcome all families! 💚 Whether you’re learning spoken language, sign language, or both, we're here to support you. Our ASL immersion program is ready to help your child learn to sign, and we offer free ASL classes for you! Interested? 📧 Email us today at CMills@lsdvi.org!

👋 It's that time of the year, where we start showing off our new staff members and changes on our team - help us welcome two incredible team members in their new roles! 🌱 Rachel Smart is joining us as our new CTE Agriscience teacher — and she’ll eventually help expanding our offerings in electrical, carpentry, and welding! 📚 Kristy Guidry, who has been teaching at LSD for the past two years, is stepping into a new position as our instructional coach for math, science, and CTE. We’re excited for what’s ahead with these two on board!

A big THANK YOU to the Louisiana School for the Deaf Alumni Association for generously donating materials that will make our celebrations extra special! Pictured is just a sneak peek into the items they got us, and more is coming soon! 👀 Your support will help us shine during Awards Day, Back to School events, Staff Appreciation, and more. We’re truly grateful to have such a caring alumni community behind us. You're the best, War Eagles! 🦅💚

🎉 Big thanks to our amazing operations team! We’re excited to share that new communication boards have been installed in our PreK and elementary playgrounds. These boards will support communication access and boost language development for all our students—making playtime even more meaningful! 💬🛝💛

✨ NOW HIRING! ✨ Join us at the Louisiana School for the Deaf, the 2nd most improved school in Louisiana! We're still expanding our team this fall and looking for talented individuals to fill roles such as: Teachers (MS ELA, MS Social Studies, MS Science, MS/HS Leap Connect) Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Aide Residential Advisors Speech-Language Pathologist Are you passionate about making a difference? 🌟 Apply today: tinyurl.com/LSDCAREERS and help us shape futures! Questions? Contact Dr. Delgado, NDelgado@lsdvi.org.

Is your child ready for a supportive learning environment? At Louisiana School for the Deaf, we put your child’s communication needs at the heart of everything we do. Our students thrive with direct communication, making learning more accessible and enjoyable! 🌟 Now enrolling for Fall 2025! Interested? Email us at cmills@lsdvi.org. What questions do you have about our programs? 💬

Exciting times at LSD as we celebrated our Pre-K Awards & Graduation last week! 🎓 Our young learners are ready to soar as they embark on their journey to kindergarten. We believe in their incredible potential and can’t wait to watch them grow and shine. 🌟

🌟✨ Celebrating Excellence! ✨🌟 Our Academic Awards Day was filled with joy as we honored our outstanding winners! 🏆🎉 Check out pictures from the following winners: 🎓 Student of the Year 🏆 CTE Worker of the Year 🌍 Citizenship Award 💪 Top Kickboard Earner 📚 Top GPA Let’s celebrate their hard work!

🎉 Join us in celebrating our incredible Teacher and Paraeducator of the Year at the Louisiana School for the Deaf! 🌟 Claudia Perez, our Teacher of the Year, is known for her dedication, leadership, and heart. She goes above and beyond to make sure her students not only understand the work—but believe in themselves. Always supportive, always all-in, Claudia’s impact is felt across our entire school community. 💚 Damien Williams, our Paraeducator of the Year, is the quiet force that keeps everything running smoothly. From supporting student activities to stepping in wherever he’s needed, Damien is dependable, caring, and always ready to help. Our students—and staff—are better because of him. 💚 We’re so proud to honor these two amazing educators who represent the very best of LSD! 🦅

📣 Big things are happening at the Louisiana School for the Deaf! 💚 This year, our students soared — and the results speak for themselves: 🧠 MAP Scores Up – We crushed last year’s growth goals, with MAP Reading improving by 13% from last year's growth! 🎓 ACT Scores Rising – Our juniors gained up to 8 points on given subject areas from their last test in the Fall, with some beating national growth averages! 🌟 Behavior & SEL Success – Referrals and suspensions dropped dramatically, with a 60% suspension decrease thanks to stronger PBIS and SEL supports. 📚 New Top-Tier Curricula | 👩‍🔧 More CTE Certifications | 🚜 New CTE Barn | 🖥️ Stronger Tech-Integrated Classrooms 👶 PreK Rated Excellent Again | 👩‍🏫 More Staff Hired | 📈 State Performance Grade Up a Level, and MORE! 🦅 Here We Grow, War Eagles!

Looking for a school where your deaf or hard of hearing child can truly belong? At Louisiana School for the Deaf, we create a community where Deaf and hard-of-hearing students THRIVE! 🌟 With small class sizes and a bilingual, top-tier curriculum, our students feel supported, understood, and ready for the future. Interested in enrolling for Fall 2025? Email us at cmills@lsdvi.org!

REMINDER: Board of Directors Meeting is Tomorrow Date: 05/13/2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: 2888 Brightside Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70820 SSD Board Room - Student Center If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will be Livestreamed on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/RUPhZES32CQ?feature=share You can find the agenda for the meeting at the following link: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4654/LSS/5630167/Agenda_5.13.25.pdf

Today is Cafeteria Hero Day! 🎉 We want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible cafeteria workers. 🙌 Your dedication in serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner to our students does not go unnoticed!

UPDATE: Agenda for Board of Directors Meeting Please note, the agenda for the board meeting has had one additional item added. The revised link is included below. Date: 05/13/2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: 2888 Brightside Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70820 SSD Board Room - Student Center If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will be Livestreamed on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/RUPhZES32CQ?feature=share You can find the agenda for the meeting at the following link: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4654/LSS/5630167/Agenda_5.13.25.pdf

ANNOUNCEMENT: Board of Directors Meeting Date: 05/13/2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: 2888 Brightside Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70820 SSD Board Room - Student Center If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will be Livestreamed on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/RUPhZES32CQ?feature=share You can find the agenda for the meeting at the following link: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4654/LSS/5615182/Board_of_Directors_Meeting_Agenda_05.13.25.pdf

This week is Staff Appreciation Week, and we’re celebrating the amazing team that makes our school a place of learning, support, and care for our War Eagles, every single day. To our teachers, paraeducators, secretaries, interpreters, nurses, cafeteria staff, custodians, dorm staff, technology team, instructional support, related service providers, and every other staff member—thank you for the heart, hard work, and dedication you bring to our students and school community daily. Whether you’re delivering a lesson or coaching a teacher on one, preparing nutritious meals for our kids, keeping our campus safe and clean, teaching our kids life skills in the dorms, or providing support behind the scenes (we bet you've never seen our boiler room - there's people that keep our facilities running safely and smoothly!)—you make a big difference. We see you, we appreciate you, and we couldn’t do it without you! 💚🦅