Longview Regional Day School for the Deaf

Overview of the Program
Regional Day School Services for the Hearing Impaired provides for the special education needs of hearing impaired students through a shared service arrangement. Approximately twenty East Texas area school districts participate in the shared service arrangement. The goal is that each hearing impaired student whose hearing loss impairs speech, language and academic achievement will receive specialized instruction and related services so that his/her communication skills are commensurate with hearing peers.

Services for Students with Hearing Impairments
Regional Day School Services for Hearing Impaired provides services to students who have an educationally significant hearing loss ranging from mild to profound. Following a full assessment, educational services for individual students are developed through an Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) meeting. The ARD meeting includes the family, certified teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing and other educational professionals. Educational services may include audiology, individual speech-language therapy, academic instruction and related services.