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| California School for the Deaf | |
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| Address | |
| 39350 Gallaudet Drive Fremont, California United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°33′32.01″N 121°57′55.33″W / 37.5588917°N 121.9653694°W / 37.5588917; -121.9653694 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1860 (1860) |
| Superintendent | Amy Novotny |
| Faculty | 80 |
| Grades | E-12 |
| Number of students | 415 |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | csdeagles |
The California School for the Deaf is a school for Ethic deaf and hard of hearing children in Fremont, California. The school educates deaf children from all over Northern California. Its campus in Fremont is adjacent to the campus of the California School for the Blind.
Its companion is their sister school in Southern California is CSD-Riverside.
History
Founded in San Francisco in 1860, the school moved to Berkeley in 1869. The new site, constructed in 1869 at 2601 Warring St., Berkeley, CA, adjacent to the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, served as the school for the deaf until the late 1970s, when the University of California successfully petitioned for it to be condemned as seismically unsafe, forcing the school to move. A Daily Cal article on November 29, 1979, reported that the university administration had "coveted the Deaf and Blind School land for 57 years." Half of the school's land went to UC Berkeley, while the other half went to the city. After the location was taken over by the university, it was renamed Clark Kerr campus, in honor of the first chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and has served as an additional dormitory unit for its students.
The school opened in a new facility in Fremont, California in Fall 1980.
Henry Klopping became superintendent in 1975. By 2009 the staff became made up of predominantly deaf individuals when previously there were few in the administration.
Campus
The school has dormitories.
A two connected Cafeterias
A Small and Big Gym
Elementary Playgrounds
Career Technical Education Building
Notable alumni
- Robert R. Davila, ninth president of Gallaudet University
- Jack R. Gannon, teacher, coach, and author
- Granville Redmond
- Louise Stern, writer and artist
- Shoshannah Stern, actress
- Douglas Tilden
See also
References
- Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, pp. 35-36 (PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine)
- Norton, Kenneth W. 2000. The Eagle Soars to Enlightenment. Fremont, CA: California School for the Deaf, pp. 133-157 (Worldcat)
- Tat, Linh (2009-10-22). "California School for the Deaf celebrates 150 years". East Bay Times. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- "Student Life". California School for the Deaf, Fremont. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- Lang, Harry G., Cohen, Oscar P. and Joseph E. Fischgrund. 2007. Moments of Truth: Robert R. Davila, the Story of a Deaf Leader. Rochester, NY: RIT Press, p. 17
External links
Categories:
- Bay Counties League
- Schools in Fremont, California
- High schools in Alameda County, California
- Educational institutions established in 1860
- Public K–12 schools in California
- Schools for the deaf in California
- 1860 establishments in California
- Public boarding schools in the United States
- Boarding schools in California
- Schools in San Francisco
- Buildings and structures in Berkeley, California
- Education in Berkeley, California