TSD News

Join the Birth - Five Parent Outreach team the 2nd and 4th Tuesday night of each month at 8:00 PM from the comfort of your own home! Information will be shared from parents and professionals who help answer questions about raising a child with hearing loss. To join please contact Alisa Weeks, [email protected].

4D (Deaf Dads and Dads of Deaf) will meet Friday, October 4th from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Honeybee Coffee. Come enjoy coffee and conversation with Deaf Dads and Dads of Deaf!

Questions? Contact David Ogle: [email protected] / (865) 469-9283

The Parent Outreach K-12 Program encourages all parents and family of deaf / hard of hearing children to participate in Family ASL Classes beginning on September 10th from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Come and receive information about class levels, placement and childcare. Experience in ASL or no experience, all family members are welcomed!

The Department of Instruction presents guest speaker Dr. Wyatte Hall, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center, to discuss "The Hidden Social Epidemic of Language Deprivation". This event will be held at TSD Knoxville's Ward Building Auditorium on August 30, 2019. All educators, parents and stakeholders are welcome!

TSD is pleased to announce that we are using the Raptor Visitor Management System to strengthen our program of campus safety for students and faculty. The Raptor system will enable us to screen visitors, contractors, and volunteers in our schools and provide a safer environment for everyone.

The Student Life Rec program will be celebrating Deaf Awareness Month on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 from 5:30-7:30 pm at Ijams Quarry. Everyone is invited to attend! We hope you will join us!

Join the Birth-5 Parent Outreach team and other families for a two-hour, hands-on workshop: "Transportation Unit". In addition, you will have the opportunity to talk with Teachers of the Deaf about your specific concerns. Ready, Set, Learn! will take place in Chattanooga, TN on September 28, 2019 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.

SKI-HI Deaf Mentor contractual positions are now available. A Deaf Mentor provides family-centered information and guidance for families with deaf / hard of hearing / deaf-blind children.

For questions, please contact Tracy Duncan - [email protected].

Director of Instruction, Lisa Collins, letter to parents for the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year.

The Family Learning Day will be held in Johnson City on June 20, 2019 from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EST. There will be a variety of fun activities and workshops for parents and kids including Deaf Storytelling, Arts & Crafts, Deaf Adult Panel and many more. The cost of the event is $5.00 per person with a maximum of $20.00 per family. Please click the link provided to register!