California School for the Deaf, Riverside

The California School for the Deaf, Riverside (CSD-R or CSDR) is a school for deaf children located in Riverside, California. The school educates children from all over Southern California. Its companion school in Northern California is California School for the Deaf, Fremont (CSD-F or CSDF).

California School for the Deaf, Riverside
Location
Riverside
,
California

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1953
SuperintendentDr. Nancy Hlibok Amann
Faculty80
GradesK-12
Number of students400
Color(s)Scarlet Red and Grey   
Athletics conferenceCIF - Southern Section
Arrowhead League
MascotCubs
Websitecsdr-cde.ca.gov

History

On March 26, 1946, California Assembly Bill 75 was signed by Governor Earl Warren, future United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, authorizing appropriations to establish the Southern California School for the Deaf, later renamed the California School for the Deaf, Riverside.[1] In May, 1948, the State Department of Education in Sacramento chose Riverside as the site for the new school on the Arlington Avenue agricultural property.[2] The school began to accept students on February 2, 1953.[3][4] Perry E. Seely (1886–1949) (himself deaf) is the founding father of today’s CSDR.

In 1951, Dr. Richard G. Brill became the school's first superintendent, a position he served for 26 years. In 1958, the student population reached 500.

In 1977, Dr. Robert Lennan became the second school superintendent. He oversaw implementation of an individualized education plan (IEP) as required by federal law.

In 1989, Dr. Kenneth Randall took over as the school's new head.

In 2000, Dr. Rachel Stone, deaf since birth, became the fourth school chief.

In 2001, Mr. Harold Kund became the fifth school superintendent. His administration period was characterized by a rebuilding program on campus. Kund retired in 2005.

In 2006, Mal Grossinger was selected as the sixth superintendent of CSDR, and he remains in that position today. He is the second deaf superintendent to lead CSDR. CSDR recently received the maximum six-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. Struxness, Kevin. The CSDR Story 1945-2003. DeBee Communications, Inc., 2008. Page 18.
  2. Struxness, page 35.
  3. Struxness, page 58.
  4. Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 55 (PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine)
  5. Davis, Rich (October 18, 2008), "Crew films documentary on 19th century deaf baseball player 'Dummy' Hoy", Evansville Courier & Press

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