ASL CSDF Powerpoint

Our Final Walk Through CSDF (except for Shannon) : 

Our Final Walk Through CSDF (except for Shannon) By Nikki Costa, Shannon Harris, Cece Hu, Rachel Lo, and Connie Tsai

CSDF History : 

CSD was first established in San Francisco on May 1, 1860 Classes were held in a rented house The first class consisted of three students CSDF History

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CSD in San Francisco

CSDF History : 

CSDF History In 1869, CSD moved to Berkeley CSD now enrolled approximately 50 students A fire burned down the building in 1875 The rebuilding of CSD began in 1877 and was completed in 1890

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CSD in Berkeley

CSDF History : 

CSDF History The Berkeley campus grew to house more and more students with an enrollment of 215 students in 1915 and 518 in 1978 In 1977 ground was broken for the construction of the new Fremont campus, which was completed in 1980 CSD was supposedly moved to Fremont because it sat along a fault line, although there is speculation that UC Berkeley wanted the land on which CSDB was built

The Bear Hunt Statue : 

The statue was sculpted by the Deaf artist Douglas Tilden, who once attended the California School for the Deaf. Tilden donated the statue to CSDB to repay his debt to the school The statue was first introduced to the CSDB campus in 1895 The Bear Hunt Statue

CSDF’s Superintendent : 

CSDF’s Superintendent Dr. Henry Klopping has been CSD’s superintendent since 1975 and has worked at both the Berkeley and Fremont campuses Although Dr. Klopping is not Deaf, he comes from a Deaf family and was involved in the Deaf community from a very early age.

Teaching at CSDF : 

Teaching at CSDF Deaf to Hearing teacher ratio: approximately 3:1 or 75% to 25% Credentials needed to teach at CSDF: Possession of or eligibility for a California Standard Teacher Credential authorizing the holder to teach Deaf/hard of hearing students Eligible to meet the No Child Left Behind subject area requirements Proficiency in American Sign Language Good command of written English Strong cultural perspective of the Deaf Experience working with students in special needs, preferred if applying for the Special Needs Program Education or experience preferred in: learning disabilities, ESL, project based learning, career pathways, and team teaching

Education programs available to students : 

Education programs available to students Special needs Preschool Kindergarten Middle school High school Health careers Journalism/Video Workforce Recruit Program (WRP) Independent Living skills

Residential Life : 

Residential Life # of cottages: 16 total 1-2 special needs 3-6 high school girls 7-10 high school boys 11-14 middle school 16-17 elementary Who lives there: Students attending CSDF who don’t live near the school and live too far away to commute Requirements for dorm counselors: Must be fluent in ASL Must be at least 18 years old Required to take a TB test No Criminal Record Required to take state exam (English and Math)

Residential Life : 

Residential Life Requirements for night attendants: Same requirements as the dorm counselors Requirements for senior apt: House students who have graduated but not yet gone to college Students can live in senior apartments until age 22 To be eligible for a senior apartment, a student must have passed the high school exit exam Other dorm info Kids living in dorms have a chart that tells where they are when they are not in the cottage

Minority Group Support : 

Minority Group Support Hispanic/Latino support service Was available last year, but currently does is not Hopefully will be re-established in the future No Black Student Union is currently set up Gay-Straight Alliance Holds a meeting Wednesday 10/29 at lunch in the west pod Had a club booth set up at open house that sold t-shirts and cookies

CSDF Athletics : 

CSDF Athletics Football (JV and Varsity) Volleyball (JV and Varsity) Girls and Boys Cross Country Baseball Wrestling Swimming Track Requirements: GPA needs to be at least 2.3 and they need to go through tryouts to see if they qualify physically. Practice Times vary. They can be morning practices at 6:00 to the time when school starts and/or after school.

Clubs and After School Activities : 

Clubs and After School Activities For Residential students: Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts Elementary students work on small projects under the supervision of adults/teachers/counselors. Middle School students have larger projects to work on under the supervision of adults/teachers/counselors. High School students have the freedom to do whatever they want. For Non-Residential Students: These students generally go home after school unless they are involved in a sport Some clubs on the CSDF campus: Gardening Club Educational Tour Club Volunteer Club Drama Club Visual Arts Club

Annual Open House variety show : 

Annual Open House variety show Many performers of all ages Kindergarten: told the story “One Tiny Turtle” Middle school: A-Z story “The Pep Rally” High School: cheerleaders Showed the supportive and unified atmosphere of the Deaf community Many parents video taping Many of the performances had a theme of unity such as the fight song

CSDF Dining : 

CSDF Dining Cafeteria serves a variety of food and the menu constantly changes All students that live on campus attend breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the dining hall Those who live off campus only eat lunch at CSDF Cafeteria food is free to students Meal times: Breakfast at 7:15 Lunch at 11:00 Dinner at 5:30 Most students said the food was fairly good and that there was a good variety of meals Possible menu items may include Hamburgers/Hot dogs Burritos Spaghetti

Health Services : 

Health Services Located in between CSDF and the blind school and serves both school’s students All students must go to the Health services building for any health problem because there are no other nurses on campus To work there one must be a registered nurse and be willing to learn sign Although not all of the nurses at the clinic know sign, they are all at some level of learning A doctor works at the clinic one hour once a week if needed and is otherwise available for consult by phone No Deaf doctor/nurse currently works there although there was a Deaf doctor about 15 years ago

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