FAQs

=Frequently Asked Questions=

//How are students enrolled in the program at Key//? How or why? Students with a hearing loss that is negatively impacting their academic skills to a significant extent as measured by various methods (MAP, CRCT, ...) and require more intervention time than they can receive at their home school, may qualify for D/HH services at Key (as determined by an IEP committee meeting).

//Does the program offer a continuum of services to students//? yes...continuum from being in reg. ed to more pull-out time to some that are mainly in pull out all day. Don't want to say too much..we will end up with all the autistice, MI, MO and everything else..LOL

//What special services and equipment are available to deaf/hard of hearing students at Key//?

Jackie: Do you all think we should use total communication as our communication mode which includes spoken English and sign language?

Emily: Well...Hmmm. Do you think that the term TC accurately describes what we do? Maybe I am wrong, but TC seems ... dated/vague/catch-allish. We do use ASL and spoken English. We also differentiate teaching by using graphics, captions, video, written English. To me...and this is just me with my non-DHH teacher (read:clueless) perspective, but those terms and qualifications more accurately define how we communicate than //TC// does. The term TC has always seemed like a way to sit on the DeafEd fence to me.

Jackie: You're right. The term is outdated. I guess I'm showing my age. :-)

Emily: FAQs: I listed only 3 questions that immediately popped into my head. Surely we have more. Like: How many students? Where do students in our program go after Key? More, please?

Jackie: We have 19 students at Key, 6 at Midland, 9 at Jordan,1 at STEPS and 27 itinerant for a total of 62 students in MCSD. What do you think of the mission statement?

When students leave Key they go to Midland Middle School and then on to Jordan High School.

Please feel free to make changes.

Laurie: I think that maybe we should not use the term total communication as I don't hear it referred to as much..I think by just describing and listing ways we work with the students would be best.Then we cover everything that is available since the term total communication does not really mean all of the above listed. I think we seem more progressive and less "philosophical" (is that a word?) without the use of the term total communication.