Louisiana School for the Deaf

A big THANK YOU to the Louisiana School for the Deaf Alumni Association for generously donating materials that will make our celebrations extra special! Pictured is just a sneak peek into the items they got us, and more is coming soon! 👀 Your support will help us shine during Awards Day, Back to School events, Staff Appreciation, and more. We’re truly grateful to have such a caring alumni community behind us. You're the best, War Eagles! 🦅💚

🎉 Big thanks to our amazing operations team! We’re excited to share that new communication boards have been installed in our PreK and elementary playgrounds. These boards will support communication access and boost language development for all our students—making playtime even more meaningful! 💬🛝💛

✨ NOW HIRING! ✨ Join us at the Louisiana School for the Deaf, the 2nd most improved school in Louisiana! We're still expanding our team this fall and looking for talented individuals to fill roles such as: Teachers (MS ELA, MS Social Studies, MS Science, MS/HS Leap Connect) Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Aide Residential Advisors Speech-Language Pathologist Are you passionate about making a difference? 🌟 Apply today: tinyurl.com/LSDCAREERS and help us shape futures! Questions? Contact Dr. Delgado, NDelgado@lsdvi.org.

Is your child ready for a supportive learning environment? At Louisiana School for the Deaf, we put your child’s communication needs at the heart of everything we do. Our students thrive with direct communication, making learning more accessible and enjoyable! 🌟 Now enrolling for Fall 2025! Interested? Email us at cmills@lsdvi.org. What questions do you have about our programs? 💬

Exciting times at LSD as we celebrated our Pre-K Awards & Graduation last week! 🎓 Our young learners are ready to soar as they embark on their journey to kindergarten. We believe in their incredible potential and can’t wait to watch them grow and shine. 🌟

🌟✨ Celebrating Excellence! ✨🌟 Our Academic Awards Day was filled with joy as we honored our outstanding winners! 🏆🎉 Check out pictures from the following winners: 🎓 Student of the Year 🏆 CTE Worker of the Year 🌍 Citizenship Award 💪 Top Kickboard Earner 📚 Top GPA Let’s celebrate their hard work!

🎉 Join us in celebrating our incredible Teacher and Paraeducator of the Year at the Louisiana School for the Deaf! 🌟 Claudia Perez, our Teacher of the Year, is known for her dedication, leadership, and heart. She goes above and beyond to make sure her students not only understand the work—but believe in themselves. Always supportive, always all-in, Claudia’s impact is felt across our entire school community. 💚 Damien Williams, our Paraeducator of the Year, is the quiet force that keeps everything running smoothly. From supporting student activities to stepping in wherever he’s needed, Damien is dependable, caring, and always ready to help. Our students—and staff—are better because of him. 💚 We’re so proud to honor these two amazing educators who represent the very best of LSD! 🦅

📣 Big things are happening at the Louisiana School for the Deaf! 💚 This year, our students soared — and the results speak for themselves: 🧠 MAP Scores Up – We crushed last year’s growth goals, with MAP Reading improving by 13% from last year's growth! 🎓 ACT Scores Rising – Our juniors gained up to 8 points on given subject areas from their last test in the Fall, with some beating national growth averages! 🌟 Behavior & SEL Success – Referrals and suspensions dropped dramatically, with a 60% suspension decrease thanks to stronger PBIS and SEL supports. 📚 New Top-Tier Curricula | 👩‍🔧 More CTE Certifications | 🚜 New CTE Barn | 🖥️ Stronger Tech-Integrated Classrooms 👶 PreK Rated Excellent Again | 👩‍🏫 More Staff Hired | 📈 State Performance Grade Up a Level, and MORE! 🦅 Here We Grow, War Eagles!

Looking for a school where your deaf or hard of hearing child can truly belong? At Louisiana School for the Deaf, we create a community where Deaf and hard-of-hearing students THRIVE! 🌟 With small class sizes and a bilingual, top-tier curriculum, our students feel supported, understood, and ready for the future. Interested in enrolling for Fall 2025? Email us at cmills@lsdvi.org!

REMINDER: Board of Directors Meeting is Tomorrow Date: 05/13/2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: 2888 Brightside Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70820 SSD Board Room - Student Center If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will be Livestreamed on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/RUPhZES32CQ?feature=share You can find the agenda for the meeting at the following link: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4654/LSS/5630167/Agenda_5.13.25.pdf

Today is Cafeteria Hero Day! 🎉 We want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible cafeteria workers. 🙌 Your dedication in serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner to our students does not go unnoticed!

UPDATE: Agenda for Board of Directors Meeting Please note, the agenda for the board meeting has had one additional item added. The revised link is included below. Date: 05/13/2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: 2888 Brightside Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70820 SSD Board Room - Student Center If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will be Livestreamed on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/RUPhZES32CQ?feature=share You can find the agenda for the meeting at the following link: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4654/LSS/5630167/Agenda_5.13.25.pdf

ANNOUNCEMENT: Board of Directors Meeting Date: 05/13/2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: 2888 Brightside Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70820 SSD Board Room - Student Center If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will be Livestreamed on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/RUPhZES32CQ?feature=share You can find the agenda for the meeting at the following link: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4654/LSS/5615182/Board_of_Directors_Meeting_Agenda_05.13.25.pdf

This week is Staff Appreciation Week, and we’re celebrating the amazing team that makes our school a place of learning, support, and care for our War Eagles, every single day. To our teachers, paraeducators, secretaries, interpreters, nurses, cafeteria staff, custodians, dorm staff, technology team, instructional support, related service providers, and every other staff member—thank you for the heart, hard work, and dedication you bring to our students and school community daily. Whether you’re delivering a lesson or coaching a teacher on one, preparing nutritious meals for our kids, keeping our campus safe and clean, teaching our kids life skills in the dorms, or providing support behind the scenes (we bet you've never seen our boiler room - there's people that keep our facilities running safely and smoothly!)—you make a big difference. We see you, we appreciate you, and we couldn’t do it without you! 💚🦅

It's almost time to celebrate! 🎓 Graduation Day for the Louisiana School for the Deaf is happening on Friday, May 16, 2025! Join us at 9:30 AM in the LSD Auditorium to celebrate our wonderful graduates. 🎉 Who are you cheering for? Let us know in the comments! 👇

Yesterday was a day filled with nostalgia and gratitude as several administrators, team members, and alumni visited our former campus downtown. A special thank you to Deputy Secretary Derek Ellis and his incredibly hospitable team at the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which is now housed in our former buildings, for making this visit possible and welcoming us with open arms. This visit is just the beginning of our journey to reconnect with our history! We’re excited to share that our next stop is to visit the old grounds of the Southern School for the Deaf with SSD alumni and former students in June! 🎉 Our goal is to walk through the past and create forever memories of our history by developing 3D printed replicas of our former buildings. Here’s to honoring our past, celebrating our present, and preserving our legacy for the future! Stay tuned for more updates! 👀

Did you know that LSD has run a pageant since 1978? Since 1978, LSD has held a Miss LSD Pageant, and in 2009, they incorporated the "Mister" so it became the Mr. and Miss LSD Pageant! We just had our first pageant since 2020, and we are excited to show off our competitors and winners. Please congratulate Mr. and Miss LSD 2025! 👑 🦅

It's been a BUSY week for us at LSD! Earlier this week, our PreK students got to visit the Baton Rouge Zoo! They've been engaging in a signs study unit, and got to explore all of the signs the zoo had to offer. Can you sense the excitement they had as they visited all of the sights?! 🦒 🦓 🪧