Deaf Elementary School

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The Deaf Elementary School is the center of instruction for preschool through fifth grade.

At FSDB, preschool instruction focuses on developing students’ language and social skills, and listening behaviors.

Kindergarten through fifth grade students at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind follow Florida’s Sunshine State Standards. Students develop reading, language arts, social studies, and science and physical education skills.

The Deaf Elementary Department also offers a Suspended Curriculum in some classes. Students can focus on reading, language arts and mathematics throughout the entire school day. Ninety minutes of uninterrupted reading instruction is built in to each school day.

Teachers in the Deaf Elementary Department are certified in Elementary Education and Deaf Education. All Deaf Elementary participate in the Florida Reading Initiative, using quality reading strategies.

Deaf Elementary teachers use the most current resources:

  • Breakthrough to Literacy
  • Reading A to Z
  • Go Math!
  • Achieve 3000
  • Scott Foresman Reading Series
  • Success Maker
  • Star Math
  • Smart Boards
  • Document Cameras
  • Digital Cameras
  • Laptops

Support staff for the Deaf Elementary School includes:

  • Counselor
  • Social worker
  • Educational diagnostician
  • Psychologist
  • Behavior specialist
  • Speech and language teachers
  • Speech pathologist
  • Audiologist

Assistant Principal

Heidi Jordan – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (904) 827-2520

Teachers

Connie Oberman – Admin Assistant 
Judy Bagg – 5th
Theresa Colbert – 5th
Michelle Cosgrove – 3rd
America Croft-Ullah -  3rd
Marla Hilliard- 1st
Patrick Hinson – 3rd
Jessica Kaspar -2nd
Stacy Lasonde – 4th
Corey Mahon – K
Bethany Peacock – 3rd
Katherine Pittman – 2nd
Sarah Reed – 4th
Lauren Rivera – K
Carey Roberts – Resource
Rebekah Snead – 5th
Jessica Stultz- 1st