New Mexico School for the Deaf

EducationUnited States51-200 Employees

The New Mexico School for the Deaf provides statewide quality educational, early intervention, and outreach programs serving children and youth, birth through 21, who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

As a statewide service agency, NMSD collaborates with families, school districts, agencies, and communities throughout the state to meet the critical language, communication, and learning needs of children and students in New Mexico who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, birth through high school.

The New Mexico School for the Deaf is accredited by two primary authorities:

NCA - Commission on Schools of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

CEASD - Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf

Our Vision
Children and students in New Mexico who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing will become lifelong learners and contributing, well-rounded successful individuals in an increasingly global society.

Our Mission
The mission of the New Mexico School for the Deaf (NMSD), New Mexico’s first public school, is to provide for the unique needs of children and students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, their families, and professional partners by providing a comprehensive array of school and statewide programs.

As a school, NMSD provides an American Sign Language and English bilingual learning environment that includes direct, ongoing access to language and communication in and out of the classroom with a wide range of peers and adults. The students are interactive learners who receive dynamic high-quality standards-based instruction in a variety of curricular and extra-curricular activities.

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