Central Institute for the Deaf (CID)

Cid school services include a comprehensive suite of services to support children who are Deaf and hard of hearing and their families. the family center program for children from birth to age 3 provides parent education, coaching, and toddler classes. Toddler classes include individual therapy and group activities focused on developing early listening, speech, and language skills. the school provides pre-academic/academic programs for children ages 3-12 that focus on teaching children to listen and talk. Pediatric audiology services for children up to age 18 ensure that children have optimal access to sound to communicate and learn. We served 229 children and their families for the fiscal year ended 8/31/2023. Grants consist of noncash scholarships off our stated tuition rate for 47 children ages 3-12. Because our program revenues from all sources only cover about 34% of program expenses, all of the children served benefit from the public support we receive.

Cid's professional development program provides teacher training, workshops, consulting and cid-developed teaching materials for other teachers and professionals who serve children who are Deaf and hard of hearing outside of cid. During our fiscal year ended 8/31/23 we provided training and consulting to 3,422 professionals and sold 978 educational materials to schools and professionals. These professionals were located in all 50 us states and 53 other countries. In addition, we served as a practicum site for 14 college students training to be either Deaf educators, audiologists or speech language pathologists.