Our programs serve as a prototype for many other schools around the country. Our school has hosted visitors from other states and from other countries who want to learn about our educational programs and innovative strategies.

The Family Education/EarlyIntervention Department (as the oldest and largest program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing infants and toddlers in the country) facilitates early language acquisition in children, and communication between children and their families. By using a public school curriculum and participating in a state-wide testing program in reading and writing, mathematics, and citizenship, students at MSD are continually challenged by MSD faculty to strive for academic excellence.

Students at MSD are bilingual, communicating in two languages: AmericanSign Language (ASL) and English. Students become readers and writers through extensive interaction with printed English. Classes in Spoken English, speech reading, and auditory training are available to all students.

We realize the world is changing so to prepare our students for the future, we familiarize them with innovative computer technology and sophisticated media equipment. By becoming literate with computers as the most powerful way to gather information, students leave MSD skilled in techniques valued in the job market.

The "High Expectations" Factor... We believe in "high expectations". We offer extensive services where students, faculty, staff, and parents work together to empower students for the future. Our environment is academically rigorous, culturally enriched, and interactive.

Look around. We come from different locations and each of us has our own legacy of religious, national, and cultural influences. Yet together we strive to maximize each student's potential and growth, not just physical, but intellectual, social, and psychological.