Illinois School for the Deaf | |
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Address | |
125 Webster Ave. Jacksonville, Illinois United States |
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Coordinates | 39°44′01″N 90°15′07″W / 39.7335°N 90.2520°WCoordinates: 39°44′01″N 90°15′07″W / 39.7335°N 90.2520°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1839 |
Grades | PreK - 12 |
Accreditation |
Illinois State Board of Education North Central Association Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf |
Website | http://www.illinoisdeaf.org/ |
The Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD), located in Jacksonville, Illinois, is a state-operated pre-kindergarten, elementary and high school for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. ISD uses both English and American Sign Language, with a policy modeled after the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.
ISD was founded in 1839 in the county seat of Morgan County.