The Madison High School Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program serves Deaf andHard of Hearing students for the entire San Diego City School District, andadditional D/HH students from the neighboring Sweetwater Union, Ramona,Coronado, and Poway Unified School Districts. We have approximately 46 studentsin grades 9 through 12. Students can attend the Deaf and Hard of HearingProgram until their 22nd birthday. The staff includes: 6 Special Day Classteachers, 1 Itinerant teacher, and 1 Communication Skills/Speech teacher onsite. We have D/HH support staff including: a Vocational Rehabilitationcounselor, District (personal) counselors, an Audiologist, a Psychologist 1 daya week, a Behavior Technician Aide shared with other sites, 3 SigningInstructional Aides, 3 Special Ed Technicians, and 1 CommunicationSkills/Speech aide. Additionally, the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD)D/HH Interpreting and Transcribing departments are located at MHS. MHS has 5full-time Deaf staff members.

The MHS D/HH Department offers an education to fit the needs of all ourstudents. We are a part of the larger Specialized Academic Instruction (SAI)Department at Madison High School.  Weoffer 4 basic types of curricula, with any combination, to match the needs andabilities of our individual students. D/HH students are mainstreamed in classesaccording to their goals and capabilities. We have students mainstreamed, inthe full range of classes, from Ceramics to Advanced World History. We haveitinerant students who are mainstreamed for all their classes and receiveconsultation services from a site-based Itinerant teacher. Some of theseitinerant students take a Reading Development Class to receive extra support.Special Day Class (SDC) students have the option of taking general education,co-teaching , applied or functional classes contingent on IEP teamrecommendations. General education class students are mainstreamed withinterpreter, transcriber and/or student note taking support, and a D/HHco-teacher, as needed.

This year we have 5 D/HH teachers co-teaching in 9 general educationclasses: Earth Science, Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, World History, U.S.History, English 1-2, English 3-4, American Literature, and Contemporary Voicesin Literature. Co-teaching offers extra support to mainstreamed D/HH students,SAI students, and all students in these classes.   We also have a ReverseMainstreamed Geometry class taught by a D/HH teacher with a Single Subject Credentialin Mathematics for both D/HH and hearing students.

Elective and applied classes are taught by D/HH teachers in SDC settingswith instruction given in the students' mode of communication. Applied classesare taught in SDC settings with an emphasis on Community Based Instruction(CBI), vocational, and independent living skills. Functional classes areoffered for D/HH Special Needs students with a focus on academic, social and vocationalskills.

Many of our D/HH students participate in the general educationextra-curricular activities, such as Football, Baseball, Link Crew, and manymore, with the support of interpreters. The D/HH department sponsors JuniorNational Association of the Deaf (Jr. NAD), to give students the opportunitiesto meet, compete and/or socialize with other Deaf students.