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The school is now the largest school of its type in the United States with 47 buildings on 72 acres (290,000 m2) of land. The school now has an annual budget of over $30 million, up from its original of $20,000.
The school is Florida's primary public school for children who are deaf or blind. The school serves students in pre-school through 12th grade, and also has a post-secondary program. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf, and the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped.
The school has two departments: The Deaf Department serves children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and the Blind Department serves children who are blind or visually impaired. In addition, outreach programs provide support to parents, teachers, and other staff in small and rural school districts in the state of Florida.
The school has a health care center for students as well as two well-appointed auditoriums on campus. Blind high school students can take a sound engineering elective and have opportunities to work with state-of-the-art sound systems within the school.
Read more about this topic: Florida School For The Deaf And Blind
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