Phoenix Day School for the Deaf - Phoenix Campus

About PDSD

The Phoenix Day School for the Deaf (PDSD), fully accredited by the North Central Association, educates students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. PDSD serves children who live within the metropolitan Phoenix area to the extent that daily transportation is feasible.

The Phoenix Campus provides a full array of educational and support services to day students in Elementary, Middle School and High School. These services include counseling, communication instruction (speech, auditory training, speech reading, augmentative communication, public speaking, reading intervention, pragmatics, and communicative competence), audiology, occupational and physical therapy, vocational training, career counseling and transition planning.

The School supports a philosophy which includes the acquisition and development of two languages: ASL and English. The curriculum parallels that of any regular public school program with modifications made to meet the communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing children. Art, physical education, computer instruction, and theater arts are an integral part of the curriculum for all students. PDSD has the only comprehensive secondary program designed exclusively for deaf and hard of hearing children in the Phoenix area. Advanced vocational and career preparation programs are available to high school students through Metro Tech and the East Valley Institute of Technology. Completion of the academic/vocational course of study or the college preparatory course of study lead to the Arizona high school diploma.

PDSD's Community Based Instruction program is designed for deaf and hard of hearing multiply disabled students that need intensive instruction in functional and daily living skills. The goal of the program is to provide hands on learning activities at all age levels to help students acquire the skills to live in the world today.

Mission Statement (ASDB)

We are committed to excellence in education of all children and youth with hearing or vision loss throughout Arizona.

We are committed to partnerships with families, school districts, communities, and others that will enable children and youth with hearing or vision loss to succeed now and in the future.

We are committed to the respect, support, and well-being of each employee.

Contact Us

Phoenix Day School for the Deaf

Lisa Svenningsen, Principal

Phoenix Day School for the Deaf

AZ State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, PDSD

(602)771-5300 V/TTY

(602)771-5364 FAX

7654 N. 19th Ave.

Phoenix, Arizona 85021