Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Address

300 East Swissvale Avenue Edgewood , Allegheny County , Pennsylvania 15218 United States
Coordinates	40°26′05″N 79°52′55″W / 40.4348°N 79.8819°W / 40.4348; -79.8819
Information
Type	Public Mainstream Charter, Deaf
Established	1869; 155 years ago (1869)
Administrator	Donald Mazreku, M.Ed.
Director	Carrie Rain, M.Ed.
Principal	Jennifer Stuber, M.Ed.
Principal	Gregory Mendenhall, MA, M.Ed.
Superintendent	Kevin McDonough, M.Ed., M.A.
Grades	PreK-12
Enrollment	~200 (2020)
Language	American Sign Language (ASL), English
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Yellow
Athletics	Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Softball
Mascot	Lions
Website	www.wpsd.org

Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Designated	1998^[1]

The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD) is a school for deaf and hard of hearing children in Edgewood, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1869.^[2]^[3] The school is listed as a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark. The administrative building was built in 1903 by architects Alden & Harlow.^[4]

Affiliated organizations

^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
^ "Welcome to WPSD: History". Retrieved 2011-03-25. Founded in 1869
^ Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, pp. 39-40 (PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine)(PDF)
^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. p. 18. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Alumni Association". Retrieved 2011-05-14.

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Schools for the deaf in the United States

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Statewide

Closed	Ctrl NC Sch f/t Deaf K-8 NE Sch f/t Deaf Scranton State Sch f/t Deaf (PA) SD Sch f/t Deaf TX Blind, Deaf, & Orphan Sch VA Sch f/t Deaf, Blind, & Multi-Disabled WY Sch f/t Deaf
Deaf program ended	Governor Morehead School (NC)

District-
operated

Closed	Detroit Day Sch f/t Deaf Barbara Jordan HS for Careers Deaf program (Houston) (converted into other purpose)
Deaf program closed	T. H. Rogers K-8 deaf program (Houston)

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Closed	Austine School

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