Central New York School for the Deaf Student Cumulative Education Files

Chronological by year then alphabetical by student last name.

The New York State School for the Deaf, established in 1875 in Rome, N.Y. as the Central New York School for Deaf-Mutes, was founded by a deaf man named Alphonso Johnson, Dr. Thomas Gallaudet, and a group of local businessmen. The school functioned as a private institution managed by a board of trustees to which the State of New York provided additional support. In 1963, ownership of the school was transferred to the State Education Department.

This series contains the official records of students formerly enrolled at the Central New York School for Deaf-Mutes (later Central New York School for the Deaf). The typical file contains general background information on the student, health reports, hearing tests, psychological evaluations, speech and language evaluations, individual education plans, performance assessments, social and emotional assessments, teacher evaluations, notes on student examinations, report cards, attendance records, dorm reports, and correspondence regarding the student.

Student cumulative records are restricted for 100 years under the U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 USC sect. 1232g. Records are also restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the N.Y. Freedom of Information Law sect. 89.2(b) relating to protection of personal privacy.