South Dakota
School for the Deaf
Mission
South Dakota School for
the Deaf was established
in 1880 to serve children
identified as deaf or
hard of hearing. Since
that time, SDSD has
worked to provide quality
educational programs
and outreach services
for children and their
families.
The school’s mission
includes providing
consultation to families
and educational
Locations
MAIN CLINIC
2001 East 8th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
phone 605.367.5200
fax 605.367.5209
Contacts
DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH
Outreach
Kim Wadsworth, phone 605.275.7540
email kim.wadsworth@sdsd.sdbor.edu
ABERDEEN AREA
Eileen Anderson, phone 605.626.2583
email eileen.anderson@sdsd.sdbor.edu Program
Sarah Lingle, phone 605.773.2224
PIERRE AREA
teams statewide and email sarah.lingle@sdsd.sdbor.edu
diagnostic audiological WEST RIVER AREA
services, including Denika Boomsma, phone 605.791.7834
hearing screenings and email denika.boomsma@sdsd.sdbor.edu
evaluations. Nina Ringstmeyer, phone 605.275.7535
email nina.ringstmeyer@sdsd.sdbor.edu
SDSD serves as a resource
Kerry Ruth, phone 605.275.7536
for families and local email kerry.ruth@sdsd.sdbor.edu
schools by providing
SIOUX FALLS AREA
a specialist in the
Julie Delfs, phone 605.275.7523
education of deaf and email julie.delfs@sdsd.sdbor.edu
hard of hearing children Alissa Hutchinson, phone 605.275.7546
as a member of the email alissa.hutchinson@sdsd.sdbor.edu
educational team. Sherry Juergens, phone 605.275.7528
email sherry.juergens@sdsd.sdbor.edu
Julie Luke, phone 605.275.7532
email julie.luke@sdsd.sdbor.edu
Jodi Schnider, phone 605.275.7537
email jodi.schnider@sdsd.sdbor.edu
Laura Scholten, phone 605.275.7538
email laura.scholten@sdsd.sdbor.edu
Kami Van Sickle, phone 605.275.7539
email kami.vansickle@sdsd.sdbor.edu
WEST RIVER CLINIC
2138 Jackson Blvd www.sddeaf.org
Rapid City, SD 57702
phone 605.791.7839
www.sddeaf.org
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Outreach Program Types of Service
Children living in the state of South Dakota who have EARLY INTERVENTION (HOME BASED)
been professionally identified as deaf or hard of hearing
SDSD offers early
may be eligible for services through the SDSD Outreach
intervention services for
Program upon request. Services can continue until a
children who are deaf or
student graduates from high school. All services can
hard of hearing and their
be requested by parents, guardians, local educational
families. Some of these
agencies (LEA), or other service and medical providers
services may include:
and are provided at no cost.
• Information on
hearing level, assistive
technology, language
Admissions development, and
communication
PARENTS/GUARDIANS
opportunities
1. Contact SDSD at 605.367.5200 to begin the • Participation in the
process for admission to the Outreach Program. development of an
Be prepared to answer questions about your child, Individualized Family
his/her hearing level, and local educational agency. Service Plan (IFSP)
2. Once basic contact information is received,
educational and medical release forms will be
sent for you to sign and return. This information is
necessary so individualized services can be offered
SCHOOL-BASED
to your child and family.
3. Your child and family will be assigned an Outreach School-based services are
Consultant who will contact you to discuss your provided for children who
service needs. are receiving educational
services through any
school program and are
designed to support
school professionals who
work with students who
are deaf or hard of hearing.
Services may include:
• Staff in-services to
share information
about hearing level and
its educational effects
• Technical assistance
and orientation with
External Evaluations
External evaluations are available for educational
agencies who serve students who are deaf or hard of
• Demonstration of the
hearing. SDSD team members have kept abreast of the
use of hearing aids,
many changes in the field of Deaf education which have
cochlear implants, FM
occurred in recent years and are able to serve children
systems, or other forms
with any type of varied hearing level, listening technology,
of listening technology
and/or communication methodology (e.g. ASL, Spoken
• Collaboration with
English). The evaluation team is comprised of a group
other service providers,
such as speech- of highly qualified professionals who have decades of
language pathologists, experience working with children who are deaf and
audiologists, cochlear
implant teams, and
hard of hearing and those with additional disabilities.
For additional information on scheduling external
educational teams evaluations, contact Kami Van Sickle, SDSD Service
• Social opportunities Coordinator, kami.vansickle@sdsd.sdbor.edu.
and networking with
the Deaf community,
as well as connecting
families raising children
who are deaf or hard
of hearing
Audiological
Testing
SDSD employs licensed
hearing aids, audiologists who perform
cochlear implants, diagnostic audiological
FM and soundfield evaluations for South Dakota
systems, interpreters, children from birth to high
and other technology school graduation. SDSD also
• Participation in the operates a mobile audiology unit
development of to bring services to children who live
an Individualized across the state and to assist in school screenings.
Education Plan (IEP) Audiological services can be provided at either of SDSD’s
or 504 Plan on-site clinics, Sioux Falls and Rapid City, or off-site using
• Classroom peer the mobile diagnostic hearing lab.
presentations
For additional information, call 605.367.5200. To schedule
• Educational strategies
the mobile lab, email hearingtest@sdsd.sdbor.edu.
and materials
More Information
For additional information on any SDSD services
or to request services for a child, call 605.367.5200.
More resources available at www.sddeaf.org.