Proposals or Implementations of Budget Reduction:

South Dakota School for the Deaf: Campus proposed to be closed, its outreach services left intact.

Kansas School for the Deaf: Proposal $215,000 budget cut, $500,000 in 2010, school closing a possibility

Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind: Implemented 4.4 million dollars budget cut (90 positions cut)

South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind: 1.7 million dollars budget cut

Scranton State School for the Deaf: 10 percent budget cut implemented, proposal of school closing this June

Rhode Island School for the Deaf: $900,000 budget cut proposed.

Missouri School for the Deaf: expected one of the hardest hit, amount of budget cut not established

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind: $820,732 in cuts Veto by the governor announced yesterday.

Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing responsible for operating Governor Baxter School for the Deaf: Proposal of $172,000 budget cut this year, after $500,000 budget cut implemented last year

Utah School for the Deaf: residential placement for 18 students removed, its athletic programs eliminated, and an extended school program reduced.

Iowa School for the Deaf: $152,000 budget cut implemented.

Indiana School for the Deaf 2% budget cut

Georgia School for the Deaf: 2% budget cut, approximately $130,000

California School for the Deaf, Riverside and Fremont Constructions of Career Center, technical education complex, and new dormitories in jeopardy. Budget cut, amount undisclosed this year, 10% budget cut last year

Virginia School for the Deaf, Hampton: To be closed this incoming June.

Idaho School for the Deaf, Proposal of $800,000 cut from 2010 budget.

Mississippi School for the Deaf: proposal of undetermined cut

Commentary: There is some hope. As you can see, FL had a proposal of 820,732 dollars budget cut for its state school for the Deaf and Blind, but the governor vetoed it. If you want to help, please contact the Deaf school(s) and ask how you can help prevent the budget cuts from being implemented. Often contact to the governor of that state is necessary. This would be a good time for you all to flex your civic muscle and contact all your fellow alumni to urge them to contact the governor how important state schools are for Deaf Children. Numbers speak the loudest : the more people they hear from, the more they will reconsider about the budget cuts.

Keep an eye out for the news. There may be more announcements of Deaf school budget cuts.

However, there are several schools extempted from the budget cuts: Ohio School for the Deaf, Kentucky School for the Deaf, Louisiana State for the Deaf, Mississippi Schools for the Deaf More school escaped the pain of budget cuts, but I forgot to write them down as I was focusing on the schools subjected to budget cuts.

When you are in doubt, contact your school and see how you can help.

The list is constantly being edited due to new information.