What are the best Deaf schools?
A look at BiBi programs for teachers and students

Hello everyone out there. I'd like your opinions. What are the best schools (or programs) for deaf students in America? And, what criteria do you use to make your choices?

I went looking online for others' opinions on this matter. Ridor said he planned to post a "best deaf schools" list, but seems to have never gotten around to it. There's a forum topic on alldeaf.com on the topic, in which several people say that the BiBi schools are the best.

Along those lines, here's the info I found online about BiBi programs -- which schools for the deaf are BiBi focused, and which teacher training programs prepare teachers for BiBi schools.

Deaf Ed Teacher Prep programs that list their philosophy as bilingual/bicultural on deafed.net

(note: some programs -- which may be bibi programs -- did not specify their philosophy for this list)

• University of California, San Diego
• University of Hawai'i at Manoa
• McDaniel College
• Boston University
• Western Oregon University
• Utah State University, Logan

CAEBER Preservice Training: Star Online Project

According to CAEBER's web site, "Seven universities currently use the curriculum from online courses:

• Gallaudet University
• Lamar University
• McDaniel College
• Western Oregon University
• University of Tulsa
• California State University, Northridge
• University of Hawaii

Two universities, Gallaudet University and Lamar University, utilize the full online components while the other universities use parts of the online components and online curriculum as meets their needs."

Note: This info is from the previous CAEBER site at NMSD. CAEBER is now part of the of the VL2 project at Gallaudet.

CAEBER Inservice Training: 2-Year Professional Development Inservice

Which schools send their staff to be trained by CAEBER?

Schools for the Deaf involved with CAEBER's ASL English Bilingual Professional Development (AEBPD) Model in Deaf Education (as listed at http://ksdeaf.org/starschools.shtml)

• New Mexico School for the Deaf
• Illinois School for the Deaf
• Texas School for the Deaf
• Alabama School for the Deaf
• Kendall Demonstration Elementary School
• Kentucky School for the Deaf
• California School for the Deaf, Riverside
• Wisconsin School for the Deaf
• Minnesota Academy for the Deaf
• Jean Massieu Academy
• American School for the Deaf
• Metro Deaf School
• Kansas School for the Deaf

Comments?

What programs are missing from these lists? What programs should be removed from this list? Why?

Looking forward to reading your answers.