Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO TEACH DEAF AND HEARING CHILDREN TO TALK, LEARN AND ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE TOGETHER.
OUR MISSION IS TO TEACH DEAF AND HEARING CHILDREN TO TALK, LEARN AND ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE TOGETHER. WE OPERATE A PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UP TO THE 5TH GRADE. WE PROVIDE ON-SITE AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AS WELL AS EARLY INTERVENTION.
PRESCHOOL, 4-5 YEAR OLDS - WE FOCUS ON LANGUAGE AND SPEECH DEVELOPMENT BY CREATING A LANGUAGE-RICH ENVIRONMENT FOR OPEN ENDED DISCUSSION, HYPOTHESIS, AND CRITICAL THINKING. EACH CLASS IS TAUGHT BY A CERTIFIED EDUCATOR OR EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIALIST, WHILE CHILDREN WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT GET ADDITIONAL SERVICES FROM A LICENSED TEACHER OF THE DEAF, AN ON-SITE SPEECH PATHOLOGIST, AND AN ON-SITE AUDIOLOGIST. ALL CHILDREN GET AMPLE SUPPORT FROM TEACHERS AND AIDES IN INDIVIDUAL, SMALL, AND LARGE GROUP ACTIVITIES.
ELEMENTARY, K-5TH - OUR MODEL ALLOWS BOTH CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF AND CHILDREN WITH TYPICAL HEARING TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES. OUR MODEL IS UNIQUE IN OREGON AND IS CONSIDERED A LEADING EDGE APPROACH TO TEACHING CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS TO LISTEN AND SPEAK. OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM INCORPORATES OREGON STATE'S COMMON CIRRICULUM GOALS AND MEETS OR EXCEEDS ALL STATE STANDARDS. OUR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ARE DEDICATED, CREATIVE, CARING AND ENERGETIC. THEY ARE ALSO HIGHLY QUALIFIED WITH MASTER'S DEGREES AND STATE CERTIFICATIONS. ALL CHILDREN TAKE ART AND MUSIC CLASSES AND DAILY P.E.
EARLY INTERVENTION, BIRTH TO AGE 3 - WE USE AN AUDITORY-VERBAL APPROACH TO TEACHING SPOKEN LANGUAGE. THIS MEANS A CHILD WILL NOT SIGN, BUT WILL LEARN TO SPEAK BY LISTENING, THE SAME WAY THAT HEARING CHILDREN DO. OUR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM IS INTENSIVE AND FAMILY FOCUSED. OUR EARLY INTERVENTION SPECIALIST AND ON-SITE AUDIOLOGIST PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT WHILE GIVING PARENTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO HELP THEIR INFANTS AND TODDLERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE TELE-INTERVENTION FOR FAMILIES WHO LIVE OUTSIDE THE PORTLAND AREA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Karen Rossi | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $61,250 |
| Glen Gilbert | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $7,500 |
| John H Warwick | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Jungwirth | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Zusman | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon M Higgins | President | 4 | $0 |
| Deborah Hedges | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Parr | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Delmer Eisert | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Meredith Brodsky | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Frank Warren Md | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Lootens | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Robert E Boley | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara L Nay | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Craig R Payne | Director | 2 | $0 |
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