Co-location of Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Indiana School for the Deaf
Co-location of Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Indiana School for the Deaf
In 1847 the General Assembly established the Indiana School
for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI), which was initially located downtown and in 1930 relocated to its present College Avenue site where multiple services for the Blind and visually impaired community across the state continue to be provided. These services include both a residential program and a day school.
Additional information is available here: http://isbvirockets.net/
The Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) was founded in 1843 and originally named after its founder, William Willard. After only three years in operation, the Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) became the first Deaf school to provide free education to Deaf and hard-of-hearing
students. Prior to the current campus, built on East 42nd Street in 1911, the facility had occupied several sites. ISD serves the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community via programming for students ranging from 3 to 22 years old.
More information is available here: https://www.deafhoosiers.com/
In spring 2022, the State of Indiana announced that ISD would vacate its current East 42nd Street site to co-locate with ISBVI at the College Avenue campus. The Indiana Department of Administration Division of Public Works will deliver this project. The design team has since
been formally selected and the planning phase is underway. Construction is tentatively
scheduled to start in the summer of 2024. During that time, ISBVI operations will be temporarily relocated.
Design is progressing and updates will be provided when available.
Redevelopment of the existing 67-acre parcel will include both new construction and
renovations to several historic structures. The schools will continue to operate
independently while sharing facilities to enhance each institution’s program offerings,
promoting a cohesive and innovative campus. Iconic elements indicative of each school’s
traditions will be incorporated throughout the site.
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Yes, updates will be provided directly by each school administration.
Late Summer 2024
Grass
In the current design football/track will have lights. The baseball and softball fields will not.
Total sqft of the co-located campus is less than the current total of both school's sqft combined. This is because there is efficiency in shared items like campus-wide services such as maintenance areas and utilities.
The tactile physical model will continue to be updated as design progresses and will be brought to any future town halls.
Many alternative locations were studied for cost and feasibility including both existing school locations. All of these studies lead to the decision by ISBVI, ISD, and IDOA to use the existing ISBVI campus.
The Design Team has met with ISD leadership, staff, and teachers over the last 3 years to review athletic teams, practices, competition schedules, and educational programs. The campus wide athletic buildings and sports fields have been designed with all of this information in mind.
Underneath the Fieldhouse building. It will be accessible from the new drive off College Ave.
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