Prospective Students

The vision of the Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind is to promote and maintain excellent and comprehensive educational opportunities for every deaf, hard of hearing, blind, and visually impaired child in Idaho which shall lead to the highest potential for adult life of independence and self-sufficiency; a meaningful personal, family, and community life; and a useful, productive occupational life.

The Idaho Bureau of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind (IBESDB) is established under Section 33-3401 of Idaho Code with the purpose of providing supplemental educational services to local districts throughout the state of Idaho. This includes the ability to provide direct educational services through a residential campus program, hereafter identified as the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind (ISDB) for students with hearing and vision loss, as defined by Section 33-3401 et. seq. of Idaho Code, who have been referred by their local district (LEA) and placed by their IEP or 504 teams for free and appropriate educational services in residential or day programming at the ISDB campus.

Admission Requirements Document

For more information about admission to ISDB please contact:
Gretchen Spooner, Principal