Admission

The Admissions Process

Register

Each student must be registered with their local school district before the application process can begin. Discuss with your school district the desire for your child to attend CSD Riverside.

Apply

The district is responsible to refer the student and provide the family with an application packet.

Review

The admissions department will review a completed application packet to determine if CSD Riverside's program can meet the student's needs.

Assessment

The Assessment of Suitability of Placement is a period of time, up to 60 days, for the student to have individualized assessments, at CSD Riverside or at their current placement.

Placement

An IEP meeting is held at the end of the assessment period to review the results of the assessment, develop goals, and determine if CSD Riverside is an appropriate placement.

Admission Policy

The California Schools for the Deaf are able to serve Deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals between the ages of three and 22 years. The schools may also serve children younger than age three in experimental or other programs pursuant to California Education Code.

Eligibility for Enrollment in CSD Riverside’s Day Program:

The California Schools for the Deaf provide intensive, specialized services to students with or without additional disabilities whose primary education needs are due to their deafness. An applicant who meets the following criteria may be eligible for enrollment or continued enrollment in the California School for the Deaf (CSD) Instructional Program:

• The applicant demonstrates the ability to learn and/or use American Sign Language as the primary mode of communication to access instruction by attending to communication and others in the environment; demonstrates an understanding or awareness of the intended communication; initiates or sustains interactions with others; and has the ability to respond to instructions in academic, functional, social, and self-care situations.
• The applicant demonstrates that his or her primary educational needs are related to a severe hearing loss with or without additional disabilities.
• The deaf applicant demonstrates that he or she can benefit educationally from an ASL environment.
• The deaf applicant demonstrates the ability to access the general education or alternative curriculum with reasonable accommodations without requiring a fundamental alteration of the educational program of CSD.

Eligibility for Enrollment in CSD Riverside’s Residential Program:

Deaf applicants eligible for the CSD’s day program are not automatically enrolled into the residential program. Enrollment into CSD’s residential program is a separate and distinct consideration even for a student currently enrolled in CSD’s day program. Eligibility for the residential program includes:

• The applicant resides beyond a 60-minute commute each way between home and CSD using transportation the LEA provides for day students.
• The applicant has the ability to respond independently and appropriately to life- threatening situations.
• The responsible local school district and parent/guardian have approved the applicant’s placement in the residential program.
• The applicant does not have a history of un- rehabilitated behavior that poses a threat to themselves and/or others, including but not limited to substance abuse, fire-starting, sexually predatory behavior, or assault.

The Admissions Process:

For purposes of determining whether an applicant meets the criteria for enrollment, the following process shall be followed:

• The school district of residence (local education agency [LEA]) shall refer the applicant to CSD by submitting an application packet.
• The application packet shall contain the following information, assessments and reports:
  • The last three years of Individualized Education Programs (IEP) or Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP) if completed;
  • Audiograms, completed within one year of the date of the application of admission
  • Current assessments and/or reports
  • Any additional assessments and/or reports dated within two years of the date of the application of admission which document:
    • The impact of the deaf applicant's hearing loss;
    • The deaf applicant's inability to auditorily access the general education curriculum; and
    • Any other disabilities, conditions, or behaviors that may affect the deaf applicant's ability to access the general education curriculum.
• Once a completed application has been received, an assessment of suitability for placement at CSD will be initiated. This assessment plan may include temporary assignment at CSD for purposes of determining eligibility for enrollment in the day or residential program and should include any necessary and appropriate amendments to the IEP to ensure appropriate services during this temporary assignment.
• Prior to the completion of the assessment of suitability for placement at CSD, the deaf applicant's IEP team, including the appropriate CSD personnel, shall meet to determine the appropriate placement. The IEP team may not make a determination of placement at CSD without the agreement of CSD personnel.

Note: Authority cited: Section 59020, Education Code. Reference: 5 CCR Section 3030(a); Section 56342(a), Education Code; and 34 CFR Section 300.555.

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Records & Transcripts Request

To request school related records or transcripts, a request with a photo ID must be submitted to the admissions office.

Please complete the electronic form and email a copy of your most recent photo ID to admissions@csdr-cde.ca.gov

Official transcripts are sent directly to a college/university upon request.

Request will take up to 5 business days to complete.

Admissions Department

Attn: Records Request

3044 Horace Street

Riverside, CA 92506

(951) 248-7700 x6539

admissions@csdr-cde.ca.gov

Request Records and Transcripts