COVID-19 General Information
- TSBVI's Quick Reference Guide: What to Do for Staff and Students Who May Be Ill with COVID-19 Symptoms
- TSBVI's COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan
- TSBVI's How to Prepare Your Student to Return to School During COVID
For more information about how TSBVI is responding to the challenges of COVID-19, please refer to our COVID-19 Response Center.
Coming to Campus? Screen Yourself First!
- Visitors: https://checkforcorona.com/tsbvi-visitors#/screening
- Students: https://checkforcorona.com/tsbvi-students#/screening
- Employees: https://checkforcorona.com/tsbvi-employees#/screening
A message from Superintendent Coleman — We Are Where We Are Needed Most
March 2020, COVID-19 causes disruptions globally. Texas schools close statewide. TSBVI students must remain at home.
What did we do about it?
We conducted 100s of classes. We delivered over 15,000 hours of instruction; math, O&M, braille, life skills, phys ed. We held class in living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens. We aided fellow professionals. We presented a school play. We released a podcast. We reached across distance and disability. We hosted over 12,000 zoom meetings. We trained staff. we lead departments. We taught each other. We hosted prom. We had summer school. We kept each other going. We graduated our class of 2020.
We didn’t leave anyone out. We stood by our school, by our staff, by our parents, by our teachers. We stood by our students. We were where we were needed most. We are where we are needed most.
We couldn’t do it without you!
Be safe and be well,
Emily Coleman, Superintendent
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Reducing the potential spread of COVID-19
Our information is constantly changing, but you can find all the most recent guidelines for COVID-19, including the Health and Safety Plan, the Health and Safety Plan Quick Guide, and more at TSBVI's COVID-19 Response Center.
The COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan includes important information about hand hygiene, wearing face coverings, distancing from others, cleaning and disinfection, as well as other information about prevention and mitigation practices to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19.
A couple of key points from this plan include that your student will need to complete a COVID-19 screening and have their temperature checked prior to boarding the bus to return to TSBVI. Students will also have a COVID-19 screening and temperature check prior to starting each school day.
If your student has fever greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, they will need to remain at home until well. If your student becomes ill with COVID-19 symptoms while attending TSBVI, they will be monitored and isolated from others. You will be notified to make immediate arrangements to pick up your student. Please note that COVID-19 testing will not take place at TSBVI. Families will need to make arrangements with the student’s healthcare provider to arrange for COVID-19 testing.
For more information about how TSBVI is responding to the challenges of COVID-19, please refer to our COVID-19 Response Center.
Families with Children and Adults who are Deafblind
Family-to-Family Communities Project (F2FC) registration is now open until August 15th!
F2FC brings together to connect, share information and resources, and offer support to one another in the journey of supporting their family member who is deafblind.
To register: https://tinyurl.com/F2FC2020
Questions? Contact Carol Darrah or Edgenie Bellah
2021 Texas Deafblind Education Symposium: Call for Papers
March 4th–6th, 2021
Planning for the future is difficult at this time. With great optimism, the Texas Deafblind Project has reserved dates for the 2021 Texas Deafblind Education Symposium.
Mark your calendar for March 4–6, 2021, and prepare for a three-day symposium event at the Austin Marriott North in Round Rock, Texas.As always, educators and family members of school-aged children and youth who are DeafBlind will be able to network with one another as they learn from experts from around Texas, the nation, and the world.
Registration will open in Fall, 2020. A call for papers is open now. Stay tuned for updates!
Keeping TSBVI a Safe & Secure School
TSBVI intends to ensure that all students feel safe and secure. Please click this link to report any safety concerns. The Safe and Supportive School Team will be notified and will investigate your concern. Thanks.