Welcome to the West Tennessee School for the Deaf Website

Thank you for choosing to stay and visit our school website. We hope that you will find our site informative and easy to navigate. Please feel free to contact us by email or phone (731) 423-5705.

5th Annual WTSD Golf Classic

Get your golf clubs out and get ready to participate in the WTSD Golf Classic on Saturday, April 26th at 1:00 p.m. For more information, click here

2008 Super Sponsor for WTSD Golf Classic

WTSD would like to thank Chris Carothers of the Hickman Realty Group for being a Super Sponor for this year's golf tournament. Hickman Realty Group will provide all your real estate needs in Jackson, TN - Medina, TN - Milan, TN - Humboldt, TN - Madison and Gibson Counties and beyond. Call Chris Carothers at (731) 664-1006 (office) or (731) 616-9464. Also, click on the logo below to check out Chris' website.

WTSD Quick Facts

Chartered: 1986

Mascot: Eagles

School Colors : Blue & Gold

Number of Students: 60 (45% are oral communicators)

Teachers: 8

Superintendent: Mrs. Barbara Bone

Support Staff: Director of Student Services, (2) full-time audiologists, (1) full-time speech-language pathologist, (2) part-time speech-language pathologists and (2) technical support specialists

Goals for oral students: Optimum use of amplification equipment, effective auditory skills, speech-language therapy, and reintegration into their home school.

Philosophy of communication and training: Our goal is to produce effective communicators.  Our primary approach is Total Communication with a Signed English basis.  We do respect American Signed Language and Deaf Culture.

Phone/TTY: (731) 423-5705
Fax: (731) 423-6470