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Lexington School for the Deaf and Center for the Deaf logo
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A blackboard with the words "Welcome to the Lexington School for the Deaf"

School Departments

| Ready to Learn| | Pre-School |
| Elementary School |
| Middle School | | High School |
| Special Education Unit |
| Career Ed/Guidance |

Special Programs

| Deaf Resources Center |
| Hispanic Resource Team |
| Institute for Mediated Learning |
| Foreign Language Transition |

Physical Education & Athletics

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Career Education & Guidance

The Career Education and Guidance Department at the Lexington School provides career education classes and internship experiences to all high school students with the ultimate goal of preparing all students to develop and implement a transition plan from high school into their next phase of life. The ultimate outcome of the Career Education/Guidance Department at the Lexington School for the Deaf is for every student to be able to develop, use, and explain his/her transition plan so that he/she can independently take the necessary steps towards reaching his/her personal goal. Some students will transition directly into a job, others into a job training program or a college program. Individual guidance for students and parents is provided as part of implementing the transition plan. The curriculum for the career education class is divided into six courses. Students must pass all six courses.


A summer jobs program is offered to high school students who meet the qualifications. The program is a joint effort between Lexington School and the NYC Summer Youth Employment program. Lexington hires the job coaching staff and S.Y.E.P. pays for students' salaries. Students are placed in various jobs around New York City. The goals and outcomes of the program are directly connected to the career education curriculum.


In addition to career education classes, the Guidance Dept. offers guidance programs for elementary and middle school students.

 

 

 

Lexington School for the Deaf & Center for the Deaf
30th Avenue and 75th Street · Jackson Heights, NY 11370

718.350.3056 (TTY) · 718.350.3300 (Voice) · 718.899.9846 (Fax)