Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) was established by the 6th Texas Legislature as the Texas Institution for the Education of the Blind (Chapter CVIII, August 16, 1856), though it has been informally referred to as the Texas Asylum for the Blind. In January 1857, the first student was admitted to the institution. In 1965, the legislature placed the School for the Blind under the direction of a Central Services Agency for Special Schools for the Blind and the Deaf, under the State Board of Education, which became the Texas Education Agency (House Bill 377, 59th Legislature, Regular Session). The name of the School for the Blind was changed in 1989 to TSBVI to better reflect the population it serves. TSBVI is an independent school district, which covers kindergarten through twelfth grade education, and provides residential services for the blind and multi-handicapped blind students. TSBVI also provides technical assistance to teachers, other professionals, and parents in local Texas communities to better serve blind and visually impaired students in the students’ home districts.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Meeting Files, 1856-1919, 1979-2025
Creator: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Title: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired meeting files
Dates: 1856-1919
Dates: 1979-2025
Abstract: The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a public school district that provides specialized services that focus on the learning needs of primary and secondary students with visual impairments, including those with additional disabilities. These Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired meeting files, 1856-1919, 1979-2025, are the records of the meetings of the school’s governing board and its predecessors and contain information on subjects that include the results of student testing, administration of the school district, employee benefits and expectations, support activities for blind and visually impaired students, and school district policies. Records include agenda, minutes, and agenda attachments of the agency’s board of trustees.
