KRS 167.015: Management for Kentucky School for the Blind and School for the Deaf --

Extramural services and programs.

(1) The Kentucky School for the Blind at Louisville, Kentucky, and the Kentucky

School for the Deaf at Danville, Kentucky, shall be managed and c ontrolled by the

Kentucky Board of Education. The board shall have possession and the

responsibility and authority for preservation, repair, and control of the buildings and

grounds belonging to the state and dedicated to the schools. The board may, except

as provided in KRS 45A.045, sell any property held for the use and benefit of the

schools, and purchase other property deemed by the board to be suitably and

conveniently located, and erect buildings necessary for carrying out the purposes of

the schools. The board may promulgate administrative regulations to carry into

effect its powers with respect to the schools, and may require from the

superintendent of the schools any reports and information it desires as to the

condition of the schools.

(2) In addition to being recognized as a school providing quality, full -time educational

services to students who are deaf and hard of hearing or who are blind or visually

impaired, the Kentucky School for the Deaf and the Kentucky School for the Blind

shall also serv e as the Statewide Educational Resource Center on Deafness and as

the Statewide Educational Resource Center on Blindness, respectively. They shall

provide technical assistance and resource services to local school districts, parents,

and other agencies or organizations serving children and youth who are deaf and

hard of hearing or who are blind or visually impaired. Depending on the availability

of funding, services may include, but not be limited to, assessments; consultations

on curriculum; language and c ommunication; orientation and mobility; classroom

devices, including telecommunication devices for the deaf and hard of hearing and

Braille for the blind and visually impaired; assistive technology; professional

development; and program development and implementation. The Kentucky School

for the Deaf and the Kentucky School for the Blind may enter into collaborative

agreements with local school districts and other public and private agencies to

provide for regional or satellite programs for children and you th who are deaf and

hard of hearing or who are blind or visually impaired.