Policies & Procedures

Current Policies & Procedures Documents Available Online

Below are some frequently requested links for your convenience:

VSDB Policy Manual

DHRM Policies

Student Handbook Code of Conduct

(Click Here to Read the Student Handbook Code of Content in Spanish)

VSDB Website Privacy Policy

VSDB-S FOIA Policy*

Family’s Special Education Rights

(Click Here to Read the Virginia Special Education Procedural Safeguard Requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in Spanish, Revised September 2013)

*“A public body may make reasonable charges not to exceed its actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for the requested records. No public body shall impose any extraneous, intermediary, or surplus fees or expenses to recoup the general costs associated with creating or maintaining records or transacting the general business of the public body. Any duplicating fee charged by a public body shall not exceed the actual cost of duplication. All charges for the supplying of requested records shall be estimated in advance at the request of the citizen as set forth in subsection F of § 2.2-3704 of the Code of Virginia.”

Title IX Policy

VSDB provides equal opportunities to employees and applicants for employment and for students and applicants for admission, consistent with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). Title IX prohibits discrimination based on gender (including sexual harassment and sexual violence) in educational programs which receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding discrimination prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, or other applicable federal and state laws, may be referred to the Compliance Officers/Title IX Coordinators:

Tessy Schlemmer

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

PO Box 2069
Staunton, VA 24402

Phone: (540) 332-9065
Email: Tessy.Schlemmer@vsdbs.virginia.gov

Karen Kaminski-Joyner

PO Box 2069
Staunton VA 24402

Phone: (540) 332-9219
Email: karen.kaminski-joyner@vsdb.k12.va.us

Statement of Non-Discrimination

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind (VSDB) Board of Visitors (Board) is committed to maintaining an educational and residential environment and workplace that is free from harassment and discrimination on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law or based on a belief that such characteristic exists at school or any school sponsored activity.

Contact Information

Tessy Schlemmer

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

PO Box 2069
Staunton, VA 24402

Phone: (540) 332-9065
Email: Tessy.Schlemmer@vsdbs.virginia.gov