Marlton School

Marlton School
Address
Map
4000 Santo Tomas Drive

Los Angeles
,
California
90008

United States
Coordinates34°00′32″N 118°20′37″W / 34.008978°N 118.343503°W / 34.008978; -118.343503
Information
TypePublic
EstablishedAugust 1968; 56 years ago (1968-08)
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
NCES School ID062271007759[1]
PrincipalKim Miller[2]
Teaching staff17.50 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GradesK–12
Enrollment215 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.29[1]
Color(s)Blue and Yellow   [3]
Athletics conferenceCrosstown League, CIF Southern Section
MascotEagle[3]
Team nameEagles[3]
Websitewww.marltonschool.org

Marlton School is a KG–12 public special school for the deaf and hard of hearing students in Los Angeles, California, United States.[4] It was established in 1968 and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

It offers a bilingual program in American Sign Language and English, and was one of the first non-residential schools to be admitted to the Center for ASL/English Bilingual Education and Research (CAEBER) program called ASL/English Bilingual Professional Development (AEBPD). It is the only school district-run school for deaf and hard-of-hearing children in California.[5]

The school is prominent for its partnership with California State University, Northridge, Deaf West Theatre, Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness (GLAD), the Greenelight Foundation, and the Los Angeles Police Department. It was the inspiration for Carlton School for the Deaf on ABC Family's television show Switched at Birth starring Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc.[6]

History

It was founded in September 1968 as a pre-Kindergarten through grade 9 school. A high school program began in the fall of 1971, and the first student to graduate from Marlton's high school program, previously a student at Hollywood High School after attending Marlton's elementary and junior high programs, did so in 1972.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Marlton (062271007759)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Principal's Message". Marlton School. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Marlton". School Directory. CIF Los Angeles City Section. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Slate, Libby. "Interpreter Henry Lowe : The Philharmonic's Silent Partner." Los Angeles Times. August 12, 1987. Retrieved on July 1, 2016.
  5. ^ Phillips, Anna M. (May 30, 2018). "At L.A.'s only school for the deaf, parents want leaders who speak the same language". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  6. ^ Matlin, Marlee [@MarleeMatlin] (March 19, 2013). "So glad to be part of the @abcfsab cast that visited Marlton School. (It inspired "Carlton") What a GREAT visit!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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