Model Secondary School for the Deaf is a school for the deaf in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

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The Model Secondary School for the Deaf Act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson on October 15, 1966 (P.L. 89-694). In May 1969, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the President of Gallaudet College

Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University is a federally-chartered university for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing, located in the District of Columbia, U.S...

signed an agreement authorizing the establishment and operation of MSSD at the College.

Fully accredited by both the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Secondary Schools and the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) provides a comprehensive day and residential four-year high school program for students from various states and United States territories. Enrollment ranges from 250 to 300 students.