Texas State Schools are a collection of residential facilities run by the state for people with developmental disabilities in Texas, United States. Developmental disability is a term used to describe life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical or combination of mental and physical impairments Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The schools operate under the Federal ICF-MR program.
Abilene State School
Abilene State School, located in Abilene, is home to approximately 500 people with developmental disabilities. Abilene ( "ABBA-leen") is a city in Jones and Taylor Counties in the central part of the U Among amenities are two guest houses for visiting family members, a nature area, and a large park and playground area. A playground or play area is an area designed for Children to play, indoors or outdoors The nature area and park are open to the public.
The site that was to become Abilene State School was originally a State Epileptic Colony. The project was launched in 1897 when Governor Joseph D. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Sayer appointed a commission to select the site. The institution was to be patterned after the Craig Colony in New York, and was originally intended to house five hundred people. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
Citizens of Abilene were eager to have the state select a nearby site, for the boost it would provide to the local economy. Since the water supply was poor, residents banded together to purchase land to build Lytle Lake. Citizens also donated $3,200 for the city to purchase 640 acres (2. 6 km²) of land to be given to the state for the
institution. The Texas legislature unanimously approved the site in February of 1899. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation
Construction, coordinated by Dr. John Preston, cost $200,000. The project consisted of an administration building, a power plant, one hospital each for men and women, four cottages, and a residence for the superintendent. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for The State Epileptic Colony was officially opened on March 26, 1904, with a population of 104 patients. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Some were admitted free, and others paid $5 a week for room, board, medication, and care. By August of 1904, the population was 201. Dr. T. B. Bass served as superintendent from 1909 to 1943. In Education, a superintendent (also known as a chief school administrator in many states is an individual that has executive oversight and administration rights During his tenure, droughts caused water shortages and hurt crop production. World War I siphoned off staff, and wartime inflation caused fiscal hardship. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In economics inflation or price inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services over a period of time The institution faced outbreaks of flu, small pox, and measels. Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. Measles (rubeola is a Disease caused by a virus specifically a Paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. In 1925, the State Epileptic Colony began admitting residents with mental illness as well as those with epilepsy. Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as The name was changed to Abilene State Hospital.
The campus had expanded to sixty-three buildings by 1943, including officers' quarters, physicians' cottages, two hospitals, twenty-eight "wards", and a number of barns. The population of patients grew to 1,324.
Dr. Bass retired in 1943, and the institution went through a serious of superintendents while the facility continued to expand. In 1949, the hospital began accepting African-American patients. Medical treatment was considered state-of-the-art, and the facility was self-sufficient. Mrs. May Corley, the hospital's first sociologist, said, "Everybody who lived and worked here had a job to do. "
In 1957, the name of the facility was changed to Abilene State School, due to a shift in purpose to caring for people with developmental disabilities. This also allowed for the admission of children. M. J. Kelly, director for the State Board of Hospitals and Special Schools, said, "Instead of making these institutions places to retain patients, we intend to make them centers for curing patients and putting them on the road to recovery. We want all those children who can learn to receive the best of instruction. " On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed a bill providing federal aid for research, training, and rehabilitation for people with mental retardation throughout the country, which allowed increases in staff-to-patient ratios. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of
Austin State School
Austin State School, located in Austin, is home to approximately 440 people with developmental disabilities. The campus includes a theater, nature trail, indoor pool and Jacuzzi, athletic field, a chapel with stained glass windows, and a guest house for visiting family members. Jacuzzi is a company that produces whirlpool Bathtubs History Around 1900 seven brothers named Jacuzzi (pronounced yah-KUH-tzih immigrated For the Blackford Oakes novel see Stained Glass (novel The term stained glass refers either to the material of coloured Glass or to the art
It was launched in 1915, when the Texas legislature passed House Bill 57, creating the State Colony for the Feebleminded, as the first facility specifically to house citizens with mental retardation. It was renamed Austin State School in 1925. The initial census was 65 residents, mostly female. At its peak Austin State School had a census of 2,000 and included a working dairy farm.
In 1965, the Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act authorized county mental retardation centers, with the aim of helping people with mild retardation to live with their families. This caused a shift in the population of residents in State Schools to those with more profound mental retardation and multiple disabilities. By 1974, Austin State School's population had been reduced to 1,400.
Brenham State School
Brenham State School houses approximately 400 residents in 11 residential buildings on 200 acres (0. 8 km²) in unincorporated Washington County, south of Brenham and between Austin and Houston. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Washington County is a County in the US state of Texas, known for the Convention of 1836 where the Texas Declaration of Independence Brenham is a city in central Texas in Washington County, Texas, United States, with a population of 13507 according to the 2000 census The state school serves a southeast Texas area including Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Robertson, Walker, and Washington counties. It is the largest employer in Brenham.
Brenham state school opened in January of 1974, and was the first of the Texas State Schools to be certified as an ICF-MR (Intermediate Care Facility - Mental Retardation).
Brenham State school features a nature area, primarily for use of residents and family members but also available on a limited basis to outside organizations and citizens. Facilities include a log cabin, picnic area, and restrooms. The campus also has a park with a picnic area and pavilion.
Corpus Christi State School
Corpus Christi State School, located in western Corpus Christi, is on 104 acres (0. Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U 4 km²) that was originally the city’s Cliff Maus Airport.
It has 15 residential buildings serving approximately 370 residents ranging in age from 18 to 77 years. Specialized treatment units serve individuals with severe behavioral and/or emotional problems and more than 800 professionals and paraprofessionals are employed.
Corpus Christi State School opened in April of 1970 as an independent school district for children with developmental disabilities. The original campus was 201 acres (0. 8 km²) in size.
Denton State School
Denton State School, located in southeastern Denton 4 miles (6 km) south of Downtown Denton and 30 miles (50 km) north of Downtown Dallas, houses approximately 650 residents, many of whom are medically fragile and require constant medical care. Denton is the County seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Most have severe to profound mental retardation and over half navigate the campus with wheelchairs or power chairs. The Denton State School employs about 1,500 staff and has a budget in excess of $44 million annually.
The campus has a central kitchen, 30-bed infirmary, canteen, cemetery, dental clinic, beauty shop, swimming pool, sheltered workshops, and central laundry. For the Banana Yashimoto novel see Kitchen (novel A kitchen, is a room or part of a room (sometimes called "kitchen A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for CanTeen, The Australian Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer, is the national support organisation for young people (aged 12-24 living with cancer including cancer A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. It also features one guest house and one guest apartment for visiting family members.
The Denton Chamber of Commerce learned in the late 1950s that the state was planning to build a mental retardation facility in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. A chamber of commerce (also referred to in some circles as a board of trade) is a form of Business network. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Citizens donated money for the purchase of 200 acres (0. 8 km²) of land, and the land was donated to the state with the stipulation that it be used to provide services to people with mental retardation.
The Denton State School was established in 1960 by the legislature, and opened in July of that year. By the end of the year it was housing 1,700 residents.
El Paso State Center
Opened in 1974, the El Paso State Center answered the community need for a long-term care facility for people with mental retardation in West Texas. The center is home to 150 people who live in eight cottages and three 16-bed units.
Located in the City of El Paso and serving El Paso County, the center employs approximately 300 people. El Paso County is the westernmost County in the US state of Texas.
Lubbock State School
Opened in June 1969, the Lubbock State School, located in Lubbock, serves 54 counties in the Texas Panhandle. The Texas Panhandle is a region of the US state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state The campus is home to approximately 310 individuals, of whom 66 percent are male and 34 percent female. The average age is 45.
The school employs approximately 790 people.
Lufkin State School
Opened in 1962, the Lufkin State School is located in the heart of East Texas. Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The population was 32709 at the 2000 census making Lufkin the 76th largest city in Texas East Texas is a distinct geographic and ecological area in the U The facility serves 28 counties and is home to approximately 400 people who have mental retardation and varying degrees of disability.
The average age is 46.
Lufkin State School is the fourth-largest employer in Angelina County, with a workforce of approximately 900. Angelina County is a County located in the US state of Texas.
Mexia State School
Opened in 1946, the Mexia State School in unincorporated Limestone County is located west of Mexia and serves 12 counties. Mexia (məˈheɪə muh-HAY-uh or /məˈhɛər/ muh-HAIR) is a city in Limestone County, Texas, United States. Limestone County is a County located in the US state of Texas. It was the first school for persons with mental retardation opened outside the immediate Austin area.
The 215-acre (0. 9 km²) campus serves approximately 500 people. The average age is 44.
The facility includes five residential units,a gym and aquatics center, a sheltered workshop, medical acute-care unit, centralized dietary services, maintenance and transportation services, laundry, canteen, sewing room, all-faith chapel, guest house and camping facilities at nearby Lake Mexia.
There are two specialized treatment units that serve individuals with severe behavioral and/or emotional problems.
The school employs approximately 1,400 people.
Richmond State School
Opened in 1968, the Richmond State School is a community of more than 500 adults situated on 241 acres (1. 0 km²) on the banks of the Brazos River in unincorporated Fort Bend County, adjacent to and not within the city limits of Richmond. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U The city of Richmond is the County seat of Fort Bend County in the U
The campus serves a 13-county area, which includes Harris County. Approximately 1,200 employees staff the facility.
A program at Richmond, the Therapeutic Riding Center, offers individuals equine and pet-assisted activities.
Rio Grande State Center
Opened in 1962, the Rio Grande State Center in Harlingen answered the community need for a long-term care facility in the Rio Grande Valley. Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States. The Rio Grande Valley is an area located in the southernmost tip of Texas. The center serves Cameron, Hidalgo and Wallacy counties and is home to approximately 75 people.
San Angelo State School
Opened in 1969 as the San Angelo Center, and renamed San Angelo State School in 1983, the facility in San Angelo originally operated as a tuberculosis hospital. San Angelo is a city in and the County seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. The campus encompasses 1,031 acres (4 km²), and includes 79 buildings.
The facility serves more than 300 individuals from 38 counties and is the ninth-largest employer for the city of San Angelo, with 710 employees. There are specialized treatment units that serve individuals with severe behavioral and/or emotional problems.
San Angelo State School Regional Recreation Park is located across U. S. 87 from the main campus, and features wilderness cabins, a petting zoo, and a low-ropes course along the banks of the Concho River. The Concho River is a river in the US state of Texas. It has three primary feeds the North, Middle and South Concho rivers This area provides daytime and overnight camping to state school residents, as well as recreation sites for area nonprofit, civic, and religious organizations throughout the Concho Valley.
San Antonio State School
Opened in 1978, the San Antonio State School shares a 40 acre campus with the San Antonio State Hospital and the Texas Center for Infectious Disease. San Antonio State School serves 10 counties surrounding Bexar County. Bexar County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2006 the population was estimated at 1555931
The school has a staff of approximately 600, and is home to 300 people with mental retardation.
The average age is 45 years and the population is 59 percent male and 41 percent female.
Former state schools
The State of Texas closed the Fort Worth State School in Fort Worth and the Travis State School in 1999. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [1]
Sources
- ^ Brenham State School from the Handbook of Texas Online
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
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