The next year, the school began operating as the Central New York Institution for Deaf-Mutes.

[3] In 1887, the New York State Legislature appropriated funds for several buildings, including Gallaudet Hall, as it was later named.

Multimillion-dollar appropriations in the 1960s resulted in considerable expansion, with the campus now occupying 17 acres.

It is governed by Title VI Special Schools and Instruction, article 88 of the NY State Code.

[7] NYSSD has programs for elementary education, middle school, high school, college prep, career prep and vocational education (BOCES), daily living skills, and fine arts; and also has a deaf infant program.