Dr. Mika Baugh

Dr. Mika Baugh

Every school district kicks off the year with a welcome message and often a keynote address. This year, Dr. Mika Baugh helped the TSBVI staff focus on a year of empowerment and new opportunities for students. Her keynote address was recorded to share her powerful...
Dr. Mika Baugh

TSBVI’s Five A Side Soccer Pitch

TSBVI built a blind soccer pitch in the spring of 2026 in partnership with the Verde Pitch Alliance, which includes the 4ATX Foundation, Austin FC, and Soccer Assist along with PSCI. The ribbon cutting was held in early May with musical performances from the TSBVI...
Dr. Mika Baugh

TSBVI Dragonboat Team

With thousands of years of history, dragonboat is a sport built on working together as a team to accomplish a common goal. At TSBVI this is a skill we strive to teach everyday. In 2017 Outreach consultant Scott Balitisberger decided to bring these two things together...
Dr. Mika Baugh

NAVEG Training

Identifying babies who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision can take a trained individual and a neonatal screening tool like the NAVEG. TSBVI Outreach providers are training others on its use and expanding access to services for infants and toddlers. Listen in to...
Dr. Mika Baugh

Texas Debut of the Monarch

The newest advancement in braille and tactile graphic technology is the Monarch available from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). Thanks to significant grant funding from the Texas Education Agency, over three hundred students in Texas will be receiving...
Dr. Mika Baugh

TSBVI’s Java Jam

Creating a greater sense of community and involving everyone is huge here at TSBVI and nothing shows that more than TSBVI’s Java Jam. This weekly event featuring music and hospitality from students and staff, and draws folks from across our campus to enjoy the...