The ISVI school term provides for 176 days of attendance and includes vacation periods that closely correspond to public day school schedules. Children whose parents live in or near Jacksonville may attend the school as day students. Other students go home one weekend a month or as often as they choose. In this way students can obtain the most appropriate education and still maintain important ties with their family and community. Educational Resources Program ISVI has a technology center that includes both IBM-compatible computers and some Apple computers.
Equipment includes ink jet printers, Braille printers, speech synthesizers and scanners.
These collections include books, periodicals and reference materials. Additional collections include tactile aids and a professional library with extensive materials in the education, development and support of individuals with visual impairments. Athletics ISVI, a member of a conference of 16 state residential schools for the visually impaired, competes in wrestling, track, cheerleading, swimming and forensics. Meets also are scheduled with local public schools.