The Great Plains Schools for the Deaf conference, which involves eight neighboring state schools for the deaf. GPSD – Arkansas School for the Deaf- ASD, Iowa School for the Deaf – ISD, Kansas School for the Deaf – KSD, Missouri School for the Deaf – MSD, Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf – MSAD, New Mexico School for the Deaf – NMSD, Oklahoma School for the Deaf – OSD, and Wisconsin School for the Deaf – WSD. Great Plains School for the Deaf’s athletic conference was established in 1989.