North Carolina School for the Deaf

Last week begun the first week of NCSD's Summer Camp, Theater Mania which included various activities with academic and student life staff along with NCSD's 2nd Annual Basketball Camp!

Save the Date! Stop by and support our Elementary Students next Friday !

BIG NEWS, IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!

The NCSD Foundation is rebranding as Deaf & Blind Pathways Foundation, Inc. — an independent nonprofit organization.

This exciting transition reflects their ongoing commitment to empowering and enriching the lives of Deaf, Blind, Deaf-Blind and Hard-of-Hearing individuals.

From The Paper Media

NCSD Foundation rebranded as Deaf & Blind Pathways In a move to make fund raising and public engagement more transparent, the NCSD (North Carolina School for the Deaf) Foundation rebranded as Deaf & Blind Pathways, Inc., officially adopting

On Saturday Aug. 15, 2026 NCSD will be hosting Interpreters workshop, "How Do You Like Feeds? Developing Team Interpreting Strategies" with Presenter Jennifer Boyd, M. Ed., CL, CT, NIC from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Register Here: https://forms.office.com/r/ut90eAmZMt

Cost: $65.00

CEU: 0.4 PS

Content Level: Extensive

For Accommodations: Please email Makayla Radford at [email protected] before August 1, 2026.

Language of Presentation: English, interpreters provided upon request.

Workshop will have a maximum capacity of 20 attendees with focused audience of working interpreters.

Refund and Cancellation Policy:

All refund requests must be made in writing; the requests should be emailed to Makayla Radford at
[email protected]. No refunds, except for medical emergencies, will be issued past July 15, 2026. NCSD reserves the right to cancel within 30 days of the program, with a full refund to participants, due to low enrollment.

Non-discrimination Policy:

NCSD is providing this workshop as an opportunity for safe, respectful learning and will not permit harassment, discrimination, or horizontal violence based on another's comments, questions, schema, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected class.

Continuing Education Units: This Professional Studies program is offered for 0.4 CEUs at the selected contents knowledge level: Extensive

NCSD is proud to announce it's partnership with Innivee Strategies and Professors Dr. Jess Weiler and Dr. Cathy Grist of Western Carolina University as a part of an organizational assessment for the NC Collaboratory.

Transcript:

NCSD Superintedent Dr. Kristin Todd:

"Hello, everyone. I'm Doctor Kristin Todd, Superintendent of North Carolina School for the Deaf, NCSD. I'm excited to share some important news with you. As many of you know, NCSD is now an independent state educational agency governed by its own Board of Trustees. With this new chapter comes a meaningful opportunity to define our path forward.

That path includes a bold new vision, ending language deprivation, and creating a language rich, highly effective bilingual environment for our students. Developing a cohesive strategic plan is how we will turn that vision into action.

We want our entire school community to help shape this work, including staff, students, families, board members, and community stakeholders.

Your voice matters. This plan will be built through meaningful engagement that reflects the true needs of our students and community. To support this process, we have partnered with Innivee Strategies, our strategic planning partner. Beginning this fall, there will be opportunities for you to participate through surveys, focus groups, and community conversations.

We will also be collaborating closely with Western Carolina University, whose team will support research efforts connected to both the strategic planning process and the development of our bilingual instructional framework. This is a significant moment in NCSD history, and I encourage each of you to get involved when the opportunity arises. Together, we will have the chance to shape a stronger future for our students in our school community."

Davin Searls
Innivee Consultant

"Hello, my name is Davin Searls and I work with Innivee Strategies. We are truly honored to be a part of this important work. Innivee strategies is a Deaf led consulting company that partners with schools for the Deaf institutions, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations across more than 25 states. This is meaningful work for us, and we have carefully designed a process that encourages participation and input from the entire school community to ensure every voice is heard.

We will provide surveys in ASL, English and Spanish, and we will facilitate focus groups to encourage brainstorming, dialog, and meaningful discussions. We will also conduct interviews with various groups within the school community, and after gathering and analyzing the data, we will develop a summary report to help guide the creation of NCSD strategic priorities between now and the fall.

Our team will be working behind the scenes to plan and prepare for this process. Please be on the lookout for opportunities to engage and participate this coming fall. I hope you all enjoy your summer and we look forward to working together when the school year begins. Thank you."

https://inniveestrategies.com/

https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/weiler-grist-receive-70k-grant-to-assist-nc-school-for-the-deaf.aspx

https://collaboratory.unc.edu/funding-opportunities/understanding-governance-operational-needs-and-educational-effectiveness-of-north-carolinas-schools-for-the-deaf-and-school-for-the-blind/

https://youtu.be/734VTS8aBow

NCSD Partnership with Innivee Strategies and Western North Carolina University Announcement NCSD is proud to announce it's partnership with ...

On Wednesday May 27, NCSD held it’s Prekindergarten, Elementary, Middle School Awards and Graduations.

While on Thursday May 28, 2026 NCSD held it’s 126th Commencement for the Class of 2026 graduation. Class of 2026 graduates were, Valedictorian R. Vincent and Class of 2026 graduate, C. Paul. NCSD extends it’s heartfelt congratulations to them!

NCSD would also like to extend special thanks to:

Class of 2026 Sponsors, Teachers Jennifer McAlister and Jacob Ulery for their dedicated work and to Cathy Williams for her assistance with the graduation ceremony.

To the Class of 2026’s Honorary commencement speaker, Heather Foster, NCSD Alumni and Community Resources Manager for NC Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NC DSDHH).

To Terri Ingles-Krause, Chairperson of the Education Committee with The Deaf & Blind Pathways Foundation for honoring graduate R. Vincent with the Tim Shane Scholarship Award.

And to James Ledford and William Thompson of NCSD Alumni Association for their donation of bouquets for graduation and honoring the Class of 2026 graduates with free memberships to Alumni Association.

Thank you to all staff and community members for their support in this year’s commencement!

On Tuesday June 2, 2026, NCSD will once again host a Community Blood Drive under American Red Cross in the Main Building auditorium from 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM.

NCSD wants to extend a round of congratulations to Iris Childers, an alumni of NCSD Class of 1995 who works at NCSD as an Educational Developmental Assistant. She recently graduated from Gallaudet University with her Bachelors in Deaf Studies on May 16, 2026.

Congratulations Iris!

NCSD wants to extend it's congratulations to NCSD Educational Developmental Staff, Jennifer Ballew for new collaboration with USA Deaf Wrestling!

She is the Head Wrestling Coach at the North Carolina School for the Deaf, where she also coaches multiple sports and actively supports NCSD athletics. She is honored to assume the position of USA Deaf Wrestling Women’s Head Coach and looks forward to collaborating with female wrestlers to enhance their skills, build confidence, and foster a passion for the sport.

Visit https://usadeafwrestling.com/