The Mission of the Office of Education Services is to provide quality, comprehensive, developmental, and educational opportunities for eligible students ages birth to 21 and their families so that students can develop the skills necessary to lead productive lives - vocationally, socially, and personally - resulting ultimately in the achievement of their highest potential for independent and successful lives.

The North Carolina School for the Deaf (NCSD), established in 1894 is a day/residential facility for the education of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. It is located on a beautiful and historic 160 acre campus in Morganton. The School Director of the facility is Dr. Linda Lindsey

The North Carolina School for the Deaf is dually accredited by the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf (CEASD): an organization of executive heads of educational programs for deaf or hard of hearing students in the United States and Canada (and) by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS): a regional committee under the National Study of Schools

NCSD is under the jurisdiction of The Office of Education Services (OES). Organizationally, the school functions under the auspices of the Department of Health and Human Services.