About Us

New Hanover County School's Department of Deaf and Hard of Hearing has an all inclusive range of services that can meet the diverse needs of our deaf and hard of hearing students and their individual language and communication goals. This includes:

• Deaf and hard of hearing teachers,
• Sign language interpreters that can sign ASL and Signed Exact English
• Cued language transliterators for students with or without cochlear implants
• Language facilitators for students with cochlear implants and hearing aids
• Deaf/blind intervenor

Speech language pathologists and a contract audiologist work closely with our department to ensure that our students are receiving the support that they need to be successful.

Meet our teachers!

Hello and welcome to our new school year! My name is Mary Katelyn Harker. I graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in December 2015. I received a Bachelor of Science in Professions in Deafness with my Birth-12 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Licensure. My skill set ranges from American Sign Language to Listening and Spoken Language skills. I am currently serving as our Maximum Service Deaf and Hard of Hearing teacher at Forest Hills Global Elementary. This will be an odd year as we navigate these remote learning waters but I am so excited to accept the challenges. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at Mary.Harker@nhcs.net.