ESP is a program to teach living skills to students who have modified diplomas or certificates. OSD offers honors, AP and career courses. It serves students who are deaf or hard of hearing in their Community Based Instruction program. As of the 2004-05 academic year, the total full-time enrollment of the school, exclusive of cooperative programs with local school districts, was between 125 and 135. In 2005, by order of the state legislature included in its annual appropriation for the school, study was begun on the potential benefit of moving the Oregon School for the Blind to the OSD campus. Oregon Superintendent of Public InstructionSusan Castillo rejected a proposal for services now provided by the school to be provided instead through contracts with other public or private institutions.
Buildings named in honor of staff and alumni
Clatterbuck Services Facility, in honor of Superintendent Dr. Marvin B. Clatterbuck
Hokanson Gym, in honor of Conrad Hokanson, pioneering basketball coach whose descendants still attend the school
Kuenzi Hall, in honor of Lewis Kuenzi, alumni and long-time staff
Lindstrom Hall, in honor of Thomas Lindstrom, long-time teacher, two-time acting superintendent
Peck Multipurpose Building, in honor of William "Bill" Peck, long-time teacher and director of school
Peterson Hall, in honor of Ruth Peterson, long-time girls' supervisor
Tillinghast Cottage, in honor of Superintendent Edward Tillinghast
Ulmer Hall, in honor of Thomas Ulmer, long-time teacher
Wallace Hall, in honor of Ruth Wallace, long-time supervisor of the pre-school dormitory
Wynkoop-Smith Library, in honor of William Stephen Smith and Cora Smith, the school's founder and his wife
The main building and school building were razed in December 1975 without authorization from the State Legislature.
''Extreme Makover: Home Edition''
In of , a special Halloween episode, Ty and the gang help renovate the school's Nightmare Factory, which is a haunted house in which the proceeds are used to keep the school afloat. Instead of Ty shouting with his bullhorn to surprise the school, he sends a small plane with a visual message while the staff and students are having their annual barbecue. While the students are in Minnesota getting new hearing aids, the team builds a new dormitory for the boys as their old dorms along with the Nightmare Factory were considered unsafe to live in. Guest stars include actress Marlee Matlin and Rob Zombie. Since then, the new dormitory has been rarely utilized due to budget constrictions.
