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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY NELSON of Pottawattamie, SIEGRIST, HAMMITT, and 1 3 HOUSER 1 4 A Concurrent Resolution celebrating 140 years of deaf 1 5 education in Iowa. 1 6 WHEREAS, in 1855, the state of Iowa purchased a 1 7 small private school for the deaf in Iowa City and 1 8 reopened the facility as a public institution 1 9 providing educational services for deaf and hard-of- 1 10 hearing children; and 1 11 WHEREAS, in 1866, the legislature recognized the 1 12 growth of the institution and a decision was made to 1 13 relocate the institution to Council Bluffs; and 1 14 WHEREAS, in 1870, the institution, complete with a 1 15 central administration building and an industrial 1 16 facility, was opened in Council Bluffs at a cost of 1 17 $125,000; and 1 18 WHEREAS, in 1884, the first official class of the 1 19 Iowa School for the Deaf graduated; and 1 20 WHEREAS, in 1932, the Iowa School for the Deaf 1 21 further recognized the importance of educating deaf 1 22 children to be productive members of society by 1 23 extending its school term from 9 to 12 years; and 1 24 WHEREAS, today, after 140 years, the Iowa School 1 25 for the Deaf continues to fulfill its educational 1 26 mission to deaf and hard-of-hearing children by 1 27 providing them with preschool, elementary, middle 1 28 school and high school programming; and 1 29 WHEREAS, the Iowa School for the Deaf is a resource 1 30 for all Iowans through its service to thousands of 2 1 deaf and hard-of-hearing students and their families 2 2 on a direct and outreach basis, through its open- 2 3 campus policy, and through its service as a valuable 2 4 asset for community use and involvement in Council 2 5 Bluffs and throughout southwest Iowa; and 2 6 WHEREAS, in 1995, the Iowa School for the Deaf is 2 7 celebrating 140 years of educating and serving the 2 8 needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Iowa; 2 9 NOW THEREFORE, 2 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 2 11 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly 2 12 joins the Iowa School for the Deaf in recognizing and 2 13 celebrating 140 years of deaf education in Iowa. 2 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa General 2 15 Assembly urges all Iowans to express their support and 2 16 appreciation to the Iowa School for the Deaf for its 2 17 outstanding service to the state in educating deaf and 2 18 hard-of-hearing Iowans. 2 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this 2 20 resolution be presented to Dr. William P. Johnson, 2 21 superintendent of the Iowa School for the Deaf, on 2 22 behalf of all the faculty and students at the school, 2 23 in recognition of 140 years of deaf education in Iowa. 2 24 LSB 2681HH 76 2 25 ec/sc/14
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