Sterrett. Ron
Title
Sterrett . Ron
Description
In this photo of Ron Sterrett taken in 1973 , he is asking for help to clean up a special education camp that was given to the Northwest Educational Cooperative (NEC) . Ron Sterrett was principal of the Northwest Educational Cooperative of Kirk Center . The center located at 520 Plum Grove Road , Palatine , Illinois , was established in 1962 as the Samuel Kirk Center . The center was named after Samuel Kirk who was an international authority on mental retardation . The center was opened to service physically capabale handicapped children . Before the center was open these children were part of the public school system of 12 districts . The center consisted of classrooms and a vocation center for high school students . A two bedroom apartment was part of the campus so that children could be taught home skills like making beds and doing laundry . The facility also had a recreation center with pool table and other games that students could learn to do for recreation . Ron Sterrett had a pool built for physical therapy and also so students could learn to swim and do water exercises according to their abilities . With the help of Arlington Heights Women’s Club , Ron was able to start a Fragrance and Recreational Garden on the grounds of the center . In July of 1973 , the center offered its first summer school program of activities such as cookie baking , painting and clean-up of a garden just outside the school . Ron Sterrett was instrumental is starting the program . Ron also helped clean-up and make usable a 10 acre camp located just east of Bartlett , Illinois . The camp offered a day camp in the summer for local handicapped children . The center is now called Kirk School and is part of the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization (NSSEO) .
Subject
Special education
Proper Names
Sterrett, Ron Kirk, Samuel
Organization
Samuel Kirk Center NSSEO Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization Kirk School
Participant
Arlington Heights Memorial Library with materials owned by the Arlington Heights Historical Society
Date
1973
Type
Photograph
Format
Paper
City
Arlington Heights
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Decade
1960-1969 1970-1979
Copyright
Notice: This material may be protected by U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U. S. Code). May not be reproduced without permission from the Arlington Heights Historical Society.
AcquisitionData
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 100 DPI, 8-bit color (256 colors)
DateCataloged
2010-12-14
PlaceKept
Located at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum, AHHS Collection, Arlington Heights Historical Society Archives
Language
English
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