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