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1954 |
Senate Bill 155 creates the Department of Mental Hygiene
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The Council for Retarded
Persons established the first classes held in the old YMCA facility at
Atkinson School, Fremont. Classes were taught by Mrs. Mariam Karlovetz. |
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Classes were held at St.
Mark/s Lutheran Church until August 1963
Governor DiSalle appoints Committee for the Mentally Retarded to study the
community class program for children.
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OCTOBER 17, 1960
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1960 |
The Governor's Committee for the Mentally Retarded
recommends that classes remain under the Department of Mental Hygiene ande
Correction and that community programs be expanded to serve adults.
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1961 |
President Kennedy appoints the Panel on Mental Retardation
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1963 |
The School of Hope opened
at its current site (1001 Castalia Road) with:
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3 Classrooms, a multipurpose room,
kitchen, office, and bathrooms;
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1 Classroom was used as a partial
workshop; One bus;
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31 Students, 2 teachers,
1 assistant
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Operation of School, 1963 and Floor Plan
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1967
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Senate Bill 169 passed on July 18, 1967, to be effective October 25, 1967,
creates county boards of mental retardation to assume administrative
responsibilities of the education and workshop programs previously exercised
by the child welfare or public welfare boards. The bill also
authorizes local subdivisions to levy property taxes to maintain schools,
training centers, workshops, clinics, and residential facilities for persons
with mental retardation.
The Sandusky County Board of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities was established.
First addition to the building to allow a room for a
Sheltered Workshop. The building now included 5 classrooms, 1 office,
a workshop, kitchen, boiler room, restrooms and expanded outdoor
recreational area. Mrs. Karlovetz was appointed Administrator.
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RECREATION - 1967
"Human brotherhood is not just a goal. It is a
condition on which our way of life depends. The question for our time
is not whether all men are brothers. That question has been answered
by the God who placed us on this earth together. The question is
whether we have the strength and the will to make the brotherhood of man the
guiding principle of our daily lives."
John F. Kennedy
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1969 |
House Bill 970 creates the Division of Mental Retardation
within the Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction. |
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1972 |
House Bill 494 splits the Department of Mental Hygiene and
Correction into the Department of Rehabilitation/Correction and the
Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation.
Sandco Industries building
was erected as a separate facility |
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1975 |
The federal Education for All Handicapped Children Act
(later renamed IDEA) guarantees a free and appropriate public education to
all handicapped children aged 3 to 21.
Barb Smola became
Superintendent of the Sandusky County Board of MR/DD |
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1979 |
The School of Hope and
Sandco Industries were connected with the addition of the gym and other
rooms/offices. |
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1980 |
House Bill 900 creates separate departments of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities |
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1981 |
Sandco Industries damaged
by fire. |
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1986 |
Senate Bill 322 creates Bill of Rights for Persons With
MRDD and reforms provision of residential services. |
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1987 |
Additional classrooms,
restrooms and a warehouse were added to the Sandco building. |
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1988 |
A therapy pool was
constructed, due to a generous donation, due to a generous donation received
in December of 1987. |
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1990 |
The federal Americans with Disabilities Act
provides broad anti-discrimination protections for all persons with physical
or mental impairments that substantially limit one or more major life
activities. |
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2000 |
This was the most recent
addition. Office space, conference rooms, classrooms for adults and
restrooms were added.
Barb Smola Retires as Superintendent |
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2001 |
Deb Yenrick appointed as
Superintendent. |
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2004 |
Sandco Life Enrichment Program moves to Clyde Site:
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2005 |
Cheryl Cotter appointed as
Superintendent. |
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2006 |
Accessible playground completed. |
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2009 |
Don Nalley - C.E.O. of Sandco Industries, retires after 30
years of service |
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2009 |
John Leibig becomes Director of Sandco
Industries |
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2010 |
John Leibig resigns as Director of Sandco Industries |
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2010 |
Cheryl Cotter retires as Superintendent |
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2010 |
Deb Yenrick returns to the Program as Director of
Operations and then as Superintendent |
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2010 |
Day Array Services moves to new site on North Street -
M.A.C. |
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2011 |
Leah Harper named CEO of Sandco Industries |
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2011 |
Phyllis Whitehead named CFO of Sandco Industries |
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