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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children in San |
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Antonio is marking its 60th anniversary in 2007, and this occasion |
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provides an opportunity to pay tribute to the rich history of this |
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important institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1947 by Dela White and John White, Sr., |
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Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children was inspired by the |
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couple's determination to see their daughter, Tuleta, and other |
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deaf children learn to speak, function independently, and become |
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successful members of society; beginning with seven pupils and one |
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teacher, the school quickly expanded, and in 1952 it moved to a new |
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location at 103 Tuleta Drive, where it is still housed today; and |
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WHEREAS, With a current enrollment of 158 pupils and an |
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impressive 6:1 student-to-faculty ratio, Sunshine Cottage School |
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for Deaf Children offers a wide variety of services for its |
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students, including a newborn hearing evaluation center and |
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parent-infant, early childhood, elementary, and off-campus |
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mainstream programs; moreover, the school offers services in |
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speech-language pathology and audiology and cochlear implant |
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programming; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to educating those with hearing |
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impairments, this outstanding school has been a leader in community |
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outreach, educating children's agencies and medical personnel |
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about how to identify hearing loss and the best ways to help those |
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in need; the school also works in cooperation with The University of |
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Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in its master's degree |
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program in deaf education and hearing science; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, Sunshine Cottage School has |
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helped children who are hearing impaired to achieve their full |
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potential, and in carrying forth that mission for six decades, the |
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school has become an internationally respected institution; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Sunshine |
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Cottage School for Deaf Children and extend to its faculty, staff, |
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and students sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |