About Us

•  Hope D. Wall (1912-2001) was a local pioneer in special education.
   
• In 1961, parents in the Aurora area asked her to help start a school for children with disabilities.
   
• Although she had no formal training in working with children with disabilities, she accepted the challenge.
   
• Initially, Wall was the only teacher at the private, eight-student John F. Kennedy School.
   
• In 1969, East and West Aurora School Districts agreed to work together to transform the private school into a public school and build a new facility on Indian Trail.
   
• This school was named in honor of Hope D. Wall

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