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  • Collection: Establishment of ISD 199

Mr. I. T. Simley, the school's namesake, died on.pdf
After I.T. Simley's passing, Simley High School honors his work in the community through their yearbook.

Tribute.pdf
In tribute to I.T. Simley's work in ISD 199, the district named their high school "Simley High School."

1959 SSP to kick out Inver Grove.pdf
SSP claims that they will no longer aid Inver Grove students in their schooling.

1963_ 199 superintendent to 198 on debt.pdf
ISD 199 superintendent K.O. Dahlager informed the members of School District 198 that in light of an unattached opinion of the Minnesota Attorney General regarding debt assumption of school districts, ISD 199 would not seek to consolidate with…

The_Courier_Tue__Feb_9__1960_.jpg
Vernon Larson, former principal of LeRoy HIgh School in Minnesota, would resign to continue as a principal at the newly founded Simley High School.

Simley bulldozer 1959.png
A September 1959 photograph of ISD 199 education consultant Irwin T. Simley at the ceremonial groundbreaking of the high school that would bear his name. The ISD 199 school board is in the background.

The_Minneapolis_Star_Thu__Sep_5__1957_.jpg
The Dakota County school board discussed plans to merge Inver Grove district 7 with Pine Bend school district 21.

1962 tax rates Inver Grove-Pine Bend schools.pdf
List of the millage rates for ISD 199 in 1962 compared to 1961, including estimates of the effects of consolidating ISD 199 with School District 198 (the district comprising present-day Salem Hills Elementary).

Scrapbook of Simley.pdf
This undated scrapbook includes records from the school districts that predated Independent School District 199, the founding of Simley High School, and other documents related to the founding of Inver Grove Heights.

1963-02-05 students move to new wing.pdf
Simley adds a new wing to the school to support the growing student population; the expansion allows the school to increase their capacity to 1,000 classes.
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