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North Dakota School for the Deaf Superintendent Rocky Cofer said Thursday he will resign from his position next week, after 10 years at the Devils Lake school and 34 years as an educator in the state.
"Right now, it seems like the right thing to do for me and my family," he said.
Cofer, 56, said the health of his wife, Sheila, prompted his decision to resign. He said the resignation takes effect after the school's graduation next week.
"It's something I've been thinking about for the past six months," he said. "My wife is ill. I feel the need to spend more time with her."
Cofer announced his decision to faculty, students and parents on Tuesday. He said he sent a letter of resignation to State School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead this week.
Sanstead was out of state and could not be reached for comment on Thursday.
Cofer was hired as the school's principal in 1995, after working as a teacher and high school football coach in Bowdon, Elgin and Glenburn.
He also was a school administrator in Fort Totten, Warwick and Crary.
Cofer was named superintendent of the School for the Deaf in 1998.
His ties to the school go back to 1979, when his daughter, Holly, began attending the school. She graduated in 1994.
"We've been a part of the North Dakota School for the Deaf family for a long time," he said.
Enrollment at the school has declined in recent years, with more focus on educating all children in public school settings.
Cofer said the smaller school population had nothing to do with his resignation.
He said the School for the Deaf now has 27 students in preschool through 12th grade, and employs about 10 full- and part-time teachers.
North Dakota School for the Deaf Superintendent Rocky Cofer said Thursday he will resign from his position next week, after 10 years at the Devils Lake school and 34 years as an educator in the state.
"Right now, it seems like the right thing to do for me and my family," he said.
Cofer, 56, said the health of his wife, Sheila, prompted his decision to resign. He said the resignation takes effect after the school's graduation next week.
"It's something I've been thinking about for the past six months," he said. "My wife is ill. I feel the need to spend more time with her."
Cofer announced his decision to faculty, students and parents on Tuesday. He said he sent a letter of resignation to State School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead this week.
Sanstead was out of state and could not be reached for comment on Thursday.
Cofer was hired as the school's principal in 1995, after working as a teacher and high school football coach in Bowdon, Elgin and Glenburn.
He also was a school administrator in Fort Totten, Warwick and Crary.
Cofer was named superintendent of the School for the Deaf in 1998.
His ties to the school go back to 1979, when his daughter, Holly, began attending the school. She graduated in 1994.
"We've been a part of the North Dakota School for the Deaf family for a long time," he said.
Enrollment at the school has declined in recent years, with more focus on educating all children in public school settings.
Cofer said the smaller school population had nothing to do with his resignation.
He said the School for the Deaf now has 27 students in preschool through 12th grade, and employs about 10 full- and part-time teachers.