The California School for the Deaf is losing its superintendent. Hank Klopping is retiring after serving for 36 years. A dinner was held last night to honor Klopping. Before becoming superintendent of the California School, he worked at Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind, CSU Northridge and Gallaudet University. Klopping has been president of the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf vice chair on the Commission of Education of the Deaf. No replacement has yet been named.