BOE honors retirees at annual retiree recognition ceremony

The Board of Education held its annual retiree recognition ceremony on Thursday, June 5 to honor the staff members who retired, or will retire during the 2024-25 school year. 

a group of retirees are posing
The retiring staff members in attendance at the retiree recognition ceremony.

We thank all of our retirees for their years of service to the district and wish them all the best in this next chapter. 

2024-25 Retirees

Martin Benjamin – Bus Driver – 20 years of service

Nazareth Betancur – Cleaner – 22 years of service

Claire Byrne – Teaching Assistant – 26 years of service

Cherie DeGraw – Health Assistant – 17 years of service

Valerie Demundo – Teaching Assistant – 24 years of service

Janice Eisenhardt – Elementary Teacher – 32 years of service

Edward Gold – English Teacher-HS – 17 years of service

Hollie Hall – Teaching Assistant – 29 years of service

Jill Harrold – Elementary Teacher – 21 years of service

Barbara Holloran – Teaching Assistant – 21 years of service

JoAnn Kelleher – Special Education Teacher-MS – 28 years of service

Stephen Lewis – Director, Plant Ops – 7 years of service

Robert Lyons – Bus Driver – 25 years of service

Elisa Mendels – School Social Worker – 26 years of service

Kimberly Murphy – Reading Teacher – 29 years of service

Sandra Nieto – Cleaner – 21 years of service

Steven Raabe – Driver Education Teacher – 10 years of service

Michael Ruggiero – Groundskeeper – 31 years of service

Theresa Sager – Elementary Teacher – 42 years of service

Donna Siegel – Teacher Aide, Cooke – 7 years of service

Dana Taylor – Speech Teacher – 30 years of service

Isidore Velez – Bus Driver – 27 years of service

Mary Wells – Elementary Teacher – 31 years of service

Patricia Whipple – Elementary Teacher – 22 years of service

Julia Zanger – Speech Language Pathologist – 24 years of service