As the 2014-15 school year draws to a close, District 64 is celebrating career milestones of 48 teachers and staff members.
District 64 announced the retirements of 18 staff members. “It is always bittersweet to see talented and dedicated members of our staff leaving to start a new chapter in their lives,” according to Superintendent Laurie Heinz. “But we sincerely thank them for their years of service to our students and schools, and wish them nothing but the best as they head off to retirement,” she added.
District 64 also honored 14 staff members who have attained 25 years of service.
In addition, Board of Education members at a recent meeting personally congratulated 16 teachers who will achieve tenure. According to Illinois School Code, a teacher is considered probationary for the first four years they work full time in a district. “Through numerous observations and rigorous evaluations during this probationary time, they have shown that they meet the high expectations for instructional quality that are expected of a District 64 teacher,” Dr. Heinz noted.
The staff members being honored this year include:
Carpenter School
- Myra Berko – 25 years of service, school technologist
- Paula Risk – retirement, health assistant, 13 years of service to District 64
Educational Service Center
- Rebecca Allard – retirement, Chief School Business Official, 6 years of service to District 64
Emerson Middle School
- Jill Benson – retirement, language arts/social studies teacher, 17 years of service to District 64
- Erica Charous – tenure, instrumental music teacher
- Sonja Dziedzic – 25 years of service, teacher and curriculum specialist for art
- Jean Granger – retirement, 10-month secretary, 13 years of service to District 64
- Marcia Kozelka – retirement, language arts teacher, 18 years of service to District 64
- Lisa Swain – 25 years of service, science teacher
- Lisa Tinaglia – tenure, resource teacher
- Jamie Zimniok – tenure, instrumental music teacher
Field School
- Josephine Barzowski – tenure, grade 5 teacher
- Kimberly Bloom – 25 years of service, grade 2 teacher
- Tiffany Costa – tenure, grade 3 teacher
- Caitlin McCarten – tenure, grade 5 teacher
- Katie Moorman – tenure, resource teacher
- Megan Philippsen – tenure, literacy teacher
Franklin School
- Charlene Boss – retirement, grade 2 teacher, 17 years of service to District 64
- Kathleen Hurley – 25 years of service, art teacher
- Mary Jones – 25 years of service, grade 4 teacher
- Mary Lally – 25 years of service, grade 1 teacher
- Julie Majeski – 25 years of service, grade 3 teacher
- Katherine Milewski – tenure, foreign language teacher
- Karin Mustari – 25 years of service, literacy teacher
- Marlene Willoughby-Petrie – retirement, instructional resource teacher, 16 years of service to District 64
Jefferson School
- Agnes Adamik – retirement, special needs early childhood teacher, 18 years of service to District 64
- Janet Groll – retirement, occupational therapist, 3 years of service to District 64
- Susan Jayne – retirement, special needs assistant, 18 years of service to District 64
- Leslye Lapping – retirement, Principal, 5 years of service to District 64
- Susan Luif – retirement, special needs early childhood teacher, 21 years of service to District 64
- Beverly Parypinski – retirement, health assistant, 19 years of service to District 64
- Peggy Siemer – retirement, extended day kindergarten program assistant, 24 years of service to District 64
Lincoln Middle School
- Mary Ciccotelli – 25 years of service, instrumental music teacher
- Christine Corlett – 25 years of service, science teacher
- Brian Jacobi – 25 years of service, teacher and curriculum specialist for instrumental music
- Patti Wlodek – retirement, 10-month secretary, 32 years of service to District 64
Roosevelt School
- Erin McCoy – tenure, grade 4 teacher
- Byron Rogers – retirement, night custodian, 18 years of service to District 64
- Shannon Ryan – tenure, physical education teacher
- Molly Staron – tenure, resource/literacy teacher
- Kelly Velasco – tenure, grade 4 teacher
Washington School
- Diane Abezetian – retirement, secretary/office assistant, 20 years of service to District 64
- Matt Bozeday – tenure, grade 5 teacher
- Anthony Clishem – 25 years of service, curriculum specialist for health & grades K-5 science and social studies
- Eugenia Kotis – retirement, grade 4 teacher, 27 years of service to District 64
- Georg Luxton – 25 years of service, art teacher
- Kathryn Rohn – tenure, grade 4 teacher
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Melissa Superfine – tenure, resource teacher