Tenure triumph for twenty-one teachers

May 29, 2009
by Susie Pender

The board of education meeting on Tuesday, May 26, was cause for celebration. Twenty-one teachers were granted tenure in the Chappaqua Central School District, along with seven teaching assistants, two guidance counselors and one administrator. The list of the newly tenured appears below.

Next week’s board of education meeting, at 8:15 on Tuesday, June 2, in the Academic Commons of the high school promises to be more somber. The board will honor and bid a fond farewell to retiring teachers and administrators, as well as announce the lay-offs necessitated by the 2009-2010 budget. The list of retiring personnel appears below.

Congratulations to the newly tenured members of the Chappaqua Central School District!

Diane Altneu, Teaching Assistant, Robert E. Bell Middle School

Lauren Andrews, Teacher of Special Education, Douglas Grafflin Elementary School

Deborah August, Teacher of Technology Education, District wide Elementary Schools

Sandi Baker, Teacher of Elementary Education, Douglas Grafflin Elementary School

Anne Casey, Teaching Assistant, Douglas Grafflin Elementary School

Jennifer Cioppa, Teacher of Special Education, Robert E. Bell Middle School

Anne DeCora, Teacher of Speech/Language, Roaring Brook Elementary School

John Dunphy, Guidance Counselor, Horace Greeley High School

Laurie Ende, Teacher of Elementary Education, Douglas Grafflin Elementary School

Colleen Fodor, Teacher of Home Economics, Seven Bridges Middle School

Rochelle Frei, Teacher of Reading, Seven Bridges Middle School

Kathleen Hallock, Teacher of Elementary Education, Westorchard Elementary School

Genevieve Hanlon, Teacher of Elementary Education, District-wide Elementary and Middle Schools

Jamie Hariegel, Teacher of Special Education, Robert E. Bell Middle School

Kerin Heim, Teacher of Special Education, Seven Bridges Middle School

MaryRose Joseph, Teacher of Science, Horace Greeley High School

Eileen Kenna, Teacher of Elementary Education, Robert E. Bell Middle School

Sara Kenney, Teacher of Special Education, Robert E. Bell Middle School

Matthew Ketterer, Teacher of Social Studies, Horace Greeley High School

Eunkyoung Kim, Teaching Assistant, Robert E. Bell Middle School

Mirjam Lord, Teaching Assistant, Horace Greeley High School

Amanda McDonough, Teacher of Art, Robert E. Bell Middle School

Kim Meade, Teacher of Music, Horace Greeley High School and District-wide Elementary Schools

Rebecca Mullen, Guidance Counselor, Horace Greeley High School

Kathleen O’Donnell, Teaching Assistant, Roaring Brook Elementary School

Maria Pardalis, Teacher of ESL, Seven Bridges Middle School and Douglas Grafflin Elementary School

Daniel Perito, Teaching Assistant, Robert E. Bell Middle School

Lillian Ross, Teacher of Special Education, Seven Bridges Middle School

Gerard Shine, Teacher of Speech/Language, Roaring Brook Elementary School

Brian Vermette, Teaching Assistant, Westorchard Elementary School

Elizabeth Wright, CSE/CPSE Chairperson, Education Center

Good bye and good luck to 2009 retirees!


Dennis Cuddy, Guidance Counselor, Horace Greeley High School

Dorothy Baier, Librarian, Roaring Brook Elementary School

Tanya Martin, Teacher of Art, Westorchard Elementary School

Mary L. Pantano - Teacher Aide, Horace Greeley High School

Maria Vita - Typist, Robert E. Bell Middle School

Elizabeth O’Dwyer - Audio Visual Assistant, Seven Bridges Middle School

Mary Ellen Muendel - Secretary, Westorchard Elementary School

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