MANCHESTER – On Monday, the Board of School Committee recognized more than 50 retiring District employees. Some of the employees have already completed their service, while others will finish up at the end of this school year.
The retiring employees have served Manchester School District for a combined 1,232 years, an average of more than 23 years of service per employee. This includes three employees – Sandra Chapman, Diane Spaulding, and Jane Bright – who have worked in the district for at least 45 years.
“We are grateful and proud of each of these employees, who have shown their dedication to our students and community through their years of service,” said Superintendent of Schools Jennifer Gillis. “I want to offer my congratulations to these employees and wish them the best in retirement – they have certainly earned it.”
Just over half of the retiring employees are teachers, and the group includes paraprofessionals, administrative assistants, food service workers, psychologists, a principal and a handful of other positions. Nearly half of the employees are retiring from elementary schools, although employees represent all levels of schools.
Here is the full list of retirees:
Sandra Chapman, Teacher - FACS, Central High School, 47 years
Diane Spaulding, Occupational Therapist, Beech Street School/District-Wide, 45.5 years
Jane Bright, Teacher- Special Education, Manchester School of Technology, 45 years
Kathleen Martell, Teacher- Grade 2, Smyth Road School, 34.25 years
Madeleine Prince, Teacher- Grade 1, Northwest Elementary School, 34 years
Mary Tessier, Teacher- Grade 5, Webster School, 33.5 years
Gerard Gagnon Sr. , Teacher- STEAM Design Build (Science), McLaughlin Middle School, 31 years
Cheryl Gamble, Psychologist, McDonough Elementary School, 30 years
Lizabeth MacDonald, Principal, Weston Elementary School, 30 years
Kathy Soulios, Teacher - Spanish, Memorial High School, 30 years
Meghan O'Neil-Fisher, Teacher- Social Studies, Hillside Middle School, 29.17 years
Patricia Auger, Teacher- Grade 1, Jewett Street School, 29 years
Diane Phaneuf, Accounting Technician, Manchester School of Technology, 28.1 years
Mary Roukey, Administrative Services Manager I, West High School, 28 years
Barbara Fischer, Para-Educator II, Gossler Park Elementary School, 27 years
Helen Guilmette, Food Service Manager I, Southside Middle School, 27 years
Susan Keddie, Teacher - ESOL, Southside Middle School, 26 years
Colette Field, Para-Educator II, McLaughlin Middle School, 25.75 years
Deborah Burke, Para-Educator II, Weston Elementary School, 25 years
Anita Kuniegel, Teacher- Grade 2, Webster School, 25 years
Daniel Scheinman, Teacher- ESOL, Beech Street School, 25 years
Robin Foley, Guidance Counselor, Jewett Street School, 24 years
Maureen Madden, Teacher- School Wide Student Support, Parker-Varney School, 24 years
Mark Wentz, Teacher- English, Memorial High School, 23.9 years
Valerie Caruso, School Psychologist, Beech Street School, 23.2 years
Cynthia Bannon, Teacher- Special Education, Jewett Street School, 23 years
Dawn MacKechnie, Teacher- English, Grade 5, Southside Middle School, 23 years
Sheila MacDonald, Administrative Assistant II, Central High School, 22.66 years
Adele Blais, Food Service Manager II, Memorial High School, 22.5 years
Susan Danico, Administrative Assistant II, Memorial High School, 22.42 years
Carole Demers, Para-Educator II, West High School, 21.25 years
Forrest Dampier, Teacher- Special Education, District-Wide/Parkside Middle School, 21 years
Michele Golden, Math Curriculum Specialist – Elementary, District-Wide, 21 years
Kathleen Landroche, Teacher- Social Studies, Southside Middle School, 21 years
Donna Boucher, Administrative Assistant III, Jewett Street School, 20.83 years
Karen Braz, Interpreter/Tutor- DHH, McLaughlin Middle School, 20.5 years
Stephen Koziatek, Teacher- Voc Ed (Drafting), Manchester School of Technology, 20.3 years
Christina Allen, Teacher- Physical Education, Parkside Middle School, 20 years
Joyce Miller, Teacher - Special Education, Hillside Middle School, 20 years
Susanna Minard, Speech and Language Pathologist, Jewett Street School, 20 years
Susan Newton, Para-Educator II, Webster School, 20 years
Cheryl Davidson, Teacher- Special Education, McLaughlin Middle School, 18.1 years
Kathryn Anibal, Teacher- Kindergarten, Jewett Street School, 18 years
Debra Malynn, Teacher- Science, McLaughlin Middle School, 18 years
Joanne Sacco, Teacher- Grade 6 Math, Southside Middle School, 18 years
Susan Leiter, Para-Educator BST, Highland-Goffe’s Falls Elementary School, 16.66 years
Jennifer Moore, Interpreter/Tutor- DHH, Green Acres Elementary School, 13.9 years
Robin Brun, Library Media Specialist, Weston Elementary School, 7 years
Antonia Earley, Teacher- Spanish, Parkside Middle School, 7 years
Antoinina Kirouac, Food Service Worker I, Memorial High School, 6.25 years
Sandra Marchwicz, Food Service Worker I, Smyth Road School, 5.83 years