District Grants Tenure to 21 Staffers, Announces Retirements and New Hires

District Grants Tenure to 21 Staffers, Announces Retirements and New Hires

Category: Schools

Published: Wednesday, 12 May 2021 09:49

Joanne Wallenstein

TenureGroup Five school administrators and sixteen Scarsdale teachers were granted tenure at a ceremony in the Scarsdale High School auditorium on Monday night May 10. Though the number of onlookers had to be limited, the occasion was joyful. Dr. Hagerman said, “As we express our admiration it must be done in the context of the challenges posed by the pandemic. Teachers have been asked to totally recalibrate their lives… They have risen to every challenge put before them and find a safe pathway for our students.”

Assistant Superintendent Drew Patrick explained that it was unusual to have five administrators recommended at the same time. This was due to a decision five years ago to name the Teachers in Charge at the elementary schools as Assistant Principals. All had already achieved tenure as teachers but then gave up their tenure, spent another four years on probation as Assistant Principals and now achieved tenure. The fifth was Scarsdale Middle School Megan Troy who received a warm round of applause when she came to the stage. According to Patrick, this group of five had a collective 106 years of service to the Scarsdale Schools.

Here are their names: DrewPatrick Andrew Patrick

Scarsdale Middle School Principal – Megan Troy

Edgewood Elementary School Assistant Principal William Yang

Greenacres Elementary School Assistant Principal Sharon De Lorenzo

Heathcote Elementary School Assistant Principal Katherine De La Garza

Quaker Ridge Elementary School Assistant Principal Jennifer Hefner

Sixteen more attained tenure. They are:

Kristen Carroll -Quaker Ridge

Catherine Comerford – SHS English

Benjamin Drexel - SHS Science

Jessie Fass – SMS Art

Sam Greenberg – SHS Math Troy Megan Troy

Jean Marie Guido – SMS Special Education

Meghan Kelly - SMS Social Studies

Brendan Lee - SHS Social Studies

Michael Li – SHS Math

Meaghan Malloy - SMS English

Christopher Paulison - SHS Social Studies

Elizabeth Rosenfeld - Greenacres

Matthew Rotjan – SMS Music

Nicole Sassone - SMS Science

Sarah Tucker Edgewood Remedial Reading

Mike Williams - SMS School Counseling

Patrick announced the following retirements: Sharon Sharon De Lorenzo

Retirements

Paula Bautista, Elementary Teacher at Greenacres School - Ms. Bautista has served in the district for a total of 26 years.

Joan Farella, Elementary Teacher at Greenacres School - Ms. Farella has served in the district for a total of 33 years.

Susan Goodman, District Wide Special Education Teacher-in-Charge -Ms. Goodman has served in the district for a total of 20 years.

Lindsey Hicks, Special Education Teacher at Heathcote School - Ms. Hicks has served in the district for a total of 22 years.

Celia Cuk, Middle School Music teacher - Ms. Cuk has served in the district for a total of 18 years.

Mark Winston Elementary Teacher at Quaker Ridge School- Mr. Winston has served in the district for a total of 24 years.

Nelson DaSilva, High School Science Teacher- Mr. DaSilva has served in the district for a total of 13 years.

Margaret Siegrist High School Science Teacher --Ms. Siegrist has served in the district for a total of 13 years.

New Hires

Patrick then welcomed the first wave of new hires for the 2020-21 School Year. Here is information about the staffers will join the district: William William Yang