It wasn’t long ago that a shudder of worry ran through the
Morgan Hill Unified School District – 37 jobs were on deck for
elimination. Now, all permanent teachers will return with jobs in
the fall.
It wasn’t long ago that a shudder of worry ran through the Morgan Hill Unified School District – 37 jobs were on deck for elimination. Now, all permanent teachers will return with jobs in the fall.
The 29 teachers and four administrators who will end their careers at MHUSD took advantage of a one-time $25,000 incentive to retire this year, offsetting the costs and allowing the district to rescind the layoff notices.
Two teachers, as of now, will return in temporary positions and the district is still determining if some teachers will move to other locations within the MHUSD system.
The situation is described as “win-win-win” by Superintendent Wes Smith. Seasoned teachers were able to retire with an extra incentive that opened up the budget to keep the newer teachers who received pink slips and meanwhile the district saved money.
The district will host its annual retirement party Wednesday at the old Machado School site on Oak Glenn Avenue.
To see if your favorite teacher is retiring this school year, go online to www.morganhilltimes.com to see a full list and how many years each employee dedicated to MHUSD.
WHO’S WHO OF RETIREES
Administrators
Nick Boden, Live Oak High School principal: six years of service to MHUSD
Carol Coursey, Britton Middle School principal: four years
Linda Evaro, transportation director: 12 years
Peter McKenna, maintenance and operations supervisor: 30 years
Michael Johnson, former assistant superintendent: four years
Alan Nishino, former superintendent: four years
Peggy Pappani, former executive secretary: 30 years
Shari Roth, former human resources supervisor: 30 years
Certificated teachers listed by school
Barrett Elementary
Maya D’Anjou, second grade: 11 years of service to MHUSD
El Toro Elementary
Susan Hansen, first grade: 14 years
JoAnn Johnson, first grade: 23 years
Suzanne Seymour, first grade: 21 years
Laura Tindall: speech and language specialist: 31 years
Kirby Woods, sixth grade: 37 years
Jackson Elementary
Stephanie Anderson, third grade: 33 years
Bryan Lack, fifth grade: 26 years
Daphne Renelle, third grade: 33 years
Steven Spencer, speech and language specialist: 37 years
Los Paseos Elementary
Margaret Rodrigues, fifth grade: 34 years
Christine Wait, speech and language specialist: 31 years
Nordstrom Elementary
Stephen Caracciolo, fourth grade: 21 years
San Martin/Gwinn Elementary
Mary Andre, first grade: 37 years
Carol Anderson, kindergarten: 25 years
Mary Wakatsuki, third grade: 37 years
P.A. Walsh Elementary
Timothy Pacelli, second grade: 34 years
Britton Middle School
Barbara Anderson: 22 years
Timothy Brewer: 33 years
Caroline Caracciolo: 38 years
Kathleen Hendricks, BTSA (Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment): 24 years
Margaret McCann: nine years
Live Oak High School
Mary DeBenedetti, math: 14 years
Timothy Kelly, applied arts: 38 years
David Leveroni, math: 31 years
Joyce Wong, applied arts: 28 years
Ann Sobrato High School
Terrence Bernard, English: 31 years
James Feldman, P.E.: 31 years
Beth Pool, home economics: seven years
Classfied staff
Sen AuYoung: 15 years
Bonnie Delgado: 26 years
Kathleen Fosbaugh: 30 years
Eileen Fraser: 24 years
Hortense Gaitan: 43 years
Gloria Galtman: 24 years
Mary Joyce Goslin: 11 years
Vivian Mitt: 20 years
Patricia Muetzenberg: 27 years
Rodolfo Orta: 11 years
Trudy Parks: 23 years
Patrick Reilly: 32 years
Linda Ross: 12 years
Naomi Sandoval: 9 years
Christine Schwartz: 12 years
Lynne Smith: 31 years
Carolyn Trevino: 19 years
Beverly Walker: 21 years
