Union president honors three longtime Springfield educators headed for retirement

Dec 17, 2025

Tina Hartall, president of the Springfield Federation of Teaching Professionals, read tributes on behalf of the union for three retiring educators — Julie De Tomaso, Dale Hanley and Marybeth Mitchell — and highlighted their decades of classroom and extracurricular service to Springfield students.

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Tina Hartall, president of the Springfield Federation of Teaching Professionals and a seventh‑grade language‑arts teacher, used the public‑comment portion of the Dec. 16 Springfield Local School Board meeting to honor three district educators who are retiring next year.

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