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Penfield honors teachers, staff and retirees at annual tenure and service ceremony
Summary
Penfield Central School District recognized staff who earned tenure, reached benchmark years of service and retired. Superintendent Dr. Tasha Potter and Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Steven Kenny led the ceremony, naming recipients across schools and departments and outlining gift items tied to years of service.
Dr. Tasha Potter, superintendent of schools for the Penfield Central School District, and Steven Kenny, assistant superintendent for human resources, presided over a ceremony recognizing staff who earned tenure, reached benchmark years of service, and those retiring this year.
Nut graf: The annual recognition highlights workforce retention and longevity across district schools and departments and includes tenure confirmations, milestone service awards and retiree acknowledgements from elementary schools through district office.
Kenny and Potter listed recipients by school and department, and the program included photo opportunities. The district described gift items tied to benchmark awards: a Penfield tote bag for 15 years of service, a Penfield Central School District soup mug for 20 years, an umbrella for 25 years, a blanket for 30 years, a travel cooler for 35 years, and a vase for 40 years.
The ceremony included onstage recognition of tenure recipients and benchmark award winners from multiple buildings and departments. Examples, given with the attendance status stated by the presenters, included Abigail Wilson (tenure recognition at Cobbles Elementary School; present onstage), Nancy Grossman (Harris Hill Elementary School; named as earning tenure), and Veil Edara (tenure recognized at Penfield High School; announced as in attendance). The district also named retirees across schools and departments; in many instances presenters explicitly noted whether an honoree was not able to attend.
Departments recognized included buildings and grounds, food service, transportation and district office. For example, Dan Evans (buildings and grounds) was a 25-year benchmark recipient and was noted as attending; Marlene Langdon was identified as a 40-year benchmark recipient for food service but was not in attendance. Transportation retirees and benchmark recipients were announced and the district named specific individuals (for instance, David Whipple was named as a 15-year benchmark recipient for transportation).
The program concluded with group photographs and refreshments in the lobby. Presenters thanked the Board of Education and human resources staff for planning the event.
Ending: The district’s annual ceremony publicly recorded tenure confirmations, milestone awards and retirements across the district and invited honorees and families to a reception and photo opportunities following the formal recognitions.
