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Easton School Committee accepts retirements of three longtime staff members
Summary
The committee accepted with regret retirement notices from Blanche Ames school nurse Marie Hasson, special-education teacher Susan Sussall, and Grade 3 teacher Patricia (Pat) Gay, all effective June 30, 2025.
The Easton School Committee on Jan. 9 accepted with regret retirement notices from three longtime staff members and offered public thanks for their service.
The committee read and acknowledged letters from the employees and voted to accept each retirement. "Marie Hasson ... will be retiring effective June 30th after 21 years in the district," a committee member said after reading Hasson’s letter. Marie Hasson is the Blanche Ames Elementary School nurse, the committee noted.
Susan Sussall (letter signed "Susan Sall") told the committee she had spent 24 years in Easton and cited mentoring, committee work and presentations to staff as highlights of her career. The committee described her as a longtime special-education educator who had mentored colleagues and student teachers.
Patricia "Pat" Gay, a third-grade teacher who began work in Easton in 1993 and has taught third grade at Richardson Olmstead since 2000, also submitted a notice of retirement effective June 30, 2025. In her letter she described earning a master's degree later in life and expressed gratitude for colleagues and students.
Committee comments and formal actions - Committee members offered personal remarks and thanks; several described the retirees as dependable, calming classroom presences who supported students with special medical or learning needs. - The committee moved and seconded motions to accept each retirement "with regret" and recorded approval by voice vote. No committee member registered opposition in the meeting record.
What the committee recorded - Marie Hasson: school nurse at Blanche Ames Elementary School; announced retirement effective June 30, 2025. - Susan Sussall / Susan Sall: special-education teacher (served many years in Easton; letter cites 24 years in Easton and 30 years in the profession) — retirement effective June 30, 2025. - Patricia (Pat) Gay: Grade 3 teacher at Richardson Olmstead; retirement effective June 30, 2025.
The committee did not amend personnel terms at the meeting. Staffing and replacement planning were not explained in detail during the public session.
