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Niskayuna recognizes 26 retirees, citing more than 670 years of service
Summary
The district held a retiree recognition ceremony honoring 26 faculty and staff who together represent more than 670 years of service to Niskayuna schools; speakers highlighted individual careers and program legacies.
The Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education and district leaders honored 26 retiring employees at a recognition ceremony held before the June 10 board meeting, saying the group represents more than 670 years of service.
Superintendent Carl Monothe opened the program and said the retirees include teachers, aides, custodians, transportation staff, nurses and administrators who shaped district programs and student experiences. “On behalf of our entire leadership team and our Board of Education, and more importantly, on behalf of a most grateful community, I extend our heartfelt congratulations and thanks to each of our retirees,” Monothe said.
Board President Libby Kokosha called retirees’ legacies “very much alive in the halls of our schools,” and principals and department leaders highlighted individual careers. Tom Fady, Iroquois Middle School principal, recognized four retirees from Iroquois, including school nurse Chris Gravel, special-education teacher Joan Suda and long-serving teachers Michael (Mike) Jessup and Dennis Frank. Glencliff Elementary principal David Zadorian and others presented tributes for their schools’ retirees, including Beth Montrello and Christy Gast at Glencliff.
High school faculty recognized at the event included James Edgar, Laura Favata, Kelly Millett, Tracy Premish, Patricia (Patty) Ryan and Peggy Baron; district transportation and food-service retirees included Al Dickinson and Lourdes Cruz. Speakers described career highlights — for example, Frank’s emphasis on primary source history presentations, Jessup’s humanities teaching and Edgar’s long tenure with the school newspaper — and encouraged retirees’ continued connection to the district.
Monothe said the event was followed by photos and refreshments and that the Board of Education meeting began later that evening.
The ceremony preceded routine board business; district leaders said the retirees’ contributions represent an institutional legacy that will continue to influence programming and student support across the district.
