Superintendent reports one resignation and six retirements, totaling 122 years of service
Summary
Superintendent (Speaker 3) reported one resignation at Farmington High School (Laura Reynolds) and six retiring teachers—Sabrina Dashevsky, Paula Fielding, John Kostel, Pamela Rose, Yvonne Stoops and Trisha Troxell—whose combined service the superintendent said totals 122 years (21,960 days).
At the start of Monday's Farmington Board of Education meeting, the superintendent (Speaker 3) presented personnel items in the superintendent's report, announcing one resignation and six retirements among district staff.
The superintendent identified the resignation as Laura Reynolds from Farmington High School and listed six retiring teachers by name and assignment: Sabrina Dashevsky (world language teacher, Westwoods Upper Elementary School) with 33 years of service; Paula Fielding (mathematics teacher, IAR) with 29 years; John Kostel (mathematics teacher, Farmington High School) with 12 years; Pamela Rose (mathematics teacher, Farmington High School) with 20 years; Yvonne Stoops (world language teacher, Farmington High School) with six years; and Trisha Troxell (eighth'grade ELA teacher, IAR) with 20+ years.
The superintendent remarked that the group represents a combined total of "122 years of experience or 21,960 days of school," thanked them for their service, and the board offered public expressions of appreciation.
The board confirmed there were no additional retirement notices since the recent Saturday session and closed the personnel portion of the report.
Next steps: Personnel actions follow human resources processes; any required replacement hiring or temporary coverage will be addressed by the administration.
