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Rhinebeck Board approves tenure for a slate of educators and honors long‑serving staff
Summary
At its regular meeting the Rhinebeck Board of Education granted tenure to a group of teachers, teaching assistants and specialists with effective dates in August–September 2025, and held extended tributes for multiple retirees and the departing superintendent.
The Rhinebeck Board of Education on Tuesday approved a series of tenure resolutions for educators across the district and paused the agenda to honor several long‑serving employees and outgoing trustees.
Administrators presented short summaries for each candidate and the board adopted formal resolutions granting tenure. Tara Goldberg, principal, recommended Rosa Acasella Ferrante for tenure in the world languages area, saying, “Rosa Ferrante is such an amazing asset to Rhine Neck.” The board resolved to grant Ferrante tenure effective Sept. 1, 2025; a trustee asked for the motion and the board approved by voice vote.
Other tenure actions approved by the board included resolutions granting tenure to Jill Becker (teaching assistant area, effective Aug. 30, 2025), Jessica Calvini (English, effective Aug. 30, 2025), Ana Luisa Krivorot (bilingual districtwide social worker, effective Aug. 30, 2025), Kelly Davie (special education tenure area, effective Sept. 1, 2025), Ashley Eklund (elementary education, effective Aug. 30, 2025), Cynthia “Cindy” Fineman (music, effective Sept. 1, 2025), Kurt Gallen (teaching assistant, effective Sept. 1, 2025), Matthew Macias (mathematics, effective Aug. 30, 2025), Ivan Martinez (English as a New Language, effective Aug. 30, 2025), Kathleen Regan (world languages, effective Aug. 30, 2025), Will Siegel (tenure coextensive with his title as director of pupil personnel services, effective Aug. 30, 2025), Erica Soderlund (elementary education, effective Aug. 30, 2025), Susan Soohoo (elementary education, effective Aug. 30, 2025), and Lisa Tansley Jervis (teaching assistant, effective Sept. 1, 2025).
Votes were taken by voice for each resolution; the clerk called for motions and the board indicated approval by voice vote on each item. Where a mover was recorded in the transcript, it was noted at the meeting (for example, a motion to consider Ferrante’s tenure was associated with Trustee Parker). The approvals were presented as formal resolutions on the superintendent’s recommendation and recorded in the consent‑style process described at the meeting.
The board also used the event to recognize retirees and long‑serving staff. Trustees and administrators paid tribute to more than a half‑dozen retirees, including Carl Fazio (30 years, athletics and physical education), Deb Hutchinson (27 years, school office), Connie Levin (25 years, kindergarten teacher) and others; speakers highlighted personal anecdotes, program impacts and long‑term service. A lengthy series of tributes was delivered for Superintendent Dr. Eric Lutinski as he prepares to retire after three decades with the district; fellow trustees called his leadership steady and student‑centered.
The meeting recessed briefly for refreshments and resumed with the consent agenda and committee reports.
What happens next: The tenure resolutions will take effect on the dates listed in the motions. The board’s approval was by voice vote at the meeting; formal minutes and the adopted resolution language will be included in the official record and the district’s personnel files.
