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Board honors a dozen retiring staff, from custodial leaders to library and classroom specialists
Summary
The board publicly recognized more than a half‑dozen retirees — custodians, librarians, teachers and support staff — praising long service, institutional knowledge and community contributions.
The board held tributes for multiple retiring employees, including Pat Carollini (more than 20 years, senior custodian), Linda Costello (library media specialist and ILP coordinator), Vanessa Daguarti (34 years at Effie Bellows), Leslie Keene (testing and scholarship coordinator), Angelo Librijana (nearly 40 years in custodial and grounds roles), Lori Pinesis (physics teacher, 18 years), Fortunato Tempesta (custodial service), Kathy Tulin (30+ years in middle‑school English), and Mary Ann Tutcheroni (27 years as library media teaching assistant). Speakers highlighted each person's specific contributions to student supports, programming, facilities, and community engagement.
Remarks included personal anecdotes and notes on how each employee's work supported daily operations and student experiences. Several speakers thanked retirees for institutional knowledge (for example, custodial and grounds operations), long‑term mentorship, and program leadership such as robotics, research symposiums, and social‑emotional learning initiatives. No formal board actions (e.g., separations agreements or severance details) were recorded in the transcript; the meeting presented these recognitions as ceremonial acknowledgements.
