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District honors retiring teachers, specialists and leaders for decades of service
Summary
At the Novato Unified special meeting, speakers paid tribute to retirees across teaching, student services and district leadership roles, citing years of service and program contributions.
Speakers at the Novato Unified meeting read tributes for a long list of retirees, noting years of service and specific contributions. Honorees included Leslie Benjamin (director of communications and community involvement), Brenda Byrne (district nurse, 13 years), Deborah Hagen (Novato High School counselor, over 30 years), Rodney Franz (home hospital teacher and theater director), Francesca Whitcomb (executive director of human resources) and others whose roles spanned classroom instruction, counseling, transportation and facilities.
Presenters described retirees' programmatic impacts — mentoring, leading curriculum changes, supporting bilingual families, maintaining operations and shaping testing/compliance systems — and expressed gratitude. The segment was ceremonial; no board actions were recorded.
