{"id":5148,"date":"2018-06-17T20:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=5148"},"modified":"2018-06-17T23:32:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T03:32:00","slug":"celebrating-our-retirees-for-their-combined-914-years-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/celebrating-our-retirees-for-their-combined-914-years-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Retirees for Their Combined 914 Years of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Last week, ACPS celebrated the tremendous dedication and contributions of the 40 employees who retired this year. Twenty-four employees dedicated more than 20 years of service to ACPS. Retirees included security personnel, social workers, custodians, a maintenance worker, a paraprofessional and many teachers. Years of service ranged from two years to nearly a half-decade at 48 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thank you for your commitment to ensuring the academic success and well being of our students, the engagement of our families and the support of our staff and our schools.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;When a person makes the choice to dedicate their work life in service of our students, their families and our schools, it&#8217;s a tremendous gift to the community as a whole. We are so grateful for your service and wish you all the best in your retirement years. Whatever you do, don&#8217;t use me as an example, because I failed at retirement. But, I have been remediated and plan to do it right this time,&#8221; said Interim Superintendent Lois F. Berlin, who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=5151\">retires from her service<\/a> with ACPS at the end of June.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Enjoy this short video highlighting some of our retirees.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/274935466?title=0&amp;amp;byline=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>10 Years or Less of Service<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 640px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171px;\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 262.109px;\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.8906px;\"><strong>Years<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">Harold Jackson<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171px;\">4<sup>th<\/sup> Grade Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 262.109px;\">John Adams Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.8906px; text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">Cassandra Freeman<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171px;\">Science Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 262.109px;\">Francis C. Hammond Middle School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.8906px; text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">Niyat Ghidei<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171px;\">School Bus Driver<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 262.109px;\">Transportation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.8906px; text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">Lloyd Gregory<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171px;\">School Bus Driver<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 262.109px;\">Transportation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.8906px; text-align: center;\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">Laura Zybrick<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171px;\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> Grade Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 262.109px;\">Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.8906px; text-align: center;\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">John Brown<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171px;\">Executive Director<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 262.109px;\">Central Office<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.8906px; text-align: center;\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>11-15\u00a0Years of Service<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 640px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142px;\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 165.949px;\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 257.051px;\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Years<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142px;\">Gerard Joria<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 165.949px;\">Library Media Specialist<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 257.051px;\">T.C. Williams High School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49px; text-align: center;\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142px;\">Sandra Paige<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 165.949px;\">School Bus Driver<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 257.051px;\">Transportation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49px; text-align: center;\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142px;\">Xiomara Coparropa<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 165.949px;\">Support Specialist I<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 257.051px;\">Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49px; text-align: center;\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142px;\">George Snoddy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 165.949px;\">Paraprofessional II<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 257.051px;\">Jefferson-Houston School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49px; text-align: center;\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142px;\">Diro A. Ibrahim<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 165.949px;\">School Bus Driver<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 257.051px;\">Transportation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49px; text-align: center;\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142px;\">Janice Olmstead<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 165.949px;\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> Grade Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 257.051px;\">Douglas McArthur Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49px; text-align: center;\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>16-25 Years of Service<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 640px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Years<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Rachel Ersoz<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">EL Assessment Specialist<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">Central Office<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">W. La Rue Lynah<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">Administrative Assistant I<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">T.C. Williams High School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Gayle Close<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> Grade Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Lea Miller<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">Mathematics Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">Francis C. Hammond Middle School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Lyn Wingfield<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">Administrative Assistant I<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">Central Office<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Joseph Burtoff<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">Mathematics Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">Francis C. Hammond Middle School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Ronald Eanes<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">1<sup>st <\/sup>Grade Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">William Ramsay Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Mary Downs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">Speech Language Pathologist<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">John Adams\u00a0Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Megan Brooks<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">Kindergarten Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Beatrice McKinney<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">School Security<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">Francis C. Hammond Middle School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146px;\">Jeanette Cox<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 162.945px;\">1<sup>st <\/sup>Grade Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.055px;\">James K. Polk\u00a0Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53px; text-align: center;\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>26-30 Years or Less of Service<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 640px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171.395px;\"><strong>Assignment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.605px;\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Years<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\">Casandra Jones<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171.395px;\">Email Specialist<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.605px;\">Central Office<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57px; text-align: center;\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\">Renae McVeigh<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171.395px;\">Kindergarten Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.605px;\">Lyles-Crouch<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57px; text-align: center;\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\">Christine Tirpak<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171.395px;\">EL Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.605px;\">Patrick Henry\u00a0Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57px; text-align: center;\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\">Marian Berry<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171.395px;\">School Security<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.605px;\">George Washington<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57px; text-align: center;\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\">Gayle Carter<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171.395px;\">Kindergarten Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.605px;\">William Ramsay<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57px; text-align: center;\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\">Donna Dake-Wilcock<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171.395px;\">Special Education Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.605px;\">James K. Polk\u00a0Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57px; text-align: center;\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\">Lynda Gallagher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 171.395px;\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> Grade Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.605px;\">Samuel Tucker\u00a0Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57px; text-align: center;\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>31-35\u00a0Years of Service<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 645px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.816px;\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.184px;\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Years<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\">Magda Leon-Rodriguez<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.816px;\">School Social Worker<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.184px;\">Mt. Vernon Community School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60px; text-align: center;\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141px;\">Courtnay Weitekamp<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.816px;\">Kindergarten Teacher<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251.184px;\">Charles Barrett\u00a0Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60px; text-align: center;\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>36 Years or More of Service<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 645px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141.762px;\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 163.238px;\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 256px;\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 58px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Years<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141.762px;\">David Blockmon<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 163.238px;\">Head Custodian<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 256px;\">John Adams\u00a0Elementary School<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 58px; text-align: center;\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 141.762px;\">Robert Ewel<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 163.238px;\">Head Custodian<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 256px;\">T.C. 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