The Northville Board of Education showed gratitude to the 2021 retirees who represent 733 years of service to Northville Public Schools. Honored retirees span across all six of the elementary school, Cooke School, both middle schools and the high school, food services and operations. The celebration began with sentiments from Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources David Rodgers about the immeasurable ways these retirees have touched the lives of students, staff and families and how all NPS staff have supported students followed by a
photo slideshow.
Superintendent Mary Kay Gallagher said about the retirees:
"Today, we celebrate with you and honor YOU – know that you have been a part of shaping who and what Northville Public Schools is – that we are a different, and better place as a result of having the opportunity to learn from, and work with you – as colleagues, mentors, coaches, leaders, learners – in good times and in difficult and challenging times as well. We have had the honor of seeing many of you in action – and know that your reach extends far beyond the walls of our classrooms and schools – we have seen you support students when they’ve grappled with injustice and witnessed you help turn difficult situations into learning opportunities; we have seen you dig deep to create opportunities for your students to have a voice, to understand their needs, negotiate the virtual world as well as our in-person scenarios – to connect with one other despite the barriers imposed by the pandemic. Now, more than ever, the significance of every one of our staff members – our nurses, food service staff, operations staff, our social workers, counselors, our administrative assistants, our educators and our building leaders has never been more apparent."
Thank you, retirees! Enjoy your retirement!
Those honored at the Board of Education meeting on June 8, 2021, include:
Denise Bryan, Principal, Moraine, 14 years
Jeanne Dumas, Admin Assistant, Cooke, 16 years
Christopher Ford, Teacher, NHS, 32 years
Beth Fritz, Amerman, Admin Assistant, 20 years
Kimberly Gall, Teacher, Ridge Wood, 26 years
Dolores Hartshorne, Para Educator, Silver Springs, over 24 years
Maura Jary, Teacher, Meads Mill, over 23 years
Ellen Kelly, Food Services, 19 years
Victoria Kopistiansky, Teacher, Hillside, 26 years
Suzanne Lipshaw, Teacher, Moraine, 12 years
John Michniak, Operations, 21 years
Kathleen Mroz, Teacher, Meads Mill, over 33 years
Diana Patterson, Assistant Principal, NHS, 26 years
Cassandra Patterson, Para Educator, Cooke, 23 years
Susan Thomas, Teacher, Moraine, 17 years
Elinor Truran, Teacher, Moraine, 35 years
Wendy Wilkinson, Teacher, Thornton Creek, 11 years
