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GCPS Says Goodbye to 435 Retiring Teachers, Staff
Norcross schools lose 23 veteran educators and support staff who retired at the end of the 2011-2012 school year.
Gwinnett County Public Schools thanked 435 classroom teachers, office staff, administrators, counselors and media specialists who retired after the 2011-2012 school year, according to a press release.
Collectively the group of Gwinnett County Public School retirees have spent 11,233 years of their lives in education and 180 have 30 years of service, 15 have invested 40 or years and one retiree has 50 years in education, according to a release from Gwinnett County Public Schools.
"I would like to personally thank each of our retiring employees for their service to Gwinnett County Public Schools, to our community, and most importantly to our students," said CEO and Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks," in the release.
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The list includes 23 retirees from the following public schools that serve Norcross students. Listed are schools in the Norcross cluster.
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Juanna P. Alzaga, Orchestra Teacher,
30 years in 3ducation, 21 years GCPS
Dianne Cotton, Counselor
42 years in education, 12 years at GCPS
Lou Llerandi, History Teacher
31 years in education, 19 years in GCPS
Beverly Mayes, Work-Based Learning Coordinator
37 years in education, 15 years in Gwinnett
Cathy Rogers, Chemistry Teacher
11.5 years in education, all in GCPS
Glenda Young, ESOL Sheltered Integrated Algebra I Teacher
39 years in education, 21 years in Gwinnett
Meadowcreek High School
Dr. Claire Lockman Boyce, Community School Director,
45 years in education, 7 years in GCPS
Antonia Hernandez, School Nutrition Program Worker,
11 years in education, all in Gwinnett
Stripling Elementary School
Donna Center, Teacher,
35.5 years in education, 11 years in Gwinnett
Bray McGhee, Teacher,
33 years in education, 15.5 years in GCPS
Rockbridge Elementary School
Melody Glenn, Teacher,
29 years in education, 7 years in Gwinnett
Rhetta Goebel, Gifted Education Teacher,
41 years in education, 21 years in Gwinnett
Marjorie A. Haders, Teacher,
24 years in education, 10 years in Gwinnett
Helen Lucius, Teacher,
14 years in education, 5 years in Gwinnett
GIVE Center West
Daniel Phan, Custodian,
7 years in education, all in Gwinnett
Summerour Middle School
Victoria Phillips, Science Teacher,
35.2 years in education, 9 years in GCPS
Anna Stafford, Counselor,Β
22.5 years in education, 19 years in Gwinnett
Beaver Ridge Elementary School
Carleen Ritter, ESOL Teacher,
28.7 years in education, all in GCPS
Cindy Robinson, Paraprofessional,
38 years in education, 17 years in Gwinnett
Julie Ross, School Nutrition Program Worker,
16 years in education, all in GCPS
Meadowcreek Elementary School
Barbara Ann Rozier, SASI Clerk,
24 years in education, all in GCPS
Norcross Elementary School
Constance Whitledge, Teacher,
11 years in education, all in GCPS
Ann C. Willingham, ESOL Teacher,
25 years in education, 11 years in Gwinnett
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