Chappaqua School Board Honors This Year's Tenure Recipients

The Chappaqua school board honored 33 teachers and administrators Tuesday by granting them tenure. The annual event was preceded by a reception and including having faculty stand for rounds of applause as they were called during the meeting.

"We are saying congratulations and we are saying thank you," said school board President Janet Benton.

Interim Superintendent John Chambers noted that the employees, on probationary status for 2-3 years, went through a "rigorous" routine that included evaluations and conferences.

Below are the employees honored, including those given tenure earlier in the school year:

Horace Greeley High School

• Colleen Cauley, teaching assistant. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Lindsay Schrader, teaching assistant. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Jacqueline Simone, special education teacher. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Linsy Kochupaul, teaching assistant. Effective March 15, 2011.
• Elisa Leitao, teaching assistant. Effective Oct., 26, 2010.
• Jessica Leitman. Effective Oct. 22, 2010.
• Jennifer Schmidt. Effective Nov. 29, 2010.

Seven Bridges Middle School

• Gregory Stiefel, assistant principal. Effective July 1, 2011.
• Diana Alberga, teaching assistant. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Skye Albert-Hall, elementary education teacher. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Gabriella Guzzio, science teacher. Effective Oct. 29, 2011.
• Francesca Houghtaling, teaching assistant. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Diane Martelli, teaching assistant. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Dawn Raymond, foreign language teacher. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Sherry Schur, psychologist. Effective Sept. 5, 2011.
• Caren Reinhardt. Effective March 17, 2011.

Robert E. Bell Middle School

• Anne Keating, teaching assistant. Effective Oct. 7, 2011.
• Lindsay Morton, elementary education teacher. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Jessica Sansevera, elementary education teacher. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Wendy Kauffman. Effective March 22, 2011.
• Dana Stein-Dince, teaching assistant. Effective April 28, 2011.

Roaring Brook Elementary School

• Amy Fishkin, assistant principal. Effective Jan. 14, 2011.
• Rosalie Campisi, elementary education teacher. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Annemarie DeLucia-Piekarski, elementary education teacher. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Christine Eidem, library media specialist. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Jenny Gieras, elementary education teacher. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Cynthia Gasperi, teaching assistant. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Margaret Reilly, teaching assistant. Effective Sept. 29, 2011.
• Maureen Molyneaux, teaching assistant. Effective Nov. 13, 2010.

Westorchard Elementary School

• Robin Kevitz-Connolly, elementary education teacher. Effective Sept. 15, 2011.
• Kathryn Camia, teaching assistant. Effective Sept. 1, 2011.
• Renee Mattiello. Effective Oct. 28, 2010.

(Douglas G. Grafflin Elementary School did not have anyone up for tenure)