Eight Monroe Public Schools teachers with a combined 182 years of teaching experience will retire at the end of the school year.  In addition, the district’s transportation director and a long-time custodian at Custer Elementary also will retire.  Their retirements were accepted recently by the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education.

            “We will miss the experience and dedication to education from all of these people who are leaving us.  Their contributions will be seen in our community for many years to come due to the young lives they have touched.  We wish them all of the best as they retire,” said Dr. Barry Martin, superintendent, Monroe Public Schools.

            Retiring will be Crystal Caldwell, secondary coach, 35 years; Joyce Pomerville, special education teacher, 29 years; Margaret Miller, custodian, Custer School, 25 years; Robert Nichols, secondary teacher, 25 years; Lynn Colturi, secondary student service coordinator, 24 years; Sandra Bonavero, elementary teacher, 20 years; Rebecca Gutierrez, elementary teacher, 20 years; Janelle Martin, elementary music teacher, 15 years; Donna Heck, elementary school teacher, 14 years; and Shelley Cormier, transportation supervisor, 3.5 years.

            Over the last several weeks, Monroe Public Schools has been actively recruiting new teachers at teacher fairs at various universities and has begun interviews for new teachers for next school year.