17 set to retire from Lake Tahoe Unified School District with 465 years of combined service

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Eleven teachers and six instructional and library assistants are retiring this year from Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD). Together they have worked in education for 465 years.

Normally the retirees are honored during a ceremony and reception held during a school board meeting, but this year the Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation (LTEF) and LTUSD decided to change the format of honoring the retirees. The new format is to celebrate the retirees at their own school/worksite with friends and colleagues. Members of LTEF, Board of Education members and administrators will be present at the individual events.

The following are the certificated and classified retirees to be honored for the 2018/19 school year:

CERTIFICATED RETIREES 2018/19

1. Diane Burtraw Burtraw: Kindergarten TWBI, Bijou Community School, 35 years of service
2. Joanna Chamarro: Kindergarten, Sierra House Elementary, 26 years of service
3. Susan Earnest: Reading Intervention, Bijou Community School, 30 years of service
4. Deborah Fabino: Math Teacher, South Tahoe High School, 29 years of service
5. Holly Greenough: Alternative Education Coordinator, Mt. Tallac High School, 29 years of service
6. Irene Kaelin: 5th Grade Teacher, Tahoe Valley Elementary, 31 years of service
7. Patricia Kiger: 3rd Grade Teacher, Tahoe Valley Elementary, 29 years of service
8. Susan Marx: Science Teacher, South Tahoe Middle School, 29 years of service
9. David Mason: Math Teacher, South Tahoe High School, 38 years of service
10. Kristin Wilson: 1st Grade Teacher, Sierra House Elementary, 25 years of service
11. Carla Zezula: Science Teacher, South Tahoe High School, 28 years of service

CLASSIFIED RETIREES 2018/19

12. Janet Hall: Library Assistant, Tahoe Valley Elementary, 5 years of service
13. Gretchen Chavarria: Library Assistant, South Tahoe Middle School, 35 years of service
14. Denise Wilson: Instructional Assistant, Tahoe Valley Elementary, 30 years of service
15. Julie Woons: Instructional Assistant, Tahoe Valley Elementary, 21 years of service
16. Kristy Kelbus: Instructional Assistant, Bijou Community School, 34 years of service
17. Sondra Graves; Instructional Assistant, Al Tahoe Preschool, 18 years of service

Congratulations to all, and thank you.