LTUSD says goodbye to 29 certified and classified staff members with over 700 combined years of service

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Twenty-nine employees with the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) will be retiring this year, taking with them over 700 years of combined service in education.

On Monday afternoon, LTUSD held a party for the group in the South Tahoe Middle School MPR and the Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation will be visiting the retirees individually to express gratitude for their many years of service to the children and families of our community.

Dr. Todd Culter, the LTUSD superintendent, presented the retirees with a bag of beach-ready gifts and certificates of appreciation.

Several of the retirees have over 30 years in the education field: Jennifer Culp, Kelly Dant, Jenny Dickinson, Bob Grant, Andrea Green, Jamie Greenough, Rhonda Riggs, Brenda Wyneken, Gretchen Zeller, Gale Lawrence, and with the most years, Christina Grubbs at 39 years.

Those retiring this year:

Certified Staff

Janet Carter, Special Education Teacher, South Tahoe Middle School, 8 years of service
Jennifer Culp, Special Education Teacher, Al Tahoe Preschool, 33 years of service
Kelly Dant, Social Studies Teacher, South Tahoe Middle School, 30 years of service
Jenny Dickinson, TWBI Elementary Teacher, Bijou Community School, 31 years of service
Bob Grant, Director of Secondary Education, District Office, 31 years of service
Andrea Green, 2nd Grade Teacher, Tahoe Valley Elementary, 32 years of service
Jamie Greenough, Science Teacher, South Tahoe High School, 31 years of service
Christina Grubbs, Principal, Tahoe Valley Elementary, 39 years of service
Susan McAllister, 2nd Grade Teacher, Sierra House Elementary, 25 years of service
Nanette Niven, Performing Arts Teacher, South Tahoe High School, 24 years of service
Vivian Rider, 2nd Grade Teacher, Sierra House Elementary, 25 years of service
Rhonda Riggs, Physical Education Teacher, Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School, 32 years of service
Jim Rollins, 4th Grade Teacher, Tahoe Valley Elementary, 26 years of service
Krissi Russell, Spanish/ELD Teacher, South Tahoe Middle School, 28 years of service
Carline Sinkler, Principal, South Tahoe High School, 22 years of service
Gina Tarwater, 2nd Grade Teacher, Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School, 18 years of service
Karen Tucker, School Nurse, South Tahoe Middle School, 9 years of service
Margaret Whitfield, 4th Grade Teacher, Sierra House Elementary, 26 years of service
Brenda Wyneken, Science Teacher, South Tahoe Middle School, 33 years of service
Gretchen Zeller, 1st Grade Teacher, Tahoe Valley Elementary, 31 years of service

Classified

Beth Aiton, Special Education Instructional Assistant, South Tahoe Middle School, 26 years of service
Virgilio Ballesteros, Custodian, South Tahoe High School, 20 years of service
Kathryn Bartlett, Library Assistant, South Tahoe High School, 21 years of service
Enrique Cortes, Bilingual Instructional Assistant, South Tahoe Middle School, 29 years of service
Gale Lawrence, Bus Driver, Transportation Department, 32 years of service
Mercy Marty, Principal's Secretary, Mt. Tallac High School, 25 years of service
Betty Meldahl, Bus Driver, Transportation Department, 15 years of service
Dan Nilson, Custodian, Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School, 5 years of service
Sandra Schaffer, Instructional Assistant, Sierra House Elementary, 14 years of service