Several Educators Retire From Valley Schools

Thu., June 11, 1998

By Marny Lombard marnyl@spokesman.com (509) 927-2166

A handful of educators are retiring from Valley schools at the end of this school year.

Here are Central Valley School District’s retirees:

Kathryn Byrne, second grade teacher at South Pines. She has taught in the district for 35 years.

Ron Connell, who teaches math and science at Horizon Junior High School. He has worked 32 years for Central Valley district.

Suzanne Jackson, a special education teacher at South Pines Elementary, who has taught for 25 years overall.

Theresa Slater, music teacher at Horizon Junior High and several elementary schools. She has almost 40 years teaching experience.

Gayle Summers, who has worked 30 years in education, is a speech therapist working in several CV schools.

Also retiring are these educators who have been out of the classroom on sick leave for several months: Kitty Brudos, elementary counselor; Marv Welker, a Greenacres Junior High art and math teacher; and Mildred Iyall, a long-time second-grade teacher at University Elementary School who won the district’s Meritorious Service award this spring.

In the East Valley School District, sixth-grade teacher Ken Paulson is retiring from East Valley Middle School. He has taught for 30 years.

Seventh-grade language teacher Mary Ellen Mays is retiring from East Valley Middle School, after seven years teaching in the district.

Theresa Davis, second-grade teacher is retiring from East Farms Elementary School, after 21 years of teaching.

In the West Valley School District, Connie Jo Squires, counselor and school psychologist at Contract Based Education, is retiring after 33 years in education.

Rod Shinn, science teacher at West Valley High School, is retiring after 28 years of teaching.

Skip Wolfrum, a fifth-grade teacher at Seth Elementary School is retiring, after 30 years of teaching in the West Valley district.

Doug Swannack, former second-grade teacher, is retiring. Swannack worked on special assignment for the district this year; his transfer was due to health reasons. Swannack taught second grade for most of his 27-year career.

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