Retiring District 181 Staff Honored At Board Meeting

On Tuesday night the Community Consolidated School  Board of Education honored 14 staff members who are retiring in June. The group includes 13 teachers and one administrator.

To recognize each individual’s years of service and contributions, the board read a resolution into the record. Each also received a gift from the district.

Retirees’ family members and school staff were invited to a reception that preceded the reading of the resolutions.

The 14 retiring staff members have served the district for a total of 330 years, and six have worked in District 181 for 25 years or more.

"I hope each and every one of the retirees takes great pride in how they have formed our students," Board President Michael Nelson said. "Leaving high school, the world really is their oyster and it’s because of what you’ve done for them."

Retiring staff members include:

• Elizabeth Barrow, a special education teacher for 26 years at Oak and Hinsdale Middle schools.
• Sandra Dierking, a special education teacher at , Madison, Walker and Prospect schools for 34 years.
• Gail Edgerton, classroom teacher at Elm, Oak and Monroe schools for 28 years
• Nancy Grapenthien, teacher at Hinsdale Middle and Clarendon Hills Middle schools for 19 years.
• Douglas Harris, classroom teacher at Oak School for 21 years.
• Gail Incrocci, physical education teacher at Madison School for 20 years.
• Deborah Nederhouser, Ed.D., NCBT, special education teacher at Hinsdale Middle and Clarendon Hills Middle schools for 22 years.
• Nancy Orr-Depner, School Social Worker at Oak and Prospect schools and Clarendon Hills Middle School for 20 years.
• Ann Reiland, classroom teacher at Monroe School for 28 years.
• Danny Riehle, classroom teacher at Monroe School for 23 years.
• Marcia Scharnweber, music teacher at Walker and Monroe schools for 19 years.
• Karen Schweitzer, classroom teacher at Prospect School for 25 years.
• Juanita Uczen, special education teacher at Madison School for 34 years 
• Rita DuChateau, Director of Communications, Administration Center, 10.5 years.

“We are grateful for the 330 years of service to District 181 and the positive difference our retirees have made in the lives of so many students,” said Superintendent Renée Schuster. “We will greatly miss them and wish them well in retirement.”.