Here's Who Is Retiring In Hinsdale D86

HINSDALE, IL – Seven Hinsdale High School District 86 teachers have turned in their retirement letters indicating they plan to leave by the end of the 2026-27 school year.

It may seem strange in many occupations to give retirement notice so early.

But like teachers union contracts in many Illinois school districts, District 86's offers 6 percent annual salary increases for teachers' final four years.

To make this happen, teachers must turn in irrevocable letters of retirement. District 86's deadline for the 2026-27 year was Jan. 1.

Six of the seven teachers who are retiring made $141,166 last school year. With four years of 6 percent increases, their pay is slated to rise to $178,219.

In Illinois, the last four years are crucial for determining the amount of pensions, a system that critics call pension-spiking.

The state pays the employer portion of teacher pensions, so local districts don't feel the direct effect of their end-of-career raises. Some suggest shifting the employer's cost of pensions to local districts, so they can be held accountable for their salary decisions.

Here are the educators retiring at the end of the 2026-27 year and the dates they submitted their retirement letters last year:

• Jarrod Amolsch (May 2), South physical education teacher
• Aimee Barranco (Jan. 2), South special education teacher
• Jennifer Cummings (Dec. 11), Central French teacher
• Matt Doll (Dec. 1), Central math teacher
• Jim Kupres (Dec. 21), Central social worker
• Amy Piccoli (May 25), South Spanish teacher
• John Schlamann (Dec. 7), Central math and computer science teacher

Patch obtained the retirement letters through a public records request with the district.