School Briefs: Snow Make Up Days, Retirement Announcements and Donations

Students will have to wait two more days for summer. Members of the Manchester Schools Board of Education approved a revision of the 2010-11 school calendar, extending the school year to make up days missed due to inclement weather, during a public meeting last week.

The board also accepted the resignations for retirement of a number of long-serving peronnel and donations from various sources.

• The school district calendar has been revised to include June 15 and 16 as full days of school. The last day for students is June 16, and the last day for staff is June 17. According to the district, graduation ceremonies for the middle school and high school will now take place on June 16. An updated calendar is available online. 
  
  
• The board accepted the resignations for retirement of the following teachers and staff effective July 1, 2011:
  • Timothy Gilroy, teacher at Manchester Township Middle School, who has been with the district for 29 years.
  • Alberta Rasmussen, head custodian at Manchester Township High School, who has been with the district for 25 years. 
  • Karen Stamos, para-professional at Regional Day School, who has been with the district for 27 years. 
  • Laura Corbett, para-professional at Regional Day School, who has been with the district for 25 years.
  • Eleanor Flynn, bus driver, who has been with the district for 35 years.
  • Elizabeth DeFeo, teacher at Ridgeway Elementary School.
• The board accepted these donations:
  • The Manchester Municipal Alliance donated $3,500 to Manchester Middle School to help fund Stand By Me Day.
  • Manchester DARE donated $250 to Junior Impact at Manchester Township Elementary School. 
  • The Manchester PTA donated dictionaries, atlases and books to Whiting Elementary School.
  • Users of DonorsChoose, through proposals written by teacher Robyn Pilcher, donated supplies totalling $506 to Ridgeway Elementary School.