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Six Pleasantville UFSD Teachers Granted Tenure
The Pleasantville board of education made the recommendations official.
Six teachers have been awarded tenure, the board of education announced last week.
- Christina Gibson (speech & hearing handicapped)
- Pauwla Groenewoud (teaching assistant)
- George LaMar (special education)
- Joanna Stratigakis (elementary)
- Lindsey Swerdloff (special education)
- Staci Tedrow (special education)
Tenure is effective for all the candidates on September 1.
After unanimously voting in favor of the appointments, the board congratulated the teachers.
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Board President Lois Winkler said, "Getting tenure in this district is not to be regarded lightly. Just getting a job in the district is an intensive process."
"A probationary teacher has multiple observations...it's quite a rigorous process," added Superintendent Mary Fox-Alter.
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