D. 86 in Joliet announces retirement of 18 employees

Joliet Pubblic Schools District recently announced the retirement of 18 employees.

The District 86 Board of School Inspectors honored the retirees — who had collectively workd a total of 390 years for the district — during the June school board meeting.

The retirees are Jacquelyn Bisping, Gompers Junior High - 16 years; Mary Greenback, Marycrest Early Childhood Center - 33 years; Victoria Griffin, Gompers Junior High - 19 years; Monita Gruhlke, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center - 17 years; Deborah Hines, Carl Sandburg Elementary - 15 years; Miriam Ibarra, Taft Elementary - 28 years; Marcia Jolly, Farragut Elementary - 40 years; Irma Martinez, Marycrest Early Childhood Center - 21 years; Maria Martinez, Sator Sanchez Elementary - 37 years; Carol Munyon, Marycrest Early Childhood Center - 13 years; Kathleen Partilla, Lynne Thigpen Elementary - 31 years; Kathy Presa, Dirksen Junior High - 12 years; Christine Quigley, Gompers Junior High - 38 years; Mary Rodriguez, Isaac Singleton Elementary - 33 years; Deborah Tero McFadden, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center - 7 years; Christine Tomasino, Woodland Elementary - 3 years; Susan Vanisko, Carl Sandburg Elementary -12 years; and Guadalupe Vital, Sator Sanchez Elementary - 15 years.

About Joliet Public Schools District 86

Joliet Public Schools District 86 was chartered in 1857, covers more than 26 square miles in Joliet and serves more than 11,000 students, according to its website.

In addition to its 15 elementary schools and four junior high schools, District 86 includes one each of the following: early childhood center, alternative school, building support services building and administrative center.

For more information, visit joliet86.org.