WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. April 9, 2010: White Plains High School will be seeking a new Principal over the summer, as Ivan Toper, Principal for six years, after replacing Christine Robbins in 2004 has announced his retirement. Also retiring is Asssitant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Margaret Dwyer, who has in the last three years been responsible for overseeing a sharp upgrade in middle school test scores. Dwyer has been with the district since 2002.
Also retiring are 6 Office and Custodial workers; 5 Teaching Assistants, and 23 full-time teachers and leaving are 2 Teaching Assistants.
The flurry of retirements are apparently the result of a retirement incentive program approved by the White Plains Teachers Association as part of the newly negotiated and approved extension of their contract through 2012. The contract extension and negotiation of it was not revealed to the public until it was approved by the Board of Education.
The retiring teachers are:
Carolyn Blatt, ESOL Teacher, WPHS,
Margot Brown-Ronin, Special Education Teacher, WPHS
Robert Costabile, Reading Teacher, WPHS
Ellen Epstein, Elementary Teacher, Ridgeway
Marilyn Gomez, Elementary Teacher, Ridgeway
Christine Herzog, Reading Teacher, Middle School, Highlands
Dorothy Holloway, School Counselor, WPHS
Jonathan Hotchkiss, Math Teacher, Middle School, Highlands
Harriette Ketover, Health Teacher, Middle School, Highlands
Mary Marquis, Elementary Teacher, Post Road
James McGuire, English Teacher, Alternative & Supplemental Programs
Joseph Mian, Math Teacher, WPHS
William Miro, Music Teacher, District-wide
Dennis O'Brien, Social Studies Teacher, WPHS
Claire Oram, Reading Teacher, Ridgeway
Judith Phillips, Special Education Teacher, Ridgeway
Edward Potoma, Science Teacher, Alternative & Supplemental Programs
Patricia Quintano, Elementary Education Teacher, Ridgeway
Randi Sack, Elementary Education Teacher, George Washington
Linda Shulman, Elementary Education Teacher, Post Road
Frederick J. Singleton, Social Studies Teacher, Alternative & Supplemental Programs
Joan Traber, Elementary Education Teacher, Ridgeway
Janet Warmbir, English Teacher, Alternative & Supplemental Programs
