West Aurora District 129 lays off 105
West Aurora School District 129 laid off 105 full-time certified workers, mostly teachers, Monday night.
Due to a budget deficit and an anticipated reduction in state funding, first-, second-, third- and fourth-year nontenured workers were on the list.
School districts must let teachers know before the end of the current school year (60 days for tenured, 45 days for nontenured) whether they will be needed the next school year. Typically, districts hire back many, once they know their budget and enrollment for the next year, and what staff members are quitting, retiring or taking leaves of absence.
Last year, the district's reduction in force numbered 106 certified staff, and all but 55 were rehired before classes resumed.
Because of budget constraints last year, the district closed Lincoln Elementary School in Aurora.
West Aurora 129 layoffsEditor's note: We chose to run the list of teachers laid off Monday by West Aurora District 129, not to embarrass anyone but to let parents and students know which of their favorite teachers may not be back next year.The following full-time employees were laid off. The district also laid off part-time certified workers.Fourth-year nontenuredStaci BianchettaJennifer BrauerGrace CantuSusan GonzalesKristen HutchinsonValerie JonesRebecca JurkowskiBradley McKinneyIrene StanleyAmy TalkingtonRegina ZagerThird-year nontenuredChristina AmicoMegan AndersonThomas AndersonCraig BabichEmily BarryMichael BonnerGeoffrey BradleyAmy BrownStephanie CampiseOswaldo De La HoyaJolene DuetBreanne FarrenElizabeth FreedSusan GarciaTodd Gingerich Shannone HernandezRyann JensenSteven JohnKatie JohnsonMargaret KarnsEmilia KowalskiVas'Chenia LeeGayle LewisMelissa MackJulie MedelesKristen MeyerSara NagyJennifer PhillipsJason ReiffAnthony Rizzo Brian RotreklLaura SallasMegan SallyAmanda SipesL. Elizabeth SmithKathleen TurnquistWilliam VegaAnne WasonJennifer WhiteJessica YorkSecond-year nontenuredKerri AndersonHeidi AngeloMeghan BenearJennifer Carew-KippDaniel CarnduffMatthew ClarkSusan CunninghamAndrea DidonatoKelly DoyleJennifer FrancesJoann FreemanRyan GatbuntonSandra GeiserJamie GlassNatalie GrossMeghan HillJennifer HothAmy HurtMatthew JohnsonJessica KorzelikAlex KouyoumdzoglouStephanie LeoJenny MaggioreDolly MandrelleSydney MartinAndrew McCannMichelle NavarroJennifer PauleyDaniel PietrusSteven PoppLindsay PutzAmanda ReveterKerry RyanScott SchultzRyan SladekAndrea SvejdaYuliana VeraShelly WaldenKelly WieseFirst-year nontenuredJonathan BachellerKetys BassaMartha BorkovicChristina BrzykcyKristen CoronadoKathy DavilaJaime FaulhaberAngela Fox-AbbottPaul HerreraSarah MallasSandra MedinaWilliam PittluckDenise ReedLaura WagleyBrendan WischwehPart-time nontenuredJulie AlbertKatie BrownMichelle BrussJudith BughSteven BurrichterMarybeth CastleMike FaganJennifer GarciaJaclyn GlennKristina HettingerSara KochKimberly LundbergAndrew MaddenSheila McQuadeSheryl MezgerJacqueline RempalaAnn SixtChristina TallaricoMichelle VorisBrian WeemsJamie ZollersSOURCE: West Aurora District 129