District grants tenure to 19 faculty members
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Front row, from left: Dr. Amy Steiner, Renae Von Kaenel, Shiow-Jen Sun, Kristen Rasmussen and John Twernbold.
Back row, from left: Rebecca Burnham, Jennifer Ivers, Sara Ibs, Virginia Enfield, Bryce Rasmussen, Maria Bacon, Alyssa Stamm, Dr. Jennifer Runck and Bryan Buzzard. Not pictured: Kristen Huppler and Kirsten Vaage of OMS; Jennifer Stankevitz of OIS; and Kristina Just and Samantha Sadler of Schumann Elementary. |
Nineteen Orono faculty members achieved tenure this school year. Formal acknowledgment of the honor was made in a ceremony during the November 12 School Board meeting.
Per Minnesota law, tenure is granted to new teachers after completing three successful years in a single district. Teachers who have achieved tenure elsewhere must complete one successful year before receiving tenure in their new district.
Faculty members honored during 2019-20 are:
Orono High School
- Virginia Enfield, Mathematics Teacher
- Sara Ibs, Social Studies Teacher
- Jennifer Ivers, English Teacher
- Bryce Rasmussen, Science Teacher
- Dr. Jennifer Runck, Band Teacher
- Dr. Amy Steiner, Principal
- Shiow-Jen Sun, Chinese Teacher
Orono Middle School
- Bryan Buzard, Social Studies Teacher
- Kristen Huppler, English Teacher
- Kristen Rasmussen, English Teacher
- Kirsten Vaage, English Teacher
Orono Intermediate School
- John Twernbold, Band Teacher
- Renae Von Kaenel, Literacy Coach
Orono Schumann Elementary
- Rebecca Burnham, First-Grade Teacher
- Kristina Just, Second-Grade Teacher
- Samantha Sadler, Second-Grade Teacher
Orono Special Education
- Maria Bacon, Orono Middle School
- Alyssa Stamm, Orono High School
- Jennifer Stankevitz, Orono Intermediate School