See Which Elmhurst Teachers Retiring Over Next Few Years

ELMHURST, IL – Fifteen Elmhurst School District 205 teachers are set to retire at the end of the 2029-30 school year.

They submitted letters about their intention to retire by the Aug. 15 deadline. Another 14 did so a year earlier, informing the district they would retire at the end of 2028-29.

With this notice, the teachers are entitled to the 6 percent annual raises for four years under the teachers union contract.

Patch obtained the latest retiree lists through a public records request.

Here are the teachers retiring in 2030:

• Colleen Ballard
• Sanna Bashor
• Margaret DeYoung
• Lindsey DiTomasso
• Carrie Emrikson
• Jami Gabelman
• Gayle Greenberg-Smith
• Susan Kondrat
• Laura McElligot
• Edward O'Connor
• Marcus Roy
• Nicole Young
• Kim Lampa
• David Collins
• Joseph Fowler

Here are the teachers retiring after 2029:

• Lisa Ferraris
• Robyn Pearson
• Catherine Magierski
• William Kroger
• Laurie Giblin
• Jennifer Sutter
• Rob Wagner
• Dorothy Jendreas
• Kathryn Delaney
• Susan Latoria
• Linda Calvo
• Laura Calderisi
• Debra Schendel
• Rebecca Marianetti

In 2024, Patch reported that 19 teachers were set to retire in 2028. A year earlier, the district's list showed 13 were retiring in 2027.

In Illinois, the last four years are crucial for determining pension amounts. Critics call the end-of-career raises "pension spiking."

The state pays the employer portion of teacher pensions, so local districts don't feel the long-term financial effect of giving end-of-career raises.

Some suggest shifting the employer's pension costs to local districts, so they can be held accountable for their salary decisions.

Many teachers union contracts in Illinois feature annual 6 percent end-of-career raises.