Homewood District 153 school board awarded tenure at its April 7 meeting to 16 teachers who have served four years in the district, and to accelerated tenure to five whose work over the past three years was recognized as excellent in overall ratings.
Tenure was granted to Leslie Berry, Angela Buhle, Maria Valentina Cimino, Shannon Cotter, Brendan Fleming, Arlaina Gardner, Miyah Hubbard-Munir, Brenda Johnson, Lauren Johnson, Jessica Kors, Maleesa Losnedahl, Dana Musharbash, Nakia Norman, Jacqueline Perell, Mary Smith and Margaret Whalen.
Accelerated tenure was awarded to Stacy Cordner, Abigail Gabrielse, Kathy Gill, David Linde and Kimberly Simpson.