Reed district honors teachers, staff at end-of-year ceremony

Teachers and staff honored at the Reed Union School District’s annual Celebration of Education event May 21 in Belvedere included, front from left, Patty Ryan, Karyn McKay, Judy Tuatagaloa, Kendra Bontz and Kathleen Gaine; middle from left, Mary Niesyn, Jay Rhodes, Nicole Ford, Kelly Casey, Amanda Ingram, Carolyn Balfe, David Kover and Keith Woodard; and back from left, Lindsey McDonald and Nathan Grebil. Not pictured are honorees Khanh Tu, DJ Wade, Therese Haddad and Mary Marshall. (Tyler Callister / The Ark)

Reed Elementary School first-grade teacher Patty Ryan is known among her colleagues as humble, soft-spoken and compassionate, said Principal Mary Niesyn.

Ryan already has 25 years of teaching at Reed under her belt but is hoping for enough to become a “grand-teacher,” Niesyn said, which means having a student in her class who is the child of a former student.

For her efforts, Ryan was named the Reed Union School District’s Teacher of the Year for 2024-2025. She was one of more than a dozen teachers, classified staff and retirees honored at the district’s year-end Celebration of Education, which was held May 21 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Belvedere.

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