McGrath to Retire After 41 Years in Peabody Schools
South School Principal Maryellen McGrath says being a teacher was a lifelong ambition -- a dream that started when she was a little girl growing up in Peabody.
Maryellen McGrath joked that she was 12 when she first decided to become a teacher in her hometown. The length of her career in Peabody would almost bear that out. McGrath, 62, has spent 41 years in the city's elementary schools and will finally be retiring on Jan. 31. "This was a very difficult decision for me. I was eligible for full retirement six years ago, but I was able to fulfill one of my personal goals of becoming a principal," McGrath wrote in a letter Nov. 2 notifying Superintendent Joe Mastrocola of her plans. "Each year I have considered retirement, but I have found it impossible to leave the dedicated consummate educators, the wonderful staff, and my love for the students here at the South Memorial School," she wrote. McGrath…
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S. Brown
8:19 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Thank you Mrs. McGrath for your many years of service with Peabody Public Schools. I will never forget your class...I was lucky enough to have you for BOTH third and fourth grade on the second floor (with the "Big Kids") of the old Brown School (which, even though it was kind of a dungeon, I miss dearly). I will always remember the "greater than" sign because of your "alligator wanting to eat … more ›