The Brief
- A Bay Area preschool teacher retires after 45 years at the same school.
- Michelle McSweene began at Miss Sandie’s School in Novato one year after the preschool opened.
- She first joined the school as a high school student, working as a teacher’s aide.
NOVATO, Calif. – With hugs, flowers, and many expressions of love, Michelle McSweeney this week said farewell and walked out of the North Bay school where she worked for 45 years.
The beloved and longtime preschool teacher retired from Miss Sandie’s School in Novato on Wednesday.
McSweeney was among the first to work at the school, which has been in operation for 46 years. …