Faculty Retirement Spotlight Pam MacCulley

Faculty Retirement Spotlight PAM MACCULLEY • 3RD GRADE TEACHER • 42 YEARS

After 42 years of service to Riverside Presbyterian Day School, 3rd Grade teacher, Pam MacCulley, retired at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.

It is not often one encounters a teacher as thoughtful, creative, and committed to her craft as Pam MacCulley. She taught with empathy, passion, and a keen understanding of the uniqueness each child brings to her classroom. Pam’s experience, kindness, patience, expertise, and great sense of humor are characteristics that not only define her success in the classroom, but also remind us of why she is beloved by all.

A natural teacher and an inspiring classroom leader, Pam leaves behind a most wonderful legacy that will be forever remembered here at RPDS. Her positive spirit, professionalism, and keen attention to her students and their individual needs define her tenor, along with her ability to collaborate with parents and colleagues with genuine ease and love. The school community remains grateful to Pam, who has shaped the hearts and minds of hundreds of RPDS students over the years, pointing each one of them in the direction of their own dreams and passions.

Pam MacCulley will be greatly missed, and we can all share in celebrating her outstanding career as she prepares to embark on new adventures with family and friends. Please join us in expressing our sincere and heartfelt appreciation for Pam’s outstanding teaching and her commitment to RPDS and the many children she has inspired along the way.

“It is not often one encounters a teacher as thoughtful, creative, and committed to her craft as Pam MacCulley. She taught with empathy, passion, and a keen understanding of the uniqueness each child brings to her classroom.”

Pam MacCulley has taught many RPDS students, including family generations! During her 2nd Grade year, Sarah Howard Cotchaleovitch (’95), current RPDS Finance Assistant, honed her mathematical skills from Mrs. MacCulley from 1990-91. She also was introduced to one of her favorite authors, Judy Blume. Sarah’s children, Peter (’20) and Ian (’24) also both thrived in Mrs. MacCulley’s 3rd Grade class!