Jane Fromme Named Windsor's 2018-19 Paraeducator of the Year

Windsor Public Schools is pleased to recognize Jane Fromme of Sage Park Middle School as the 2018-2019 Paraeducator of the Year recipient. Fromme was selected out of 16 nominees following an application process and an interview with a district selection committee. She was nominated by her colleagues at Sage Park Middle School based on her professionalism, care and dedication to supporting student achievement.

Fromme has over 25 years of experience befriending, volunteering, and working with people with various disabilities. She currently serves as an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Special Education Instructional Assistant in Windsor Public Schools since 2015 following a year of long term substitute teaching. Fromme most recently worked at Channel 3 Kids Camp as a Personal Care Worker and Program Staff Member. She also spent time in Norwich Public Schools as a Special Education Paraeducator and a Bridges After School Program Instructor, as well as at Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks.

“I am so grateful and excited to receive this award,” said Jane Fromme. “As a recent transplant to the area, my colleagues at Windsor Public Schools have quickly become like a family to me, and it is an amazing honor to be recognized by them for the work that I love doing.”

The Windsor Public Schools’ Paraeducator of the Year Program recognizes and honors paraprofessional excellence. This recipient serves as a visible and vocal representative of what is best in the profession. The program celebrates excellence by recognizing paraeducators who have inspired a love for learning in their students and who have distinguished themselves in the profession.

Fromme will now serve as Windsor Public Schools’ nominee for the State of Connecticut Paraeducator of the Year. The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) and the School Paraprofessional Advisory Council established the Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year Program in 2013 to recognize one paraeducator across the state who has demonstrated exceptional skills and dedication in the performance of their job. The award is named in honor of Anne Marie Murphy, a paraeducator who was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting.

Photo Identification (L-R):
Felicia Sternberg (Sage Park Middle School Teacher), Jane Fromme (2018-2019 Paraeducator of the Year Recipient), Brittany Moulton (Sage Park Middle School Special Education Teacher)