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CT Milken Educators Welcome Teacher Jessica Chapman

What’s happening at Norwich Free Academy? There’s an all-school assembly everyone is excited about. The reason for the assembly becomes clear when Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, surprises social studies teacher Jessica Chapman with a 2024-25 Connecticut Milken Educator Award and $25,000! Connecticut Commissioner of Education Charlene M. Russell-Tucker joins the celebration to honor Chapman’s excellence in education in front of students, colleagues, dignitaries and media. See the excitement behind Chapman’s career-changing day in the photos below. She joins the Network on the exciting path to the announcement of the 3,000th Milken Educator this Award season.