December 2023 Break the Mold

December’s Break The Mold award winner is Judy Stauffer, a special education para-professional at New Haven Elementary School. According to Principal Mary Goble, Mrs. Stauffer sets an example of what a committed and caring educator looks like. She takes the initiative, brainstorms ideas and is proactive with students in all grade levels. Mrs. Goble says Mrs. Stauffer models impeccable character traits that transfer not just to the students she works with but to her colleagues as well.