Fritsch Elementary Principal Dan Brown congratulates Beverly Singleton on winning the Rise Award.
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Beverly Singleton, a special education paraprofessional at Fritsch Elementary School in Carson City, was one of two school employees nominated by Gov. Joe Lombardo to represent Nevada in the national selection process for the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award.
Vyron Wallace, a campus security monitor at Foothill High School in Clark County, also was nominated.
The RISE Award, established by Congress in 2019 and overseen by the U.S. Department of Education, honors classified school employees who provide exemplary service to students in pre-kindergarten through high school. Classified employees include paraprofessionals, clerical and administrative staff, transportation services, food and nutrition services, custodial and maintenance services, security services, health and student services, technical services and skilled trades.
Singleton began her career at Fritsch in 1984.
“It’s rare that someone stays at one school for so long and has managed to cultivate relationships with hundreds of staff members over the years,” said Gina Hoppe, vice principal at Fritsch. “There is not one staff member who doesn’t value the work that Beverly does, and the staff members who have been able to work closely with her over the years have been lucky to benefit from her hard work and dedication.”
Lombardo chose Nevada’s nominees from a pool of five finalists selected by the Nevada Department of Education based upon nominations made by school communities across the state. The selection process was anonymous, with all identifying information redacted so that the merit of each nomination could be determined.
The other three finalists were Mele Kingston, director of food services for the White Pine County School District; Carrie Luna, school health assistant at C.C. Ronnow Elementary School in Clark County School District; and Kathy Trujillo, grants manager for the Mineral County School District.