Jane Thornton grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2021-2022 school year will be her 4th year teaching. She taught at Pizitz Middle School for two years before coming to Mountain Brook in 2020. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a B.S. in Collaborative Special Education K-12 and also graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a M.A.E. in Collaborative Special Education K-12. She is the head coach of the Mountain Brook High School Dorians. Go Spartans!