SUPERINTENDENT’S WELCOME
2019-2020 School Year
“I find the important thing in life is not where we are,
but in what direction we are moving.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dear Norwin Community Members,
It was an honor and a privilege for me to be named
Superintendent of Schools for the Norwin School
District starting on July 1, 2019. Over the past several
months, I have had the pleasure of meeting with many
community members and school district stakeholders
in order to get to know the community. I have been
sincerely humbled by the amount of community
support that I have received. I love this community’s
unwavering dedication to our schools and the
consistent pride in what we, as a district, accomplish on
a daily basis.
It gives me tremendous pride to serve as an
educational leader in the Norwin School District. I am
committed to providing a rigorous and challenging
academic program to prepare our students to become
responsible and contributing members of society. Our
school district will strive to continue the tradition of
excellence that is the hallmark of great educational
institutions. We accept our responsibility to ensure
our students are prepared for success in a world with
unprecedented, new and evolving opportunities. At
Norwin, we provide our students with skills to develop
into well-informed citizens who are committed to
changing the world.
As Norwin’s superintendent, I have identified four
areas in which I intend to focus my time and energy.
First and foremost, I am committed to providing a safe
and secure environment for our students and staff.
Second, I will provide the leadership and support
necessary to take our school district to the next
level and provide our students with a world-class
education in order to be college and career ready.
Third, by working collaboratively with our many
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educational stakeholders, I will foster an environment
that supports growth ~ growth of students in
academics, athletics, and the arts and growth of Norwin
employees in customer service to meet the needs of
our stakeholders. Lastly, I am committed to providing
fiscal integrity to our school district by making financial
recommendations and decisions based on what is
morally right for our students and fiscally responsible
for our community members.
In order to take Norwin to the next level of greatness,
the District will need to embrace the concept of change
for the betterment of our schools and our community.
Change for the sake of change is never desirable, in my
mind. However, we must be willing to build upon how
things were done in the past in order to think and plan
responsibly for our future.
There are those in the world who are fearful
about striving for greatness ~ fear of failure hinders
their effort to be the absolute best at what they do.
Shakespeare wrote, “Be not afraid of greatness. Some
are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon them.” Most of us were not born
great, nor has greatness been automatically bestowed
upon us. I believe it is our responsibility to boldly seek
to achieve greatness in all that we do for the children of
the Norwin School District, as they deserve no less.
Sincerely yours,
Jeff Taylor, Ed.D
Superintendent