continues to evolve with School
District administrators and teachers.
Based on its current College in the
High School program and available
options, the partnership will now
include the University of Pittsburgh
Department of Information Sciences.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
will continue FBI Summer Computer
Science Camps for high school
students and will explore other student
learning opportunities in partnership
with the FBI.
Dr. Kerr shares credit for the
award with Ray Rakvic, Timothy
Kotch, and Mike Choby. They
have been directly involved
and very instrumental in the
planning of the FBI Cyber STEM
program which is being piloted
at Norwin School District. L-R:
Mr. Rakvic; Dr. Kerr; Mr. Kotch;
Mr. Choby.
Norwin Teacher Named 2016-2017
Annie Sullivan Award Recipient
N
orwin High School Teacher Ann Grimes Essay was selected as the
2016-2017 Annie Sullivan Award Recipient.
The Annie Sullivan Award program is sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Association of Intermediate Units. This award, named for Helen
Keller’s teacher and friend, honors an educator who exemplifies caring
involvement with students with disabilities and helps others in our
schools and the community to understand and accept students with
disabilities. The Intermediate Unit recognized Ann and her family at
their May Board Meeting.
Norwin High School teacher Annie Grimes Essay is honored at the Westmoreland
Intermediate Unit Board Meeting as the 2016-2017 Annie Sullivan Award
Recipient. Photo by Westmoreland Intermediate Unit.
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N orwin school district News
Norwin School District Superintendent
Dr. William Kerr received the FBI
Director’s Community Leadership Award
for the Pittsburgh region.
Nor win
Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.)
Initiative, which is creating a curriculum
for interested school districts about the
dangers of heroin use and prescription
opioid misuse.
(2) Serving as a key leader with the
FBI STEM Cyber Security Initiative,
which created three new cyber security
courses that will be offered to Norwin
High School juniors and seniors this fall.
The pilot program will be replicated for
other school districts.
Dr. Kerr said he shares credit for the
award with four educators at Norwin
who helped move the FBI STEM Cyber
Security initiative from concept to
reality. They include Mr. Tim Kotch,
Assistant Superintendent of Secondary
Education; Mr. Michael Choby, Principal
of Norwin High School; and Mr. Ray
Rakvic, Department Head for Business,
Computer, and Information Technology.
Dr. Kerr is also a graduate of the
FBI Citizens Academy, which is an
eight-week program for business,
government, education, civic, and
religious leaders. The Academy gives
community leaders an up-close and
personal look at the mission and
capab