Dr. Jeffrey M. Taylor, new Norwin Superintendent of Schools
Norwin Hires New
Superintendent
DR. JEFFREY M. TAYLOR
BEGINS JULY 1 ST
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embers of the Norwin Board of Education
have selected a successor for outgoing
Superintendent Dr. William Kerr. Dr. Jeffrey
M. Taylor will lead the district as its next
superintendent of schools beginning July 1, 2019.
Dr. Taylor has twenty-five (25) years of educational
experience and has spent the past seventeen years in
administrative capacities. He is currently the Assistant
Superintendent of the North Hills School District, a role
he has held since 2012. He looks forward to contributing
to the Norwin School District’s Mission Statement
of “Preparing students to become productive and
responsible citizens in an ever-changing global society.”
“I am both honored and humbled to have the
opportunity to serve the Norwin community as its
Superintendent of Schools,” Dr. Taylor said. “I am looking
forward to building partnerships and collaborating with
our many stakeholders.”
Mrs. Barbara Viola, Board President, said, “Dr. Jeffrey
Taylor comes to us with solid experience and much
enthusiasm. There is no doubt he will continue to move
Norwin forward from Great to Extraordinary.”
Capitalizing on his successful seventeen (17) years of
administrative experience, Dr. Taylor looks forward to
leading the Norwin School District by leveraging his skills
and experience to provide exceptional collaboration and
team-building while utilizing his extensive background in
K-12 curriculum, instruction, assessment, online learning
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programs, school finance, human resources, and overall
school operations.
Over the course of his twenty-five (25) year career
in education, Dr. Taylor has served in has a wide range
of administrative and teaching experiences, including
serving as Director of Curriculum, Assessment &
Technology, a position he held at North Hills School
District prior to becoming Assistant Superintendent.
At Charleroi Area School District, he served as both
High School Principal & Secondary Curriculum
Coordinator, as well as Assistant High School Principal.
At Baldwin-Whitehall School District, Dr. Taylor served
as Attendance Officer/Disciplinarian, and also as a
Teacher/Technology Mentor. He began his teaching
career at Fort Cherry Jr./Sr. High School, serving as a
Teacher/Network Administrator.
Dr. Taylor is also active in the Pennsylvania
Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development (PASCD), including serving as President
of the organization from 2016 to 2018.
Additionally, he has received numerous special
honors and recognitions including, but not limited to:
n Finalist for the Teacher Excellence
Foundation Award in recognition
of exemplary teaching practices.
n The Robert E. Flynn Distinguished Educator Award.