I am honored to be the superintendent of the Norwalk Public Schools and am grateful to the wonderful welcome I have received since beginning my tenure on July 1, 2010. I have been busy listening and learning as I have visited schools, met with staff, parents, union leaders and community members. I am excited about the work we will be doing together on behalf of our students. I am impressed with the commitment that the parents, staff and community have on making the Norwalk Public Schools a “World Class” school system.
My commitment is to work collaboratively with all stakeholders, to put our students first and to provide the best possible education for all students. While the graduation rate for our students is high and many of our students go to college, our goals for all our students need to become more rigorous. Currently, nationwide, only 40 percent of Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 have earned college degrees. All our students must be college ready by the time they graduate from the Norwalk Public Schools. Even if some of our graduates do not choose to go to college, they must be prepared, because every job requires a high level of knowledge.
During the school year, I will be posting information for our families, students and staff on the Superintendent’s Portal. I hope you will find the portal informative. In addition, I will be bringing workgroups together to work on various school district projects. One major project will be the collaborative development of a district wide survey to obtain feedback from our parents, staff, students and community partners about our school district.
I hope everyone is having a great summer and will be rested and ready to return to school for the 2010-11 school year. I will be visiting schools often and look forward to meeting our students, families and staff. I know this will be a great new school year.
Respectfully,
Susan Marks
Superintendent of Schools