Kim Norton

Personal

• Married with four children (ages 26, 23, 21, 18)

Educational Background

• BS Human Development/Special Education from the University of Nebraska
  at Lincoln specializing in Early Childhood Education
• Previously Certified Teacher in Nebraska and Colorado
• Graduate coursework in areas of Deaf Education, Behavioral Impairments,
  and Curriculum

Elected Offices and Positions

• House of Representatives - elected November 2006
• Vice Chair Bio Sciences Committee
• Rochester School Board - elected 1998, re-elected 2002
  • Treasurer 2006
  • Chair 2005
  • Vice Chair 2002
  • Board Clerk 2001
• MSBA District Legislative Delegate and Alternate 2001 to 2003
• Co-Chair of the Dept. of Health's Steps for a Healthier Minnesota
  committee

Work Experience

• Junior Achievement - District Manager 2005 to 2007
• Waldenbooks 2001 - 2005 (store closed)
• Volunteer Coordinator Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 1996 to 2001
• Art Awareness Coordinator for ISD 535 - 1993 to 2000
• Interagency Family Connection serving families of children with special
  needs 1993 to 1996
• In-home Child Care Provider 1991 to 1993
• Substitute Teacher for Aurora Public Schools in Colorado 1988 to 1989

Recognition and Awards

• Rochester School Board Plaque of Recognition as Board Chair 2005
• KROC Super Citizen 2004
• MSBA Directors Award 2004
• Minnesota PTSA - Minnesota Life Achievement Award 2001
• KTTC / Volunteer Connection - 10 Who Make a Difference 1998
• Junior Achievement Consultant of the Year 1998
• National Cable TV / National PTA - Outstanding Leadership 1998
• Rochester Area Council PTSA Outstanding Leadership Award 1997
• JC Penney Company Golden Rule Award Finalist 1996
• Rochester Principals Association - Friend of Education Award 1996
• Virginia Court Elementary PTA Colorado Life Membership PTA 1988

Education / Child Welfare Related Experience

• Co-Chair Steps to a Healthier Minnesota State Leadership Team 2006
• Minnesota Department of Health - Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) State Steering Committee 2002 - 2006
• Junior Achievement Board of Directors 2005
• Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning (Dept. of Ed.)
  Committees:
  • SAFPE Advisory Committee 2002 to 2003
  • Grant Reviewer - Afterschool Initiatives / Safety 2002
  • Commissioners Advisory Committee 1999 to 2001
  • Administrative Rule Committee 1999 to 2001
  • Administrative Licensure Review Committee 1999 to 2001
  • Charter School Review Committee 1998 to 2001
  • Federal Reading Grant Committee 2001
• Minnesota Alliance for Student Achievement Board Member 2000 to 2001
• Minnesota Committee for Public Education Charter Member Officer
• Education Minnesota Teacher of the Year Judge 2 years
• MASA Discovery Card Scholarship Judge 1 year
• National PTA - NPTA Board of Directors - re-elected 2006
  • Former, National Council of States At-Large Member Resolution, Field Service Committee, Membership and Urban Initiatives committees
• Minnesota State PTA - Past President and Legislative Representative
• Rochester Area Council PTSA - Past President
• Harriet Bishop Elementary PTSA - Past President
• John Adams Middle School PTSA - Member and Cultural Arts Chair
• John Marshall High School PTSA - Charter Member and Past President
• Parent Teacher Association (PTA) member since 1986

Special Outreach Projects

• Presenter for MSBA Ambassadors Program (NCLB) 2003
• K-12 Forum on Education Panelist - League of Women Voters 2003
• Building Successful Partnerships: NPTA Parent Involvement Presenter
• Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Public Education Community Forum Director 1998
• Voucher Debate Panelist - League of Women Voters 1997
• Growing Parents - Growing Kids Co-Chair 1993, 1995
• School Board Forum Planning Teams PTA / League of Women Voters
• Taking Charge of Your TV Statewide Coordinator / Presenter 1996 - 2003
• School Volunteer since 1986
• Volunteers In Education Cluster Coordinator 1996 to 1998
• Junior Achievement Consultant 1993 to 1999
• Art Awareness 5th Grade Program since 1992
• Gifted and Talented Education Volunteer for Junior Great Books 1996 and
  1997

Rochester Public School Committees

• Diversity Committee Member and Grants Chair 1998
• School Start Time 1997
• Budget 1994 and 1995
• Space Needs Task Force 1995 and other District Facility Needs Subcommittees
• Religious Sensitivity Committee 1996
• John Adams Site Team Member 1996 / 1997
• John Marshall Parent Advisory since 1996
• Edison Staff Hiring Committees 1994 and 1997
• Math / Science Partnership Subcommittee on Parent Involvement 1994
• School Calendar Committee for Meet & Confer 1994

Rochester Public School Committee Appointments

• GRAUC Higher Ed Committee
• District Assessment Committee
• ISD 535 Parent Involvement Task Force
• Diversity Council - Education Committee Member & PRW Subcommittee
  Chair
• Olmsted County Coordinated School Health Co-Chair
• Suicide Prevention Task Force Member
• Youth Commission of Olmsted County Member
• Quarry Hill Nature Center Friends of Quarry Hill
• Special Education Advisory Council - Rotation
• Teacher Advisory Council - Rotation
• Northrop, Longfellow, Riverside Construction Oversight Committee
• Site and Staff Meeting Visitations

Other Community Involvement

• Rotary Club 2005 - current
• Chamber of Commerce member 2000 - current
• Olmsted County Public Health Community Advisory
  Committee 2004 - 2007
• MN School Boards Association Conference Presenter 2003 & 2005
• Education Minnesota (MEA) Conference Presenter - Parent Involvement 2003
• Action For Healthy Kids Video Conference Presenter - Vending & Student
  Nutrition 2003
• Walk to School Day Planning Committee and Volunteer 2003
• MN Action For Healthy Kids - State Steering Committee Member 2003 - current
• Diversity Council Education Committee Member / Prejudice Reduction Workshop
  Chair 2001 to 2004
• Lily the Literacy Van Summer Volunteer 2002
• Destination Imagination Judge 2002
• School Bond Referendum Co-Chair
• Parent / Family Involvement Grant Committee 1996 and 1997
• Martin Luther King Jr. Poetry Contest Chair or Help 1992 to 1998
• Channel One Summer Lunch Program 1997 and 1998
• Running Start for School 1995 to 1998
• Children First: Event Planning Committee and Subcommittee 1996 and 1997
• Community Consensus - Religion / Values in Schools 1996
• Jim Price for School Board Campaign Manager 1994
• College for Kids Parent Volunteer 1994, 1996, 1997
• Sunday School Teacher 1994 to 1998, 2003
• Interfaith Hospitality Network Volunteer working with homeless families
  2002 - current
• Habitat For Humanity Volunteer 2002, 2006
• First Unitarian Universalists Library Volunteer 2001 - current
• League of Women Voters Member 1996 - current
• Samaritan Bethany Sunday Escort 1997
• Assisi Heights Celebration Volunteer 1997
• Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae
• Family Services (Lincoln, Nebraska) Rape Crisis Line Volunteer, Domestic
  Abuse
• Women's Group Facilitator, Court Watch 1983