Karen Taylor will serve as an associate principal for staff and students at Downers Grove South High School starting with the 2016-17 school year. The Board of Education approved her appointment on February 22, 2016.
Karen Taylor will serve as an associate principal for staff and students at Downers Grove South High School starting with the 2016-17 school year. The Board of Education approved her appointment on February 22, 2016.
Taylor is currently serving in her ninth year as a dean of students at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. There she is responsible for the behavioral program as well as interventions for more than 700 students. In addition, she contributes to the evaluation of teachers. Previously, Taylor was a department chair for the special services departments at both Maine South High School and Leyden High School. She was also a special services teacher at Leyden; her first teaching assignment was in McAllen, Texas as part of the Teach For America program.
Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Women’s Studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Administration from Northeastern Illinois University. She is currently working on her Doctor of Education degree at Concordia University.
“Those who’ve worked with Karen describe her as a student-centered leader, and someone who has a passion for serving students,” says South High Principal Ed Schwartz. “She is personable and approachable, and someone who will make immediate and positive connections with staff and students.”
“It is certainly an honor to be invited to join the leadership team at Downers Grove South High School,” says Taylor. “I’m excited to help further the goals of the school and community.”
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