Carolyn Stanford Taylor is an American educator who served as the 27thWisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2019 to 2021.[1][2] Stanford Taylor was the first African American to serve as Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction.[2][3]
Her appointment was announced by Wisconsin Governor-electTony Evers in December 2018,who served as Superintendent of Public Instruction prior to his election as Governor. She did not seek election to a full term in 2021.[2] Prior to assuming the superintendent's office,she served as the Assistant State Superintendent for the Wisconsin Division for Learning Support for 17 years.[4][5]
Early life and education
Born and raised in Marks,Mississippi,Stanford Taylor and her siblings were one of the first African American families to integrate the schools.[6] She attended the University of Wisconsin,Madison where she received a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1978 and a master's degree in educational leadership and policy analysis in 1979.[7]
Career
Stanford Taylor served as a classroom teacher and principal in the Madison Metropolitan School District for twenty years,serving as principal of Marquette and Lincoln elementary schools and Wright Middle School. She was the first African-American president of the local teachers union. Prior to her appointment as State Superintendent,Stanford Taylor was the first female,African-American appointed to serve as an assistant state superintendent.[8] She supervised the Special Education Team,one of the agency's largest teams;the Student Services/Prevention and Wellness Team,which focused on student safety,support,and engagement;and the residential schools for students who are blind and visually impaired in Janesville and students who are deaf and hard of hearing in Delavan.[9]
Recognition
Stanford Taylor is the 2018 recipient Virginia Hart Special Recognition,an award bestowed by the Wisconsin Department of Administration,Division of Personnel Management,to female state employees "who are making a difference through their service to Wisconsin."[10]
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