Dr. M. Scott Norton is a former public-school teacher, curriculum coordinator, associate superintendent, and superintendent of schools. He served as professor and vice-chairman of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and as professor and chairman of the Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies at Arizona State University, where he presently is professor emeritus.

Dr. Norton is author and coauthor of college textbooks in the areas of human resources administration, the school superintendency, executive leadership and administrative management, and resource allocation. He has published articles in professional journals relating to teacher retention, teacher workload, organizational climate, employee assistance programs, the school principalship, competency performance, retaining quality school principals, and human resources administration.

He has received several national and state awards honoring his services and contributions to the field of educational administration. The American School Personnel Administrators Association, Arizona School Administrators, Inc., Arizona Educational Research Organization, and the University Council for Educational Administration are among the organizations that have recognized Dr. Norton for distinguished service to the field of educational administration.

He has held the positions of executive director of the Nebraska Association of School Administrators, president of the Arizona School Administrators Higher Education Division, Arizona School Administrators Board of Directors, treasurer of the University Council for Educational Administration, UCEA staff associate, regional representative for the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and other state and national offices.

Affiliation

Professor Emeritus of Arizona State University and Adjunct Professor at Northern Arizona University

Related News & Media

Scott Norton was interviewed about The Principal as Student Advocate in School Leadership Briefing. Listen to the entire interview here.