Principal

Welcome to Wyncote Elementary School! 

Toward the end of the classic film “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy clicks her heels three times and repeats the familiar mantra, “There is no place like home.”  I feel a similar sense of homecoming every year as we prepare for the start of a new academic year.  As I begin my 20th year in this district, I am honored to serve the community and support the vision and mission of Wyncote Elementary. As principal of this fully inclusive school, every child matters and we hold high expectations for learning and behavior for every child. Along with our faculty and staff, I believe relationships matter and are the foundation for our collective work. The extraordinary faculty and staff provide high-quality, data-driven instruction to all students. I always look forward to my time in classrooms, on the playground, in the cafeteria, or around the neighborhood connecting with our amazing students (and their families). They are the primary reason we are all here.

In addition to ensuring continuity of instruction and learning, I collaborate with our faculty and staff to address our students’ social and emotional needs. We all live with stress and anxiety. We address those needs in our young learners as well. As part of our PBIS practice, Wyncote ROARS with positive behavior.  We respect others, own our actions, accept responsibility, rise to the challenge and spread kindness.  All of our conversations and daily experiences are grounded in kindness and respect.

Wyncote Elementary has a rich history of active parent/guardian support for our programs. Through the efforts of our dedicated PTO, we provide assemblies, occasional field trips and grants to teachers to support innovative work in the classroom and community building activities. I hope you will consider lending your support to the PTO as the group supports the building vision and focus of “children first.” 

Thank you for entrusting your greatest treasure, your child, to our care at Wyncote.  As my great hero Fred Rogers reminds me, “Anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero.”  Wyncote Elementary School is full of heroes. Welcome to our neighborhood and to another great year of teaching and learning at Wyncote Elementary School!  Welcome home!

Sincerely,

Mr. Jim Taylor
Principal