Quotes by Scott Norton

“The real difference is everybody is starting in the same place. In the past, we started in 68 different places.”

“What the board wanted was a little bit more involvement from the state,”

“They would like us to give (districts) some guidance (that) is reasonable. I think it would be reasonable for us to say, You should be cautious in promoting students who score unsatisfactory in English and math.”

“Robbie feels hes had a good camp,”

“Robbies working hard and learning what it takes to play at that level. I think the experience of being around guys like Michael Peca, Ryan Smyth, Jason Smith and Chris Pronger is more valuable than anything he could learn in junior hockey, but Im not Craig MacTavish or Kevin Lowe.”

“This year is not a typical year in any way,”

“Districts would be able to use their tutoring and summer school money at their own discretion.”

“Reasonable probably doesnt mean if you were out a whole semester you make up a whole semester.”

“They will really just drop out of accountability for a year and restart as new.”

“Its not a formula or anything.”