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Richard DuFour, EdD, was a public school educator for thirty-four years, serving as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. During his nineteen-year tenure as both principal and superintendent at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Stevenson became one of only three schools in the nation to win the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award on four occasions and the first comprehensive high school to be designated a New America High School as a model of successful school reform. Rick received his state’s highest award as both a principal and superintendent.
A prolific author and sought-after consultant, Rick was recognized as one of the leading authorities on helping school practitioners implement the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process in their schools and districts.
Rick wrote a quarterly column for the Journal of Staff Development for nearly a decade. He was the lead consultant and author of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s video series on principalship and the author of several other videos. Rick was named as one of the Top 100 School Administrators in North America by Executive Educator magazine, was presented the Distinguished Scholar Practitioner Award from the University of Illinois, and was the 2004 recipient of the National Staff Development Council’s Distinguished Service Award.
To learn more about Rick’s work, visit AllThingsPLC (www.allthingsplc.info).
Douglas Reeves, PhD, is the author of more than thirty books and many articles about leadership and organizational effectiveness. He was named the Brock International Laureate for his contributions to education and received the Contribution to the Field Award from the National Staff Development Council (now Learning Forward). Douglas has addressed audiences in all fifty U.S. states and more than twenty-five countries, sharing his research and supporting effective leadership at the local, state, and national levels. He is founder of Finish the Dissertation, a free and noncommercial service for doctoral students, and the Zambian Leadership and Learning Institute. He is the founding editor and copublisher of The SNAFU Review, a collection of essays, poetry, and art by veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Douglas lives with his family in downtown Boston.
To learn more about Douglas’s work, visit Creative Leadership Solutions (https://creativeleadership.net) or the Change Leaders blog (www.changeleaders.com), or follow @DouglasReeves on Twitter.
Rebecca DuFour, M.Ed., has served as a teacher, school administrator, and central office coordinator. As a former elementary principal, she helped her school earn state and national recognition as a model professional learning community and as a National Blue Ribbon School. She is coauthor of twelve books, numerous articles, and several video resources on the topic of PLCs.
Serving as a consultant for more than sixteen years, Becky brings more than thirty-five years of professional experience to her work with educators around the world who are implementing the PLC process in their own organizations. Becky is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award of Lynchburg College. She consults with professional organizations, schools, districts, universities, and departments of education.
To learn more about Becky’s work, visit AllThingsPLC (www.allthingsplc.info).
To book Douglas Reeves or Rebecca DuFour for professional development, contact pd@SolutionTree.com.
