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Richard DuFour, Ed.D., is the superintendent of Adlai Stevenson High School District 125 in Lincolnshire, Illinois. He is the only school administrator in Illinois to receive the state’s highest award as both a principal and a superintendent. He was presented the “Distinguished Alumni Award” of Illinois State University, was named as one of the nation’s “Top 100” school administrators by Executive Educator magazine, and was designated as an “Instructional Leader” by the Illinois Principals Association.
Dr. DuFour has helped to develop a video series on the principalship for the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development and is a featured columnist for the Journal of Staff Development. He has authored four books and more than thirty professional articles and has consulted for professional organizations, state departments of education, and school districts throughout the United States and Canada. During his tenure at Stevenson, the school has been named as one of America’s best schools six times and has received commendations from the United States Department of Education and the College Board.
Robert Eaker, Ed.D., is the dean of the College of Education at Middle Tennessee State University and a former fellow with the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development. Dr. Eaker has written widely on the issues of effective teaching, effective schools, helping teachers use research findings, and high expectations and student achievement. Drs. Eaker and DuFour coauthored Creating the New American School (Solution Tree [formerly National Educational Service], 1992). Dr. Eaker has spoken at numerous national meetings, such as the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the National Center for Effective Schools. Dr. Eaker was chosen by Phi Delta Kappa for the “People in Educational Evaluation and Research” interview series that appeared in the October 1986 issue of Phi Delta Kappan. He regularly consults with school districts throughout the nation on school improvement issues.
