Rebecca DuFour Rebecca DuFour has served as a teacher, school administrator, and central office coordinator. As a former elementary principal, Becky helped her school earn state and national recognition as a model professional learning community. She is one of the featured principals in the Video Journal of Education program “Leadership in an Age of Standards and High Stakes” (2001). She is also the lead consultant and featured principal for the Video Journal of Education program “Elementary Principals as Leaders of Learning” (2003). Becky is coauthor of many books and video series on the topic of PLCs She has written for numerous professional journals, including a quarterly column for the National Association of Elementary School Principals publication Leadership Compass. She has also served asa book reviewer for the Journal of Staff Development. | __ Becky is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award of Lynchburg College. She consults with and works for professional organizations, school districts, universities, and state departments of education throughout North America. Available in the Solution Tree Book Co-op: RAISING. . THE BAR, CLOSING (oem LEARNING BY DOING DIFFICULT |CONVERSATIONS| Sea LU Tf EXUIne). |Richard DuFour Richard DuFour, EdD, was a public school educator for 34 years, serving as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. He served as the principal of Adlai Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, from 1983 to 1991 and as superintendent of the district from 1991 to 2002. During his tenure, Stevenson became what the United States Department of Education (USDE) has described as “the most recognized and celebrated school in America.” It is one of three schools in the nation to win the USDE Blue Ribbon Award on four occasions and one of the first comprehensive schools designated a New America High School by USDE as a model of successful school reform. Dr. DuFour is the author of 11 books and approximately 80 professional articles. He was the first principal in Illinois to receive the state's Distinguished Educator Award (and also received this award as a superintendent), and he was the 2004 recipient of the National Staff Development Council’s Distinguished Service Award, Available in the Solution Tree Book Co-op: RAISING * THE BARy Geen SaeOA whatever Brithes ea 26Robert Eaker Robert Eaker, EdD, is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Middle Tennessee State University, where he also served as dean of the College of Education and interim vice president and provost. Bob is a former fellow With the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development. He has written widely on the issues of effective teaching, effective schools, helping teachers use research findings, and high expectations for student achievement, He was cited by Phi Delta Kappan as one of the nation’ leaders in helping public school educators translate research into practice Available in the Solution Tree Book Co-op: LEADERSHIP THE BAI CLOSING | THEGAP | rites | | Psa Team, an MT ClassroomBuilding the Collaborative Culture of a Professional Learning Community at Work (Parts 1 & 2) Rebecca & Richard DuFour