Dr. Douglas Reeves

Dr. Douglas Reeves is chairman and founder of the Center for Performance Assessment, an international organization dedicated to improving student achievement and educational equity. Through its long-term relationships with school systems, the Center helps educators and school leaders to improve student achievement through practical and constructive approaches to standards, assessment, and accountability.

Dr. Reeves is a frequent keynote speaker in the U.S. and abroad for education, government, and business organizations and is a faculty member of leadership programs sponsored by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Reeves is the author of more than twenty books and many articles, including The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results (ASCD, 2006), as well as the best-selling Making Standards Work: How to Implement Standards-Based Assessments in the Classroom, School and District, now in its third edition. Other recent titles include Assessing Educational Leaders: Evaluating Performance for Improved Individual and Organizational Results (Corwin Press, 2004), Accountability for Learning: How Teachers and School Leaders Can Take Charge (ASCD, 2004), Accountability in Action: A Blueprint for Learning Organizations (2nd Edition, 2005), The Daily Disciplines of Leadership: How to Improve Student Achievement, Staff Motivation, and Personal Organization (Jossey Bass, 2002), The Leader’s Guide to Standards: A Blueprint for Educational Equity and Excellence (Jossey-Bass, 2002), and Reason to Write: Help Your Child Succeed in School and in Life Through Better Reasoning and Clear Communication (Simon & Schuster, 2002). Dr. Reeves has twice been selected for the Harvard Distinguished Authors Series. He won the Parent’s Choice Award for his writing for children and parents and was recently named the 2006 Brock International Laureate, one of the most significant education awards in the world. His work appears in numerous national journals, magazines, and newspapers, including a monthly column in Educational Leadership entitled Leading to Change.

Beyond his work in large-scale assessment and research, Dr. Reeves has devoted many years to classroom teaching with students ranging from elementary school to doctoral candidates. His family includes four children, all of whom have attended public schools, and his wife, Shelley Sackett, is an attorney, mediator, and school board member. Dr. Reeves lives near Boston.

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