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Rick SchreiberRISC Staff
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RISC Staff : Rick Schreiber
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Rick Schreiber - Co-Founder/ Director of Operations Rick Schreiber studies outstanding performance systems in education.Believing passionately in the need to create schools that meet the needs of all children, Rick knows firsthand that helping students to develop an enthusiasm for learning and to reach their full potential is possible for all.Indeed, he has been integral in creating a successful performance system using input from schools, communities, and businesses and allowing all students to meet with success and take ownership of their educational careers in the development of the Re-Inventing School's Model. Rick has accomplished exceptional results with his extensive background in standards-based instruction and assessment, school improvement planning, and curriculum design at the classroom, school, and organizational levels.He incorporates best practices from research to develop systems of excellence, which meet the individual needs of students.Providing numerous organizations training in effective research-based systemic approaches that can be sustained over time and focusing on continuous improvement lies at the heart of his work. Rick is the author of the Guide to Re-Inventing Schools as well as the co-author of the first Malcolm Baldrige Award Winning Application in Education, for the Chugach School District.He conducts international presentations and trainings on continuous improvement in education with organizations around the globe focusing on reinventing schools based on the RISC Model. Mr. Schreiber is currently the Director of Operations for the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition (RISC), whose charge is to help educational systems reinvent themselves in order to provide educational excellence to all students. Exploring the Alaska wilderness surrounding his homestead gives further fuel to Rick's inspirations.He resides in Talkeetna, Alaska with his wife Wendy, their cat Presta and super-dog Utu.