Randy Thompson

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Ø       Randy is a graduate of the University of Florida and has worked at both the Middle and High School levels in Florida and Michigan.  As a high school teacher Randy was recognized as “Teacher of the Year”.  He has also been a coach, assistant principal, curriculum coordinator, and principal, and is currently president of Mākitso Educational Consulting.

Ø       Randy has received training in Leadership and Planning in Middle and High Schools; NASSP Mentoring and Coaching; Interaction Management; Prime Middle School Training for Interdisciplinary Teaming, Flexible Block Scheduling, and Advisement/Advocacy Programs; Building Extraordinary Customer Relations; Targeted Selection Interviewer Training; TESA; and Disney Management Training.  Randy is also a trainer for High Ropes and Initiative Challenge Courses.

Ø       As the principal of Desoto Middle School and Cadillac Middle School, Randy took both schools through the restructuring process from traditional Junior High Schools to become middle schools, both of which have received exemplary recognition.

Ø       Randy wrote and implemented a program called COMPASS which stands for “Community Partnerships Assuring Student Success”.  COMPASS is a unique program that builds strong business partnerships around the schools’ curriculum to develop meaningful lessons and impact student performance.  Randy also wrote and implemented a dropout prevention program which received state recognition.

Ø       As an author Randy has co-authored three best selling books.  “FIRE UP FOR LEARNING!” is a book of motivational activities for teachers to help them differentiate instruction while firing up their students.  “WOW WHAT A TEAM!” is a book of practical strategies for middle school teams or high school academies.  The book is an interactive manual for teaming with activities from curriculum development to student management for teachers on teams to do to improve collaboration and impact student performance.  "MIDDLE SCHOOL MATTERS " is a book where Randy and other authors created classroom activities and lessons based on songs we selected by Monte Selby.  You also get a CD with the songs with the book!  Randy has also written several articles for publication in various journals.

Ø       Randy has become a much sought after keynote speaker and presenter at state and national conferences.  In addition to presenting and keynoting at conferences, Randy has also provided a variety of consultative training services for schools and districts in over 40 states (and counting) and several foreign countries.  Randy is well known for his sense of humor and very practical strategies for school improvement.  Not only will he help you meet the No Child Left Behind requirements, he will make it fun as well.