Randy Sprick

Randy Sprick is an educational consultant and trainer in Eugene, Oregon, who founded Safe & Civil Schools in 1985. Now largely retired, he has presented practical and entertaining workshops to tens of thousands teachers and administrators throughout the United States and Canada.

Much of his work involves helping teachers, principals, and other staff set up schools and classrooms that encourage student responsibility and motivation, while humanely and effectively helping misbehaving students learn to behave in more responsible ways.

As the primary author for the Safe & Civil Schools series, Randy has produced numerous articles, books, and multimedia programs that assist school personnel in dealing with the issues of discipline and classroom management. His most recent publications include CHAMPS (3rd ed.), Discipline in the Secondary Classroom (4th ed.), Interventions (3rd ed.), and Early-Stage Interventions.

He is a past president of the Association for Direct Instruction (ADI) and was inducted into the Association's Hall of Fame. In 2007, the Council for Exceptional Children honored Randy with the J.E. Wallace Wallin Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his work developing, advocating, and proliferating Positive Behavior Support in schools.

Education

• M.S. in Special Education, University of Oregon
• Ph.D. in Curriculum and Supervision, University of Oregon