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 Makitso Educational Consulting.
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.
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 schools have received exemplary recognition.
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.
As an author, Randy has written or co-written 5 books and 2 foldouts for Incentive Publications. His most recent works include DIFFERENTIATED LEADERSHIP in book and foldout format, and two titles for teaming…THE PERSONAL TRAINER FOR ACADEMIC TEAMS book and THE TEAMING ASSESSMENT foldout. In addition to those titles, Randy has written: FIRE UP FOR LEARNING!, a book of motivational activities for teachers to help them differentiate instruction while firing up their students; WOW WHAT A TEAM! which presents practical strategies for middle school teams or high school academies; and collaborated on MIDDLE SCHOOL MATTERS, a collection of interactive classroom activities correlated to the music of Monte Selby. Randy also writes articles for various journals.
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 also provides 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.
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