KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Ted Neitzke - Administrator, Educator, Author
"I am who I am today because a teacher saw potential in me."
 

This statement is true for Ted Neitzke because he is proof of the power of a teacher's intervention.  During the keynote address at this year's McAuliffe Academy, Neitzke will share stories of interventions that have made the difference for students around the state of Wisconsin, and share ways to change our own behaviors for the benefit of others.

Neitzke is the assistant superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for the West Bend School District and is the former principal of Badger Middle School in West Bend, Wisconsin.  His middle school has employed intervention processes for over six years and demonstrated significant growth.  He has published articles on interventions and is an advocate for staff development.

Neitzke's philosophy is simple: "The only way we're going to fundamentally change the behaviors of our children, is if we change our own." He has worked with and presented at more than 20 districts in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.  Ted has presented for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the Association of Wisconsin State Administrators, and at the Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Ted Neitzke's appearance is made possible through the support of the Pfundtner family.