John O'Connor has led school improvement initiatives at the state and local level during his 20 years in public education. He is currently the Executive Director for Special Services with the DeKalb County School System in metro Atlanta. He has provided training to over 100 district, state, and national audiences. This is John's third book. He co-wrote, Students with Disabilities Can Make AYP and wrote Turning Average Instruction into GREAT Instruction. John lives in Stockbridge, Georgia with his wife, Shawn, and two sons, J.T. and Luke.