Dr. Douglas Reeves leads the Center for Performance Assessment, an international organization dedicated to improving student achievement and educational equity.  Through its long-term relationships with school systems, the Center helps educators and school leaders with practical and constructive approaches to standards, assessment, and accountability. 

He is the author of 16 books, among them the best-selling Making Standards Work, now in its third edition. Other recent titles include The Leader’s Guide to Standards (Jossey-Bass, 2002); The Daily Disciplines of Leadership (Jossey-Bass, 2002); the Twenty Minute Learning Connection (Simon & Schuster, 2001), a guide for parents to help their children with tests and standards; and Accountability in Action (Advanced Learning Press, 2001), a guide for school leaders with step-by-step instructions for the creation of a constructive and meaningful accountability system. Doug’s books have twice been selected for the Harvard Distinguished Author’s Series and his writing for parents and children won the Parent’s Choice award for 2002.   A frequent keynoter at national and international conferences, Doug was long known as the “testdoctor” of the Internet and is one of the nation’s leading authorities on student achievement and educational leadership.

Beyond his work in large-scale assessment and research, Doug has devoted many years to classroom teaching with students ranging from elementary school to doctoral candidates. He lives near Boston with his wife, Shelley Sackett, an attorney and mediator, and their four children.