Gayle Karhanek

Gayle Karhanek

Gayle Karhanek, an author and a consultant, was director of student services at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, from 1979 to 2004. She won the Those Who Excel Award from the Illinois State Board of Education in 2000. Stevenson, a model professional learning community, has been named one of America’s best high schools on 12 occasions and has won four coveted Blue Ribbon Awards of Excellence from the U.S. Department of Education. As architect of Stevenson’s pyramid of interventions, Gayle has worked with districts across the country to create cost-effective interventions that meet the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of students.

Presentations by Gayle Karhanek

• How to Develop a Pyramid of Interventions