Chris Weber

A native of Southern California, Dr. Chris Weber has been in service to community and country his entire life. A graduate of the US Air Force Academy, Chris flew C-141s during his military career. A former high school, middle school, and elementary school teacher and administrator, Chris has had a great deal of success helping students who historically underachieve learn at extraordinarily high levels.

As a principal and school district leader in California and Chicago, Chris and his colleagues have developed systems of Response to Intervention that have led to heretofore unrealized levels of learning at schools across the country.

Chris is the best-selling author of:

• Behavior: The Forgotten Curriculum

• Pyramid Response to Intervention: RtI, PLCs, and How to Respond When Students Don’t Learn

• Pyramid of Behavior Interventions: 7 Keys to a Positive Learning Environment

• Simplifying Response to Intervention: Four Essential Guiding Principles

• RTI in the Early Grades: Intervention Strategies for Mathematics, Literacy, Behavior & Fine-Motor Challenges

• RTI is a Verb

• RTI Roadmap

These books have sold well over 270,000 copies worldwide. In addition, Chris and his colleagues’ article in Educational Leadership, “The Why Behind RTI,” was the most view article on the publication’s web site in 2010. Chris is recognized as an expert in behavior, mathematics, and Response to Intervention. He consults and presents nationally to audiences on important educational topics, including:

• Change and RTI – Preparing for Productive Teams

• Behavioral RTI

• Assessments for Tiers 2 and 3

• If It’s Predictable, It’s Preventable – RTI in the Early Grades

• Scheduling, Communication and Coordination of RTI Schoolwide Teams

• The What and Why of RTI

• Evidence-Based Reading Strategies and Programs

• Next Generation Mathematics – A Balanced Approach to Depth and Mastery

In addition to writing and consulting on educational topics, Chris continues to serve in schools, working with teachers and students at some of the highest performing schools in the nation.

His work can be further explored at solution-tree.com and you can follow him on Twitter at @WeberEducation

His website (www.ChrisWeberEducation.com) provides additional resources and support. You can email Chris Weber at Chris@ChrisWeberEducation.com