Stephen Peters, President and CEO of The Peters Group, provided an opening address and inspirational message for the combined faculty and staff of Marion School Districts One, Two, and Seven at Marion High School on Aug. 11.
It was the second annual jointly held opening in-service conducted for all three district.
Staff members from all local school districts as well as members from all three school boards and county board members were in attendance.
With 28 years experience in education, Peters has been a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal and Director of Secondary Education. He is the founder of the nationally recognized
Gentlemen’s & Ladies Club programs which provide options for thousands of at-risk and honor students throughout the United States.
The Peters Group has a track record of creating and sustaining success in schools and districts by supporting educators through a three-step process of teaching and learning.
Peters is author of the best-selling book “Do You Know Enough About Me To Teach Me?”, which is being used throughout the U.S. as an effective tool for reaching disadvantaged and at-risk youth.
His newly released book is also a best-seller “Teaching to Capture” and “Inspire all Learners” (Corwin Press).
His mentoring and self-empowering program, The Gentlemen’s Club, has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show as well as “America, America,” which broadcasts to two million viewers in Portugal and Brazil.

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