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 Terry
Chadsey
Biographical Highlights
Terry is an education consultant, a lead trainer for Positive
Discipline, and a facilitator for Courage to Teach.® He has
worked in public schools for 30 years as an administrator and
teacher. In 2004, Terry left a position as a central office
administrator with Seattle Public Schools to devote more time
to Positive Discipline and Courage to Teach.
His last position in Seattle involved leading a team of
community mobilizers working with Seattle Schools over the
three years to implement a planning system in twenty-six
school communities called Communities That Care®. This system
has effectively assisted communities across the country to
reduce the incidence among young people of substance abuse,
teen pregnancy, dropping out of school, violence and
delinquency. For the five years before that, Terry served as
Coordinator of Organizational Support for the Everett Public
Schools in Everett, Washington. He coordinated several school
improvement initiatives, facilitated strategic planning and
leadership events, and led workshops and courses for teachers
and administrators. As a consultant, Terry has facilitated
planning, conflict resolution, and teambuilding sessions for a
variety of organizations. In addition to his work as a
Positive Discipline Associate, he has led workshops and
retreats in Courage to Teach, school change and applied
learning at regional and national conferences.
For twenty-two years, Terry taught kindergarten through grade
8, first in Chicago and then in Washington State with one year
on an International Teaching Fellowship to Melbourne,
Australia. He has used Positive Discipline in his classroom
and home since 1988. After working for many years with
students, parents, teachers, and principals to explore various
strategies for improving learning in schools, he is convinced
that the concepts and tools of Positive Discipline are
critical to achieving equity AND excellence for every student
in every school.
Terry’s spouse of thirty years, Lynn, is a licensed massage
therapist with a private practice in Seattle. They have two
children, Alex, 24, and Jenny, 22.
Terry grew up in Connecticut and received a BA in American
History from Yale University. He received a Master’s degree in
elementary teaching from the University of Chicago Graduate
School of Education, home of John Dewey and Benjamin Bloom. In
1989, he completed his administrative credentials at the
University of Washington’s Danforth Program.
Terry is an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University
and Seattle University. He has published several articles on
teaching, learning and school change.
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