Stephen Decker is an Educational
administrator that has studied and created secondary
and elementary school crisis response plans.
After organizing a 911 supply relief program
and being escorted by the New Jersey State Police
through the Holland Tunnel to deliver three
truck loads of materials for ground zero workers,
steve has focused on preparing schools for such
tragic events. He has also participated in counter
terrorism symposiums, school crisis response
planning, and comprehensive table top discussions
reviewing mitigation, response, and recovery
on school crisis. Also Board Certified in School
Crisis Response, Steve is committed to helping
school districts create plans that are comprehensive
and responsive in addressing the needs of those
affected by traumatic experiences.
As a former in-demand musician, Steve has
many years of experience performing for a diverse
group of celebrities from Jon Bon Jovi to Lou
Dobbs, as well as entertaining multi-million
dollar art openings in the up scale SoHo district
of Manhattan. Steve's experience working with
a wide range of personalities add depth to his
workshops, making them exciting as well as educational.
Decker also produces and hosts "educational
Insights" a program intended to promote
and enhance educational methods and practices.
Steve's Doctoral research on neurodevelopmental
scaffolding and its affects on efficacious behavior,
teacher leadership, and instructional strategy
preferences of struggling learners by brain
gender has increased topics for the educational
insights program.