

Closing "Attitude Gaps" for 35 Years!
One of the most sought-after principal leadership, assistant principal leadership and classroom equity presenters in America, with a particular focus on "Closing the Attitude Gap" in America's classrooms. He has delivered over 2500 conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 35 years of public speaking. Principal Kafele brings a reflective approach to delivering his message. It forces his audiences to look deeply within themselves toward assessing their own practices to a level of "being uncomfortable with being comfortable and being comfortable with being uncomfortable." His reflective approach creates a basis for transformative change and improvement. Contact Principal Kafele today to present at your next conference, inservice, event or program at PrincipalKafele@gmail.com.
Closing "Attitude Gaps" for 35 Years!
One of the most sought-after principal leadership, assistant principal leadership and classroom equity presenters in America, with a particular focus on "Closing the Attitude Gap" in America's classrooms. He has delivered over 2500 conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 35 years of public speaking. Principal Kafele brings a reflective approach to delivering his message. It forces his audiences to look deeply within themselves toward assessing their own practices to a level of "being uncomfortable with being comfortable and being comfortable with being uncomfortable." His reflective approach creates a basis for transformative change and improvement. Contact Principal Kafele today to present at your next conference, inservice, event or program at PrincipalKafele@gmail.com.
Pre-Order Principal Kafele's New Book Today! (May 5 Release Date)

Principal Kafele's new book, The Assistant Principal IDENTITY: Protecting Your Leadership Mindset, Fervor and Authenticity will be released this spring on May 5, 2023, but you can pre-order your copy today. This is Principal Kafele's 13th book and 2nd in a 4-part series for assistant principals. Order your copy @ Amazon or the publisher, ASCD. It will be shipped on the release date.
Pre-Order Principal Kafele's New Book Today! (May 5 Release Date)

Principal Kafele's new book, The Assistant Principal IDENTITY: Protecting Your Leadership Mindset, Fervor and Authenticity will be released this spring on May 5, 2023, but you can pre-order your copy today. This is Principal Kafele's 13th book and 2nd in a 4-part series for assistant principals. Order your copy @ Amazon or the publisher, ASCD. It will be shipped on the release date.
THE Virtual AP Leadership Academy
Join Principal Kafele EVERY Saturday Morning LIVE @ 10:55 EST for the VIRTUAL AP LEADERSHIP ACADEMY!
A FREE live stream leadership academy where Principal Kafele engages assistant and aspiring assistant principals in weekly messages or interviews on assistant principal leadership effectiveness every Saturday morning at 10:55 ET on YouTube Live @ Virtual AP Leadership Academy or Facebook Live @ Virtual AP Leadership Academy or Facebook Live @ Principal Kafele or Twitter Live @PrincipalKafele or LinkedIn Live @ Principal Kafele. See all missed sessions on the YouTube channel.
All sessions support Principal Kafele's books, The Assistant Principal 50 and The Aspiring Principal 50. He strongly recommends that you obtain a copy of both as supplements to the content covered. You can order from Amazon, ASCD (the publisher) or PrincipalKafele.com. In addition to AP's and aspiring AP's, this academy is also ideal for principals, central office administrators and superintendents.
Principal Kafele considers the assistant principalship to be the most misunderstood and underutilized position in education....and he wants to fix that. He hopes to see you every Saturday morning LIVE. There's no registration and there's nothing to sign up for...just tune in and PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
THE Virtual AP Leadership Academy
Join Principal Kafele EVERY Saturday Morning LIVE @ 10:55 EST for the VIRTUAL AP LEADERSHIP ACADEMY!
A FREE live stream leadership academy where Principal Kafele engages assistant and aspiring assistant principals in weekly messages or interviews on assistant principal leadership effectiveness every Saturday morning at 10:55 ET on YouTube Live @ Virtual AP Leadership Academy or Facebook Live @ Virtual AP Leadership Academy or Facebook Live @ Principal Kafele or Twitter Live @PrincipalKafele or LinkedIn Live @ Principal Kafele. See all missed sessions on the YouTube channel.
All sessions support Principal Kafele's books, The Assistant Principal 50 and The Aspiring Principal 50. He strongly recommends that you obtain a copy of both as supplements to the content covered. You can order from Amazon, ASCD (the publisher) or PrincipalKafele.com. In addition to AP's and aspiring AP's, this academy is also ideal for principals, central office administrators and superintendents.
Principal Kafele considers the assistant principalship to be the most misunderstood and underutilized position in education....and he wants to fix that. He hopes to see you every Saturday morning LIVE. There's no registration and there's nothing to sign up for...just tune in and PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
Principal Kafele Announcements
1. Principal Kafele's Annual School Leadership Institute to Occur on July 11 and 12, 2023. REGISTER HERE.
2. Principal Kafele's 2023 Summer National Conference Schedule
• National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) - Washington DC - July 10
• National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) - Denver, CO - July 14
• Black Educators Rock (BER) - Jacksonville, FL - July 16
• Making Schools Work (SREB) - Orlando, FL - July 20
3. Principal Kafele Writes Two Articles that Made the Learning Forward Top 10 for 2022
Principal Kafele was a guest columnist for Learning Forward's Learning Professional Journal for 2022 where he wrote six articles over the course of the year. Of the six articles, two made the Top 10 list of the most read articles in the journal for 2022. Following are the two articles:
Leaders Can Build Community, Even in a Divided School
Equity is a Standard of Practice
To read all six articles, click the "Writings" tab above.
4. Principal Kafele's Sunday Morning Commentary for Assistant Principals
Many tune in LIVE or watch the recording of the Saturday morning Virtual AP Leadership Academy but there are still many who are unaware that The Academy is actually in two parts - Saturday AND Sunday. Saturday is the livestream and Sunday is the written commentary. If you watch the livestream, be sure to log on to the Virtual AP Leadership Academy Facebook page every Sunday to read Principal Kafele's follow up commentary which he posts not later than 10:00 a.m. EST.
School Leadership Books (Visit "Shop" for Classroom Teacher Books)
School Leadership Books (Visit "Shop" for Classroom Teacher Books)

*NEW* The Assistant Principal IDENTITY (Pre-Order Today)
$27.95

The ASSISTANT Principal 50
$22.95

The ASPIRING Principal 50
$19.95

The PRINCIPAL 50
$18.95

Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?
$15.95