Closing "Attitude Gaps" for Over 35 Years!
Principal Kafele is one of the most sought-after principal leadership, assistant principal leadership and climate / culture presenters in America, with a particular focus on closing "Attitude Gaps" in America's classrooms. He has delivered over 3000 conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies for over 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 [email protected].
Closing "Attitude Gaps" for Over 35 Years!
Principal Kafele is one of the most sought-after principal leadership, assistant principal leadership and climate / culture presenters in America, with a particular focus on closing "Attitude Gaps" in America's classrooms. He has delivered over 3000 conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies for over 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 [email protected].
Principal Kafele's 14th Book Now Available at Amazon & ASCD
Principal Kafele's newest book, What Is My Value INSTRUCTIONALLY to the Teachers I Supervise is now available for pre-order @ Amazon here or ASCD (publisher) here.
Bestselling author and award-winning educator Baruti K. Kafele is known for his insight into leadership practices and his focus on deep reflection as a way to become a more effective school leader. In this thought-provoking book, he turns his attention to instructional leadership—a crucial, complex, and sometimes neglected facet of leading a school.
Principal Kafele contends that the primary purpose of supervising teachers is to help them continue to improve in the classroom so that all students have the support and skills they need to succeed. For principals and assistant principals, in particular, it is easy to be so inundated by the noninstructional aspects of the work that the instructional side—including instructional coaching—suffers. This has an adverse effect on the entire school. Just as the quality of teaching directly affects student outcomes, there is also a direct correlation between instructional leadership and student achievement and well-being.
Principal Kafele structures the book around 10 self-reflection prompts to help the reader answer the question that the title poses: What is my value instructionally to the teachers I supervise? This powerful resource offers illuminating stories about and practical strategies for focusing on the instructional side of leadership to improve teacher pedagogy and enable student achievement to soar.
Principal Kafele's 14th Book Now Available at Amazon & ASCD
Principal Kafele's new book, What Is My Value INSTRUCTIONALLY to the Teachers I Supervise is now available @ Amazon here & ASCD (publisher) here.
Bestselling author and award-winning educator Baruti K. Kafele is known for his insight into leadership practices and his focus on deep reflection as a way to become a more effective school leader. In this thought-provoking book, he turns his attention to instructional leadership—a crucial, complex, and sometimes neglected facet of leading a school.
Principal Kafele contends that the primary purpose of supervising teachers is to help them continue to improve in the classroom so that all students have the support and skills they need to succeed. For principals and assistant principals, in particular, it is easy to be so inundated by the noninstructional aspects of the work that the instructional side—including instructional coaching—suffers. This has an adverse effect on the entire school. Just as the quality of teaching directly affects student outcomes, there is also a direct correlation between instructional leadership and student achievement and well-being.
Principal Kafele structures the book around 10 self-reflection prompts to help the reader answer the question that the title poses: What is my value instructionally to the teachers I supervise? This powerful resource offers illuminating stories about and practical strategies for focusing on the instructional side of leadership to improve teacher pedagogy and enable student achievement to soar.
Watch the AP & New Principals Academy on YouTube, FB, "X" or LinkedIn
One of YouTube's top channels for new principal and assistant principal leadership effectiveness, join Principal Kafele EVERY Saturday Morning LIVE @ 10:55 ET on YouTube @ AP & New Principals Academy. You can also watch LIVE on Facebook @ Principal Kafele, "X" @principalkafele or LinkedIn @ Principal Kafele. Now in it's 5th year, the AP & New Principals Academy is a FREE live-streamed leadership academy where Principal Kafele and his guests engage aspiring assistant principals, assistant principals, new principals (1 to 5 years) and even veteran principals every Saturday morning on a wide variety of topics relative to school leadership effectiveness. And if you can't tune in LIVE, watch the videos anytime on the YouTube channel.
Watch the AP & New Principals Academy on YouTube, FB, "X" or LinkedIn
One of YouTube's top channels for new principal and assistant principal leadership effectiveness, join Principal Kafele EVERY Saturday Morning LIVE @ 10:55 ET on YouTube @ AP & New Principals Academy. You can also watch LIVE on Facebook @ Principal Kafele, "X" @principalkafele or LinkedIn @ Principal Kafele. Now in it's 5th year, the AP & New Principals Academy is a FREE live-streamed leadership academy where Principal Kafele and his guests engage aspiring assistant principals, assistant principals, new principals (1 to 5 years) and even veteran principals every Saturday morning on a wide variety of topics relative to school leadership effectiveness. And if you can't tune in LIVE, watch the videos anytime on the YouTube channel.
The Instructional Leadership Institute is Coming to Raleigh, NC on July 15 & 16, 2025
Join Principal Kafele for two big days of Instructional Leadership in Raleigh, NC on July 15 & 16, 2025. INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP will be the focus for the entire institute. The topic will be, What Is My Value INSTRUCTIONALLY to the Teachers I Supervise? Additionally, all participants will receive a free copy of Principal Kafele's newest book, What Is My Value INSTRUCTIONALLY to the Teachers I Supervise? The first 50 people to register will receive an additional book, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, also written by Principal Kafele. For detailed information and to register, click here and we look forward to seeing you in Raleigh in July.
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)
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The ASSISTANT Principal 50
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The ASPIRING Principal 50
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The PRINCIPAL 50
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Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?
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