I've heard of Principal Kafele before, and it was really amazing to hear him speak today. He spoke to a room full of principals and other leaders in Alaska. Very inspiring and moving words.
Principal Kafele
Critical leadership questions for inspiring school wide excellence
- You're a principal and you better let someone know you're interested in that so they can put you there!
- If they just gave me a chance I would light those kids on fire.
- My claim to fame as a leader is the motto for this conference "Passionate Present Principal"
- What does your signature look like, as it relates to your capacity to lead a school? What is that thing that you do that makes you great?
- You can only dream about what you can perceive in your circle. Need to help kids expand their circles.
- Speak life into the emotionally dead, so kids can see what they can become.
- My attitude changed everything.
- I am the number 1 determinant of the success or failure of my students.
- Kids need to hear from their principal before they leave.
- How often do we engage in self-reflection?
- Three questions:
- Who are you?
- What are you about?
- What is your most recent evidence?
- To these boys, I want to be a man.
- Motivate and empower students. Empower, can I now apply my motivation?
- As it relates to your staff's perception:
- Are you the school's instructional leader?
- Are you the school's informational leader?
- Are you the school's inspirational leader?
- Called an assembly to tell students what he does as an instructional leader
- Don't let kids end up doing jobs that have nothing to do with their potential!
- Why do I lead and what drives my decision making?
- We are building a school where we are excellent on purpose!
- Do I lead with a definite purpose which drives everything I saw and do?
- Do I aim to be intentional about what I do as a leader?
- Do I treat my leadership not as a job, profession, or career, but as a mission?
- Do we recite our mission? If you are in the building, I expect you to know the mission!
- You have to take care of you as a leader!
