layout: post title: ‘Principal Kafele’’s keynote at #akprincipals’ categories: [] tags: [] status: publish type: post published: true meta: {} last_modified_at: 2024-11-01 19:03:53 —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!