Principal Kafele
@PrincipalKafele
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(a/k/a Baruti Kafele) Milken Educator, NABSE Hall of Fame, E. Orange NJ Hall of Fame, Internationally-Renowned Speaker, Best-Selling Author, Retired Principal
Based in Jersey City, NJ
Joined July 2009
POWERFUL SESSION YESTERDAY ON INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING! My Milken Educator Awards sister and instructional coaching extraordinaire, Hailey Elaine Couch brought the 🔥🔥🔥 for the entire 2 hours! If you missed it, see it here: https://t.co/pOlHnVecJB Then join me next Saturday with
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“Show me a school where strong relationships do not exist and I'll show you an underperforming school. Show me a school where relationships are intentional, however, and I'll show you a school with unlimited potential.” Excerpt From Closing the Attitude Gap @PrincipalKafele
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Challenges of the Instructional Coach, Administrator, Teacher Dynamic | Hailey Elaine Couch #WEEK297
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TIME CHANGE ALERT...NOW STARTING @ 11:00 ET. TOPIC: CHALLENGES OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER DYNAMIC. See you soon!Up early, ON 🔥🔥🔥 and ready for WEEK 297 of the AP & New Principals Academy on this 1st installment of "Milken January" with my guest, my
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Did you know GSPs are natural swimmers? They’re born to dive into life’s adventures 🌊🐾.
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Happy New Year my brother! 👊🏾
NEW START TIME FOR THE NEW YEAR....We will now be starting 5 minutes later at 11:00 a.m. ET. January is what I have designated "Milken January" for the past few years so all of my January guests are Milken Educator Awards recipients. This Saturday morning, join me LIVE @
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E. 90 @justinwmcmillan @DavidGusitsch Dr. A. Gonzalez Dr. Shanessa Fenner E. 91 @advocate_1
@BitnerAndrea Martin Silverman @advocate_1 E. 92 @benjamingilpin @AdavidsonAaron @jon_konen FANTASTIC FOUR #F4PD
@Educator_Hurt 10 am EST @ShekaHouston 10:30 am @PrincipalKafele 10:55
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@PrincipalKafele once shared that as a principal, he planned his leadership on the weekend for the week ahead. “If teachers submit lesson plans, preparation shouldn’t stop at leadership.” Preparation is not a title requirement—it’s a process to maximize potential.
Deion Sanders shares what's wrong with most athletes today. "That's what's wrong with most of our athletes today: We don't practice to be great...We practice to practice." "I practiced to be the best ever." Success starts with your preparation. It means being intentional
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NEW START TIME FOR THE NEW YEAR....We will now be starting 5 minutes later at 11:00 a.m. ET. January is what I have designated "Milken January" for the past few years so all of my January guests are Milken Educator Awards recipients. This Saturday morning, join me LIVE @
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Ending 2025 on a high note! Honored to be interviewed by K12 Digest® on empowering educators & students to drive meaningful change! We discuss key education trends, lessons from 20+ years in public education & advice for making a real impact. Read here: https://t.co/InuiN2gmD2
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MY BRIEF END OF YEAR MESSAGE TO THE FAM - As we close out this rather strange, challenging, difficult, tumultuous year, I want to encourage someone. Check this out...I left my principalship to become an entrepreneur (speaker / consultant) in 2011. Life was VERY GOOD from 2011 -
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On this 5th day of Kwanzaa 2025, I share with you an essay I wrote back in 2017 that hasn't lost one bit of its relevance over the past 8 years. Check it out. CREATIVITY: You Can’t Meet New Challenges with Old, Outdated, Obsolete Strategies! Note - Today is Day 6 of Kwanzaa &
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Hey Fam, join us tonight at 8:00 ET for an empowering discussion on the 6th Principle of Kwanzaa - KUUMBA which means Creativity. That's right, we're talking CREATIVITY...a component of all of us that unfortunately goes untapped in too many of us. Join host and Black Educators
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On this 5th day of Kwanzaa 2025, I share with you an essay I wrote back in 2017 that hasn't lost one bit of its relevance over the past 8 years. Check it out. PURPOSE: You Will NEVER Reach “Peak Teaching Performance” Until You Have Firmly Grasped Your “WHY!” Note - Today is Day 5
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On this 4th day of Kwanzaa 2025, I share with you an essay I wrote back in 2017 that hasn't lost one bit of its relevance over the past 8 years. Check it out. Note - Today is Day 4 of Kwanzaa & I'm examining how each principle correlates with CLASSROOM TEACHER SUCCESS. Today's
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WELL, WELL, WELL...I can definitely say that Dr. Marcus Jackson and I closed out the Academy's 6th year STRONG! What a session on the TOPIC: The Significance of "it" to Your Leadership preceded by a powerful MONOLOGUE on the topic, Instructional Leadership & Teacher Perceptions.
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February 16, 2026 is right around the corner and I want to see you all at Seton Hall University in S. Orange, NJ. DrTonya Breland, Dr. Erika Newman Leak and I are putting together a phenomenal conference with Dr. Salome Thomas-El (Principal El) delivering the keynote address
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On this 3rd day of Kwanzaa 2025, I share with you an essay I wrote back in 2017 that hasn't lost one bit of its relevance over the past 8 years. Check it out. COLLECTIVE WORK & RESPONSIBILITY: Show Me a DISCONNECTED Staff and I’ll Show You a MISERABLE School! Note - As today is
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