Dr. Keith Stephenson is an author, school culture specialist, leadership coach for school leaders, and educator who, for over 20 years has dedicated his life to improving the educational experience for students. With the unique track record of serving as a "turnaround school leader" of both charter and public schools, he has effectively led elementary, middle and high schools, transforming troubled schools into high-performing learning environments.Dr. Stephenson's mission is to reform our educational system by transforming one leader at a time. Believing that the principal plays the most critical role in the success of a school, Dr. Stephenson has worked closely with both principals and charter school boards in 6 states. Now, as a school culture specialist and leadership coach, he works to transform every principal into a high-performing school leader. In his previous role as Vice President at K12, Inc, Dr. Stephenson was responsible for implementing a blended learning instructional model in schools in Delaware, Illinois, California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Minnesota. In this position, he created (and executed) staffing and instructional models for blended learning schools, hired and developed principals, and led strategic planning efforts to ensure academic success. He led teams to ensure all compliance requirements were satisfied and provided leadership to launch schools in three states. During his term with K12, Inc., he improved academic performance in all of his schools by an average of 25%.A lifelong teacher and learner, Dr. Stephenson is a highly sought after speaker in the education space as well as a prolific writer. He is the author of "The Principal's Cycle: a Blueprint for Inexperienced and Experienced Principals" as well as the newly released "School Administrators' Communication Guide: 100 Letters and Memoirs Principals Cannot Lead Without."