Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J )

My passion for the work surrounding #atplc & #RTI just went next level with this book!! Loved having the opportunity to participate in its creation (insert geek out moment, because Mattos). #traumainformed #LearnLAP #root4teachers #edchat #culturize #g2great #CodeBreaker 🤓🤓

Empathy should elevate your expectations, not erase them. Hold the bar high because every kid deserves that. #StartWithTheCrown

Can you spot the differences? 👀 Don’t settle for being an ineffective group in a PLC. Be a highly effective team! ✨ Learn how with this easy-to-read, conversational handbook! ➡️ bit.ly/43y6s7b #ATPLC #HighlyEffectiveTeams #TeacherTeams #K12 @plugusin @AnisaBusby

Choose mission over demographics. You can’t change where a student comes from—but you can change how your team shows up for them.

Love these @MoAESP grimy Dogs! Dr. J. and her AP with custom Ts and they're DOING the WORK!

Yes, the job is hard. Yes, it's exhausting. But when you're on a mission, that exhaustion hits different. It’s purpose-driven. Let’s do the work, lift each other up, and stay locked in on what matters.

I’ve been doing this work for years, and let me tell you—this isn’t a red issue or a blue issue. It’s a red, white, and blue issue. Across all levels, from every political stance, demographics are being chosen first. The question is, when will we start choosing learning first?

Transformation doesn’t come with comfort settings—it takes a Junkyard Dog to get uncomfortable and make things happen. If you want real change, you have to dig in, fight for it, and refuse to settle. Who’s ready to lead like a Junkyard Dog?

🎉 Congratulations to Amanda Spight on being selected to represent Missouri as a National Distinguished Principal! We are proud to celebrate this incredible achievement with you! 👏🏼 #WeLeadMO #Belong

Transformation doesn’t come with comfort settings! ~Ken Williams #JunkyardDogs #MAESP25 #atPLC #WeLeadMo #RuthlessEquity

Real impact comes from action, not just ideas. Let’s talk about the work that’s being DONE, not just the work that’s being discussed.

Sunday morning leading & learning alongside Missouri’s brightest elementary principals. Always filled with gratitude to connect with such passionate leaders eager to hear my message of “learning for all.” #WeLeadMO #maesp25

Amanda Spight’s strength is bringing out the best in others! Congrats to the KC Region’s Missouri Distinguished Principal! #WeLeadMO #Belong

🌟 Honoring Missouri’s Outstanding Assistant Principals! 🌟 At #MAESP25, we will celebrate these Outstanding Assistant Principals on March 2. They make a lasting impact on students, staff, and school communities. Register at maesp.com/2025-Leadershi… #Belong #WeLeadMO

Fearful of commitment? Join Dr. C & Dr. J Sunday morning @ 9 to hear how we got past the cold feet and put a ring on it. Rm 74-75 💍 #MAESP25 #WeLeadMo #atPLC #JunkyardDogs #RuthlessEquity

It’s harder to be PROUD of the work when you feel like you’re always DEFENDING the work. #LeadFromWhereYouAre

🎉 #MAESP25 kicks off by honoring Missouri’s Distinguished Principals! These outstanding leaders inspire, support, & empower their schools! Join us March 1 as we celebrate them to start a great weekend of learning! Register at maesp.com/2025-Leadershi… #Belong #WeLeadMO

Leadership means ownership. Own it. Change it. Lead it.

THIS school understands that a commitment to the #PLCatWork mindset IS a moral imperative. Student expectations high, colleague expectations higher. 🐏🐏 #RuthlessEquity #atPLC #Lifesavers

In every school, there are staff getting positive results with the same students about whom other teachers say, “Nothing works with these kids.” Use these questions from Responding to Resistance to help you learn from “positive deviants” in your school. bit.ly/3E5dxAp

“When something they were doing in the class did not work, they stopped doing it, and tried to do something else. They flunked unsuccessful methods, not the children." John Holt How Children Fail (1964)