Keith White Professional Career:
- Superintendent for the Diamond R-IV School District since 2020
- HS Principal Dallas County R-I Schools 2016-2020
- Vocational Coordinator, At-Risk Coordinator, Summer School Coordinator, and Assistant HS Principal Marshfield R-1 Schools 2010-2016
- Assistant HS Principal, Title IV Coordinator, A+ Coordinator, At-Risk Coordinator, and Summer School Coordinator Joplin R-8 Schools 2004-2010
- HS History teacher and coach, Joplin HS 1998-2004
- MASSP Southwest Region Principal of the Year 2019-2020
- MASSP State Executive Board Member 2019-2020
- SWMASSP President 2018-2019
- OHC Principals President 2017-2020
- SWMASSP President Elect 2017-2018
- COC Principals President Elect 2016-2017
- SWMASSP Treasurer 2016-2017
- SWMASSP AP Rep 2015-2016
- MASSP/Walsworth Southwest Region Consummate Professional 2014-2015
- SWMASSP Assistant Principal of the Year 2013-2014
- Dr. Keith White: FiredUP Consultant since 2022
Personal, Hobbies, In My Spare Time, Unique Facts:
- Believer, Husband, Father, Uncle, Brother, Friend, Educator, Servant Leader, & Growth Minded.
- Married my college sweetheart 26 years ago and by the grace of God she still tolerates me.
- Graduated from Nixa HS in 1993, played football and earned the first generation college degree in my family from Southwest Baptist University in 1998.
- I have coached wrestling, football, track at Joplin HS and helped coach my kids in football, basketball, t-ball, baseball, and wrestling.
- We have a 112 acre farm where we like to hunt, swim in the creek, and raise cattle, chickens, and hay.
- Enjoy spending time with family, drinking coffee, reading my bible, hiking, reading leadership/growth books, teaching young adult Sunday School class, and being a Deacon at our church.
What I Love About School / The Profession of Education:
- The students are the reason and “WHY” we do all that we do!
- I enjoy helping build leadership capacity in others and empower them to do great things.
- In order for complex change to be sustained, leaders need to help their teams have a clear vision, necessary skills, appropriate incentives, needed resources, and an effective action plan.
- Positivity, grit, and effective teams will help you Be The Change you have hoped and dreamed of!
Favorite Quote:
“We need to look at ourselves and see what we can do better.” –Jocko Willink
Favorite or Most Impactful Teacher Growing Up:
Dr. Cindy MacGregor. She was my MU-MSU doctoral cohort professor and dissertation chair . She was honest, organized, concise, and gracious!