Josh Shipp

How Every Adult on Campus Can Positively Impact a Student’s Trajectory

Josh Shipp was the student every adult wanted to give up on—until one refused.

In this funny, emotionally resonant, and practical keynote, Josh equips everyone on campus—from the classroom to the front office, cafeteria, and beyond—with realistic strategies to build trust, de-escalate challenging behaviors, and reach even the most oppositional students.

A former at-risk foster kid turned youth advocate, Josh blends heart, humor, and evidence-based tools to reignite your team’s shared purpose—and prove that every kid is one caring adult away from a success story.

Learning Outcomes (customized to align with your staff’s current challenges):

• Impact Awareness Regardless of Role: Understand how every adult on campus—whether they work in the classroom, cafeteria, office, or bus—can be the “One Caring Adult” who dramatically changes a student’s trajectory.
• Hope Modeling: Walk away with tangible proof that students who seem the hardest to reach are often testing to see if adults will stay consistent, and how your steady presence could be the catalyst for their breakthrough.
• Purpose Reignition: Reconnect every staff member—from classroom to cafeteria—with the deep “why” behind their role, using story-driven insights that fuel purpose and prevent burnout.
• Behavior Insight: See how student misbehavior is often a symptom, not the root, and learn what staff can do to respond with empathy and effectiveness instead of reaction.
• Unified Culture: Shift the mindset from “it’s not my job” to “we’re all in this together,” cultivating a campus culture where every adult is equipped and empowered to support student success.
• The Caring Adult Framework: Equip staff with a clear, evidence-based approach to discipline that builds trust, maintains boundaries, and leaves students feeling safe, not shamed.

60-90 minute keynote

Audience: Educators, School Leaders & Staff