MMSA also proudly welcomes Kim Campbell as a keynote speaker in 2026.

Kim Campbell crosses the country energizing educational professionals as a dynamic presenter and self-proclaimed “Proud Middle School Teacher/Administrator.”  After 33 years she still loves it!!  

At home in her Hopkins School District in Hopkins, MN Kim augments her classroom role with a position as her school’s Dean of Students. As a Dean Kim’s primary focus is discipline and school culture.   Kim also works, inspires and learns from educators from all over the world in her role as a consultant.  

Among her honors are 2004 semi-finalist for MN Teacher of the Year, 2009 Fox one of nine Top Teachers of the Year and in 2012 was named Minnesota Middle Level Educator of the Year.  

Kim is the author of If You Can’t Manage Them, You Can’t Teach Them, and just launched her second book, The Teacher’s Game Plan: Winning With Students From Day One.  

After thirty three years of teaching and 12 years as a Dean, Kim says that there’s no place she’d rather be than hanging with kids and adults passionate about learning together.