Amy Johnston, Ed.D.
amy johnston, ed.d.
“The best thing you can do is build deep relationships. As a principal one of the greatest compliments I ever received from a teacher was also my belief in commitment to others. They told me you never give us answers, you only ask us questions. I am living witness that if you go in thinking like a servant, you will fly. If you go in thinking you know everything, then you’re certain to fail.”
Dr. Johnston has shared the FHMS Character Education Journey and the importance of a healthy adult culture with audiences everywhere. As a sought after practitioner Dr. Johnston continues to educate in numerous settings to include Tom Lickona’s Character Education Conference (CEC) in New York, the CHARACTERplus Conference in St. Louis, the CEC in Wisconsin, the National CEP Forum in Houston, the District 20 CEC in Colorado Springs, and the AME Conference at Harvard University. Her work with educators now extends internationally advising school leaders in China and Dubai.
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Dr. Johnston was also named St. Louis Area Middle School Principal of the Year and as a doctoral student awarded the UMSL Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Character Education and Excellence in Educational Leadership. And in keeping with her personal philosophy of serving others, Dr. Johnston is an equine-assisted therapist as well as board member of TREE House (formerly known as Therapeutic Horsemanship) providing equine-assisted therapy for children with physical, social and or emotional disabilities.
LEARNING
Ed.D Character Education and Democratic School Governance - University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Leadership Academy in Character Education - University of Missouri-Saint Louis
M.S. Educational Administration - University of Missouri-Saint Louis
M.S. Counseling - University of Missouri-Saint Louis
B.S. Secondary Education, Social Studies and Language Arts - University of Missouri-Columbia
DOING
Character Education/School Leadership Consultant - Character.org
Consultant - Characterplus
Middle School Principal - Francis Howell Middle School
Middle School Counselor
High School Teacher