Dr. Danny Steele

Danny Steele is beginning his 30th year of education, and this school year marks his second as the principal of Homewood Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to this position, he has served as a principal, assistant principal, teacher, coach, and assistant professor of Instructional Leadership. In 2005, Steele was recognized as the “Assistant Principal of the Year” for the state of Alabama. And in 2016, he was recognized as Alabama’s“Secondary Principal of the Year.” He has presented at numerous state and national conferences and spoken in school districts around the country. He has written five books, including two withTodd Whitaker. Steele has an undergraduate degree in History from Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, GA); he has a graduate degree in History from the University of Alabama,Birmingham; he has an Educational Specialist degree inEducational Administration and an Educational Doctorate degree in Educational Leadership – both from Samford University. He resides with his wife and three (mostly grown) kids in Birmingham.