About
Dr. Lloyd Sain, Jr., Ed.D., MCC
Founder, LSJ Leadership and Coaching Development
An educator and administrator for over 30 years, Dr. Lloyd Sain, Jr. is a native of Forrest City, AR., where he was a middle school English teacher for eight years. He has been a high school English teacher, an assistant principal, principal and the former Director of Leadership and Teacher Development with the Little Rock School District, where he oversaw the state’s largest school district’s professional development program for PreK-12 school leaders, paraprofessionals, and teachers. Known among his colleagues as a courageous voice, an educational trailblazer, and a competent and skilled leader of leaders and teachers, Dr. Sain revolutionized and advanced the District’s professional development program and platform to ensure a more tailored, learner-driven, and data-driven development that led to improved teacher and leader effectiveness that resulted in improved outcomes for students.
Some of his accomplishments and credits in public education include the institution of an Aspiring Leadership Academy for Principals, the creation of an Executive Coaching Program for School Leaders and Instructional Coaches, the implementation of a professional development online management program, the oversight as Chairperson and training development for five evaluation systems and instruments for school leaders, instructional coaches, classroom teachers, media specialists, and school counselors, the creation of a middle school literacy and writing program, the development of a quality, district-wide professional development program, and the institution of a classroom observation tool that allowed principals and assistant principals to utilize an in-house application to collect data, to score the observational experience, and to provide instant feedback to the teacher. As a leader, Dr. Sain received an acclaimed reputation as one of the most effective leader in our state who created, sustained, and led a quality alternative school for behavioral challenging students. His exemplary alternative education program and school (i.e., Alternative Learning Center) became a model program where educators visited and consulted when redesigning their second chance programs.
In addition to his work in K-12 education, Dr. Sain has served the higher education community as an adjunct English and writing professor at Philander Smith University, Arkansas Baptist College, Pulaski Technical College, and Shorter College, as well as taught graduate educational leadership courses at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Georgia State University. In November 2007, Dr. Sain became the first Arkansas educator to serve on the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) Board of Directors for a two-year term and was re-elected in November 2012 to the NABSE Board as the Director of the NABSE Research and Institute Development and as Chair of the Special Project and Evaluation Commission. As a former New Tyler Barber College Advisory Board Member, a former board member with the national recording Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir and a gospel vocalist and musician, Dr. Sain still finds time to publish educational articles, mentor youths and educators, as well as consult and present at national conferences and for school districts. Some noted articles are "Using From Rage to Hope: The Principal's Role in Creating a Vision," "A Research Synopsis: Our Membership's Response to the Common Core Movement," and "Coaching for Educators: The Inevitable Impact on Leadership,” In 2022, Dr. Sain published a chapter entitled “The Road to and Experiences in Higher Education in The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education: Firsthand Experiences and Global Impact.
His committed work is to high quality teaching, professional development, effective leadership, and rigorous and relevant learning experiences for all children in every classroom, specifically schools served by children of color and poverty. Driven by this mission, Dr. Sain has been a courageous advocate, a creative innovator, and a capable system thinker for needed changes in the areas of public education and educational leadership. Because he is an experienced and influential educator, Sain is a certified trainer in Differentiated Instruction, Fierce Conversations Training, Common Formative Assessment, and Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention, Standards in Practice, and many other instructional and curricular topics. His varied roles as a classroom teacher and as a school and district leader have grounded his experiences and creativity to develop customized and relevant professional learning sessions that speak to today’s schools, needs, and students.
As a professional and credential coach, Dr. Sain has been privileged to coach and provide coaching training to many K-12 educators, instructional facilitators, and educational leaders who have the responsibility to improve the performance of others through the modality of coaching and/or supervision. His coaching and coaching supervision portfolio includes a diverse pool of clients representing the United States, Belgium, India, Vietnam, Egypt, United Kingdom, China, and Argentina. With 15 years of coaching experience, Sain is a Master Certified Coach (MCC), which is the highest coaching credential awarded by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), is an Accredited Coach Supervisor through the Coaching Supervision Academy International (CSA), a certified mentor coach through the College of Executive Coaching., and a diploma recipient from Results Coaching Global. Dr. Sain is a sought-after leadership coach and trainer who coaches school and district leaders and who provides leadership, teaching, and coaching training in numerous districts across the nation.
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Dr. Sain holds a B.S.E. degree and graduate studies in English Education from the University of Central Arkansas, a M.S.E. degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the Arkansas State University, and an Ed.D. in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He holds licenses in PK-12 District Administrator, Secondary Principalship, English Language Arts 7-12 Educator, K-12 Curriculum Specialist, K-12 Supervisor, and Secondary English Supervisor.
In his spare time, he still renders musical renditions for various civic, social, and religious occasions as well as serves as the Chief Executive Officer of LSJ Leadership & Coaching Development, LLC., where “Quality Learning Every Time” is our signature motto. He is also an Associate Professor of Education at the historic Philander Smith University.