Hilderbrand Pelzer III
@hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social
Engaging Keynote Speaker • Experienced Educational Leader • Literacy & Juvenile Justice Advocate • Impactful Storyteller
Contact: HilderbrandPelzer3.com
Contact: HilderbrandPelzer3.com
“The school-to-prison pipeline doesn’t begin with a prison sentence. It begins with the sentences in elementary reading class.” — Hilderbrand Pelzer III
September 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
“The school-to-prison pipeline doesn’t begin with a prison sentence. It begins with the sentences in elementary reading class.” — Hilderbrand Pelzer III
Education doesn’t begin or end at school doors. Pelzer asserts that justice-involved youth deserve rigorous instruction, meaningful academic support, and dignity akin to any public-school student.
July 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Education doesn’t begin or end at school doors. Pelzer asserts that justice-involved youth deserve rigorous instruction, meaningful academic support, and dignity akin to any public-school student.
Rather than individual heroism, Pelzer lays out organized approaches—structures of scheduling, tracking, staffing, curricula, and metrics—that transformed classrooms even in the restrictive context of jails.
July 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Rather than individual heroism, Pelzer lays out organized approaches—structures of scheduling, tracking, staffing, curricula, and metrics—that transformed classrooms even in the restrictive context of jails.
Each chapter contains powerful stories and case examples—students learning to read for the first time, educators overcoming skepticism, and sustained improvement trajectories in nontraditional schools.
July 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Each chapter contains powerful stories and case examples—students learning to read for the first time, educators overcoming skepticism, and sustained improvement trajectories in nontraditional schools.
My message highlighted the undeniable connection between history, leadership, and legacy, and how each of us can and must lead through turbulent times.
April 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My message highlighted the undeniable connection between history, leadership, and legacy, and how each of us can and must lead through turbulent times.
A school. Inside a prison. A blueprint for literacy, justice, and change.
Correctional educators and juvenile justice leaders—you’re not forgotten.
Unlocking Potential is your guide.
#UnlockingPotential #BreakThePipeline #CorrectionalEducation
Correctional educators and juvenile justice leaders—you’re not forgotten.
Unlocking Potential is your guide.
#UnlockingPotential #BreakThePipeline #CorrectionalEducation
April 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A school. Inside a prison. A blueprint for literacy, justice, and change.
Correctional educators and juvenile justice leaders—you’re not forgotten.
Unlocking Potential is your guide.
#UnlockingPotential #BreakThePipeline #CorrectionalEducation
Correctional educators and juvenile justice leaders—you’re not forgotten.
Unlocking Potential is your guide.
#UnlockingPotential #BreakThePipeline #CorrectionalEducation
Brand awareness is so important
February 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Brand awareness is so important
A book about educating students experiencing incarceration.
December 26, 2024 at 3:36 PM
A book about educating students experiencing incarceration.
Thank you for having me and sharing your class with me. I had a great time and truly appreciated the opportunity to connect and learn together.
December 14, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Thank you for having me and sharing your class with me. I had a great time and truly appreciated the opportunity to connect and learn together.
There is no hard evidence!
December 10, 2024 at 2:30 AM
There is no hard evidence!
It’s been forty years since my wife and I graduated from high school. Check us out now.
December 3, 2024 at 4:59 PM
It’s been forty years since my wife and I graduated from high school. Check us out now.
Today is my mother’s 80th birthday 🎂
December 3, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Today is my mother’s 80th birthday 🎂
I’m going to read my book again and see if I can find new themes that are even more relevant to the present day.
November 29, 2024 at 5:58 PM
I’m going to read my book again and see if I can find new themes that are even more relevant to the present day.
Hanging with family!!
November 29, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Hanging with family!!