Transformative Principal Wanting What's Best for them with Ross Purdy Transformative Principal 492
Ross Purdy Dean of Students at The Fay School in Houston.
- How can I best grab their hearts first?
- Want what’s best and care for them.
- 3rd year at Fay
- Being present
- asking questions, listening.
- Come in with a clean slate.
- I’m a goer and a a doer.
- Outdoor education program.
- With some students you have to earn the right to have their world opened up to you.
- 3.5 acres of forest that sits on the buffalo bayou.
- Start outdoor ed classes with team building.
- the power of the circle - inclusive
- Responsive classroom
- Everyone is seen.
- how to be a transformative principal? so easy to go down your checklist for the day and focus on your own stuff. Go out of your way to connect with kids.
- Take a time out from your personal agenda and be present
Lead a school everyone can be proud of.
Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do.
I help you stop putting out fires and start leading.
Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com
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