The Fay School with Melissa Sherman Transformative Principal 482

<p>Melissa Sherman grew up in rural Virginia playing in the woods and streams.</p> <p>Taught PK–7th grade in public and independent school in VA, AL, TN for 17 years before becoming a principal</p> <p>Was a title I reaching coach/interventionist for much of this time</p> <p>Now am a principal of a small independent PK–5th grade School, The Fay School in Houston</p> <p>We have chickens, a 3 acre forest and have kids spend lots of time outside</p> <ul> <li>Play in the woods and dig in the dirt for nature’s sake.</li> <li>Forest recess, incidents of injury are lower than regular recess</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3IBOUvR">Last child in the woods</a></li> <li>Give kids</li> <li><a href="https://FreeForestSchools.org">Free Forest Schools</a></li> <li>Obstacles to kids going outside.</li> <li>Raised bed gardens just take cinder blocks, dirt, and sunflower seeds.</li> <li>State parks have free or low-cost field trips</li> <li>Master gardener</li> <li>How Trust-based observations has helped Melissa.</li> <li>How to be a transformative principal? Go to recess and watch kids play!</li> </ul> <h2 id="sponsors">Sponsors</h2> <h3 id="transformativeprincipalmastermind"><a href= "https://transformativeprincipal.com">Transformative Principal Mastermind</a></h3> <p>Lead a school everyone can be proud of.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>I help you stop putting out fires and start leading.</p> <p>Learn more at <a href= "https://transformativeprincipal.com">https://transformativeprincipal.com</a></p> <h3 id="justrightreader"><a href="https://Justrightreader.com">Just Right Reader</a></h3> <p>Just Right Reader Decodables are a great way to help your students learn how to read, with research-based strategies that are proven to be effective. Each grade level has over 100 books.<br /> Send books home in packs of ten, with vid