Description
Chart your course for success: A guide for school and district leaders
Research supports the value of coaches in improving school culture and facilitating change that leads to staff and student success. This comprehensive resource guides school and district leaders through the journey of developing and sustaining an effective coaching program. The authors engage readers with a nautical metaphor that outlines the planning and implementation process, including how to:
- Cast a vision for the coaching program
- Determine desired characteristics of instructional coaches
- Use data to evaluate and refine the program
- Communicate the benefits to leaders, principals, and teachers
- Design appropriate professional training and support
Table of Contents
Foreword by Stephen G. Barkley
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Prevailing Winds: Navigating the Perfect Storm
2. Dead Reckoning: Beginning Wth the End in Mind
3. Sounding the Depths: Using Data for Reflecting, Refining, and Celebrating
4. Ready, Set, Sail: Selecting the Coaching Crew
5. O, Captain, My Captain: Preparing the Principal
6. Anchors Aweigh: Preparing Coaches Through Preservice Instruction
7. All Hands on Deck: Preparing the Teachers and Staff
8. Trimming the Sails: Ongoing Professional Learning and Support
9. Mooring the Ship: Avalon or Ithaca?
Resources
References
Facilitator's Guide
References for Facilitator's Guide
Index
