Presentedby:StephanieBenedict&MaureenRichel
CoachingThroughIndistar®
WhatisyourroleinSchoolImprovement?
How do you contribute to the success of your schools?
Individually? As a team?
“Leadersmustbecomebe.ercommunicatorsandenforcersofwhattheywantdone.Holdingpeopleaccountabletohighstandardsandresultsisnothingtoapologizefor.Failingtostretchthemtotheirpoten<alis.”--DAVEANDERSON
SupportSystem School
Leadership Team
Coach (aka Consultant,
District Liaison, etc.)
LEA (District)
Region
SEA (State)
Adistrict,throughIndistar®,willbuildthecapaci>esofalldistrictsupportstaff,schoolleadership,andleadershipteamswhenit:Ø SetsExpecta>onsØ ReviewstheWorkØ ReviewsData&ProgressØ Communicates&SupportsØ MonitorsCapacity&Growth
School Leadership
Team
Coach (aka Consultant,
District Liaison, etc.)
LEA (District)
Region
SEA (State)
SupportSystem
§ Whodoyouleanonorintoforsupport?
§ Wholeansonyou?
§ Whyissupportcrucialtoschoolimprovement?
§ Whatdoyouneedtomakeitwork?
C O A C
H
S C H O O L T E A M
SupportSystem
Whatwillyourdistrictbelookingforinorderto:
•measureaschool’sprogresstowardsimplementa>on,
•understandwhenandhowtosupportschools,
•findsuccessfulimplementa>onstrategies.
Now…timetosetsomeexpectations!
• (examples)• Indicatorsworkedonmayvarybygrade-levels,iden>fica>onofschools,federalcompliancestatus,etc.
• Singleschooldistrictsmayonlybeabletomeet1xmonthduetosizeofstaffandaddi>onalrequirements
• LargeHighSchoolsmaymeetmorefrequently
• Someschoolsmayneedaddi>onalPDand/ortechnicalassistance
School-specificExpecta>ons• (examples)
• Allschoolswouldworkonandsubmittheirindicators3xyearonaspecificdate
• LeadershipTeammeets2xmonthforatleast1hourtoworkonSchoolImprovement(ACSIP)
• Districtwillprovidedistrict-wideProfessionalDevelopmenttrainings/sessionsfortheirschools2xyear
Over-archingExpecta>ons
SettingExpectations
Examplesofexpectations&resources:
IndicatorWork• Viewclustersofindicators• Reviewtherela>onshiptheyhavetooneanother• ReviewtheWiseWaysresearch• Areplansandtasksachievable?• Realis>c?• Areteamsontarget?• Whatevidencearetheyorshouldtheyreview?• Isthereevidenceofimplementa>on?• Isthereaplantosustainimplementa>on?
Teaming• DoestheLeadershipTeammeetonaregularbasis(Researchsays2x/month)?Howdoyouknow?
• Isthereadesignatedprocessmanager?• Istheteamconsistentlyassessing,planning,andmonitoringimplementa>onoftheindicatorsofeffec>veprac>ce?
• DoestheleadershipusetheWiseWaysresearchtoguidetheirdiscussions?
• Dotheyuseacultureofcandor?• Istheredistribu>onofwork?• Isthereasenseofurgencydisplayedbytheleadershipteam?
Leadership• Hastheroleoftheprincipalasachangeleaderbeenestablished?• Istheprincipalcommunica>ngthemessageofchange?• Doestheprincipalleadtheschoolleadershipteam?• Isleadershipfacilita>ngandcontribu>ngtoteamdiscussions?• Arechangesbeingmadetotheprincipal’suseof>me?• Doestheteamhaveaplantorelievetheprincipalofsomedu>esinorderforhim/hertospendmore>meinclassroom,withteachers,etc.?(Distributedleadership)
WhatcanthedistrictandcoachesseeinACSIP/Indistar:
Districtscan:ü WorkontheirownDistrict
ImprovementPlan• Assessindicators• Createplans&tasks• Monitor
Implementa>on
WhatcanthedistrictandcoachesseeinACSIP/Indistar:
Districtscan:ü WorkontheirownDistrict
ImprovementPlan• Assessindicators• Createplans&tasks• MonitorImplementa>on
DistrictsandCoachescan:ü Reviewtheworkofeachschoolü Reviewtheworkacrossallschoolsü Providefeedbacktoeachschoolusing
CoachingComments/Reviewsü Provideongoingmessagingtoallschools
usingtheBulle>nBoardfeature
WhatcanthedistrictandcoachesseeinACSIP/Indistar:
DistrictsandCoachescan:ü Reviewtheworkofeachschoolü Reviewtheworkacrossallschoolsü Providefeedbacktoeachschoolusing
CoachingComments/Reviewsü Provideongoingmessagingtoallschools
usingtheBulle>nBoardfeature
Districtscan:ü WorkontheirownDistrict
ImprovementPlan• Assessindicators• Createplans&tasks• MonitorImplementa>on
DistrictsandCoachescan:ü Useinforma>onanddata
gatheredfromschoolplansandimplementa>ontoinformtheirworkandgoals!
PuttingontheCoacheshat…
Buildcapacityofschoolteam
Helpteamunderstandindicator
Offersugges>onsforgoodplanning
Helpmonitorresultsun>lfullimplementa>onisreached
ReinforceIndistarwork
Rou>nelyenterCoachingComments
PromoteTransparency
Assistteaminintegra>onofprograms
Ensureeffec>veteaming SupportLeadership
Helpteamgatherandanalyzedata/informa>on
Don’tforgettheseimportantqualitiesofacoach...ü Self-responsibleandself-challenging
ü Goodlistener
ü Comfortablewithdiscomfort
ü Willingtotakerisksandmakemistakes
ü Goodmodelforrespectandpartnership
ü Non-defensive
ü Con>nuallearner
ü Abilitytoclarifyvisionandconcepts
ü Consistent
ü Pioneeringspiritandlong-termperspec>ve
ü Dialogueswithcolleagues
ü Encouragesothers
ü Facilitatesinvolvementofothers
CheckouttheCoachingModule&othergreatPDResourcesonwww.Indistar.org
Nowthatyouknowyourroleasacoach,let’stalkabout3veryimportantdetails:
Virtualvs.
InPersonCoaching
Goodfeedback…whatdoesitlooklike?
Howocenshould
coachingbedone?
• Strengthensrela>onships
• Strengthensteaminvestment
• Acoachhastheabilitytoobserveteamdynamics,bodylanguage,etc.
• Witnesstoconfirmtheworkbeingimplementedintheschoolisalignedandcalibratedtotheplan
InPerson/FacetoFace• Createsabuffer
• Quicklyandeasilygainaccesstotheprogressandworkoftheschoolteam
• One-stopshopforacoach!
• Fiscallyresponsible
• Timeefficient
Virtually
OpportunitiestoProvideFeedback
Good,consistentfeedback!• Glow–CelebratetheSuccesses
• Grow–Talkaboutwhatneedswork
• Ques>ons–Providereflec>veques>oning
• NextSteps–Guidetheteamtosomenextsteps
Question Stems are a great way to guide a team!
What:
Why:
How:
Thoughtful,Re9lectiveQuestionsSentenceStems
Ques>onStemsaredesignedtohelpcapacitybuildingcoachesintheirworkwithteamsasoneofthethreeskillsetsrequiredforcommunica>ngeffec>vely.
Oneofthemostimportantjobsofacapacitybuildingcoachistoaskthoughiulques>onsforspecificpurposes.Ques>onStemsprovideguidancethatwillhelpateammoveforwardeffec>vely.
Asacapacitybuildingcoach,carefulthinkingaboutthetypeofques>onyouwanttoaskisimportant.Consideringthepurposeofyourques>onwillhelpyouchooseeffec>veques>ons.
MakingitWork!
• toagreewithorshowapproval
• togivehelporassistanceto
Support:
• steadfastadherence• tothesameprinciples,
course,form,etc.• ofthesamequality• con>nuingtohappen
Consistency:
• toconsiderprobableorcertain• toconsiderreasonable,due,or
necessary• toconsiderboundindutyor
obliga>on
Expecta>on:
WhatdoesittaketomakeCollabora>onandCommunica>onwork?
CONSISTENCY
SUPPORT
EXPECTATION
MakingitHappen–NextSteps
Whowillprovidefeedbacktoourschools?
HowocenwillfeedbackbegiventoourschoolsusingCoachingComments?
Whatwillwebelookingfor?Whatarethedistrictexpecta>onsforourschools?
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