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?