Student-Centered Coaching

The Big Idea

• Coaching is a partnership
• Coaching is not about fixing people
• Coaching is about student learning

We close the gap between what the students know and what they need to know.

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• Student-Centered
• Teacher-Centered
• Relationship-Driven Coaching

Seven Core Practices for Student-Centered Coaching

1. Set Goals for Student Learning

2. Design Learning Targets

3. Plan Using Student Evidence

4. Co-teach to Refine Teaching Practice

5. Organize Using Coaching Cycles

6. Measure the Impact of Coaching

7. Partner with the School Leader

Checklist for Getting Started with Student-Centered Coaching in Your District

Job Description

Decouple Coaching & Evaluation

Set Clear Expectations for Instruction

Survey Staff About Coaching

Create Your Messaging

Slow Down

Principal and Coach Partnerships

• Begin with the 'why'
• Focus on students
• Maintain a strengths-based approach
• Operate from clear expectations

Fostering the Principal and Coach Partnership

Questions for Principal and Coach Meetings

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