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We have designed practices that ensure that coaching impacts both teacher and student learning. We recently analyzed hundreds of samples of the Results-Based Coaching Tool to determine how student learning changed as a result of a 6-9 week coaching cycle. We discovered that the baseline data indicated that, on average, students were at 28% proficiency at the beginning of the coaching cycle. At the end of the coaching cycle, the same students reached an average proficiency of 68%. Check out the graph below, as well as the tool that the coaches used to collect data.
"As a new school, before opening our doors to students for the first time, we were looking for resources that would help us embed effective coaching structures into our program from day one. Student-Centered Coaching: A Guide for K-8 Coaches and Principals provided us with both frameworks to discuss/consider and materials to assist with implementation. This book has been an invaluable resource to move us forward with a different vision of what coaching can be, and the impact it can have for individual students."
Charter School Director "Diane Sweeney's book "Student-Centered Coaching" has arrived just in time for many districts across the country who are frustrated with lackluster results from the instructional coaching movement. She argues that for too long we've focused coaching efforts on teachers' practices and hoped to see results in student achievement rather than focusing on students from the get-go. She includes ways to make classroom visits more student-centered, specific data management tools and protocols for analyzing data, and a "results-based coaching tool" for coaches to measure their effectiveness with student progress. This book is a must for anyone who's a coach or principal." Heather Wall via Amazon.com “Diane has taken a commitment to instructional leadership and turned it into practical models and applications. She has a thorough grounding in the research, which she combines with extensive personal experience and a brass-tacks orientation toward helping teachers and administrators improve. Diane’s approach to leadership development is intellectually rigorous but also down to earth. You will gain from Diane both a deeper understanding and real tools for leadership and facilitation. She’s a delight to work with—a good listener, thoughtful, responsive, and reliable.”
“The impact of this partnership has been immeasurable. We now have a cadre of experienced teacher leaders and principals who understand not only how to implement best practices in literacy, but also are taking the step to influence their colleagues to implement these practices as well.”
“Superb! This work provided a flexible framework on structure for the role of a literacy coach. I have many ideas to reflect on and I plan to implement many changes in the fall.”
“This was an example of the highest quality staff development. Having the time to process, the text, and the experience to ground it, and Diane’s exemplary facilitation style forced my thinking to go much deeper.”
“The information was presented in a meaningful way (lecture, reflection, sharing). All of the information was relevant. I will use it all! Diane’s organization, knowledge and experience was invaluable. I gained lots of ideas to continue our quest to improve classroom instruction to benefit all students.”
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