Meet consistently with the coach throughout the school year in dedicated one-on-one time¶

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Description¶

The report's fourth action is consistent administrator-coach meetings across the year. Coaches need "frequent, dedicated time with their school administrator to share successes and challenges and to seek constructive feedback and support"; in the report's research, coaches reported that one-on-one formal meetings with principals were most valuable for their coaching roles. Recommended steps include pre-year structured time for relationship-building, collaborative goal-setting, and adapting the coaching model to the school context, followed by consistent meetings on bright spots, challenges, and trends.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Structured, protected meeting time between administrator and coach before and throughout the school year.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Instructional coaches and school administrators

Target Learning Goals¶

• Coach practice aligned with school and district goals and stronger coaching partnership

Related Strategies¶

• Trust coaches to make decisions around coaching, granting autonomy while staying involved
• Protect coaches' time so the majority is spent directly with teachers
• Recommendations for adopting and sustaining high-quality coaching
• Strengthen administrator induction by integrating it into a continuum of supports, mandating coach training and consistent coaching intervals, building program–district partnerships, and using CalAPA results to inform coaching

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Bakhshaei, M. & Hardy, A. (2021). How school administrators can serve as productive partners in teacher coaching programs. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/a08ba4d8-72c1-4d8e-902c-c529eed160ac