02 · COACHING APPROACH

Partnership before prescription.

Student-centered, practical, reflective, and evidence-based coaching designed to grow teacher confidence and capacity.

THE APPROACH 01
“The goal is not simply to improve instruction. It is to build the capacity to improve it again.”
Evidence-based
Partnership-driven
Student-centered
Continuous improvement
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THE PHILOSOPHY

Coaching is a partnership.

Effective coaching starts with listening, understanding the current reality, and creating a shared path forward.

Rather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all solution, the coaching process is grounded in teacher priorities, classroom evidence, student work, and measurable goals.

02 · INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP CYCLE

Identify. Learn. Improve.

A practical cycle that moves from evidence to action and from action to measurable improvement.

01

Identify

Analyze data, student work, classroom evidence, and teacher priorities.

START WITH EVIDENCE Set a measurable student-centered goal.
02

Learn

Co-plan, model, co-teach, rehearse, observe exemplars, and provide resources.

TURN IDEAS INTO PRACTICE Make implementation clear and actionable.
03

Improve

Review evidence, reflect, provide feedback, refine the strategy, and continue.

KEEP THE CYCLE MOVING Refine until the goal is reached.
Evidence Action Reflection Refinement
03 · INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

From strategy to classroom practice.

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LITERACY

Literacy coaching

Building stronger comprehension, writing, vocabulary, discourse, and content knowledge through purposeful instructional practice.

Reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary, and academic discourse
Evidence-based responses using RACE and CER structures
Student-work analysis and responsive scaffolding
Reading, discussion, writing, and content knowledge integration
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NUMERACY

Numeracy coaching

Strengthening conceptual understanding, mathematical discourse, problem solving, and responsive instruction.

Conceptual understanding through CRA instruction
3-Read Protocol, number sense, discourse, and problem solving
Purposeful small-group rotations and flexible grouping
Standards, tasks, formative checks, and responsive reteaching
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04 · EQUITY & ACCESS

High expectations. Multiple entry points.

Multiple entry points for diverse learners create access while keeping expectations high.

Explicit vocabulary
Scaffolded tasks
Technology supports
Intervention
Enrichment
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WEEKLY LEADERSHIP RHYTHM

Job-embedded coaching.

Coaching is embedded into the work of the school week so support is practical, immediate, and connected to classroom needs.

01 Tuesday

Collaborative Planning

Unpack standards, align targets and assessments, plan differentiation, and prepare modeling or co-teaching.

02 Wednesday

Data Meetings

Analyze performance, identify gaps, set goals, plan reteaching, intervention, enrichment, and establish next steps.

03 Throughout

Coaching Cycles

Classroom observations, modeling, co-teaching, feedback, student-work analysis, and individualized support continue throughout the week.

THE NEXT STEP

Stronger practice starts with stronger partnership.

Let's build a coaching partnership grounded in evidence, reflection, action, and student growth.

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