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March 2011 Academy of Pacesetting States 1
Coaching as a Tool for School Improvement: The SEA Role
Karen Laba
Center on Innovation and Improvement
March 2011 Academy of Pacesetting States 2
Welcome!
Purpose of the presentation Intended outcomes Brief overview
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might wind
up someplace else.” Yogi Berra
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Coaching for School Improvement: WHY?
Local capacity limitations State capacity limitations Coherence
PLUS: “Sam said it was a good idea!”
Coaches who can outline plays on a black
board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their
players and motivate.
Vince Lombardi
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ESSENTIAL Coaching Function: Pressure and Support
“An outside school coach, properly prepared and sensitive to individual and whole-school concerns, can provide a balance of pressure and support to initiate
and sustain meaningful school improvement.” (Kostin and Haeger, 2006)
“properly prepared” “sensitive . . .concerns” “provide a balance of pressure and support . . .
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Coach’s Responsibilities
Locally defined responsibilities
State expectations Other considerations
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what
they are.
Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame football coach
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Coach’s Responsibilities: State Expectations
What is the work? Continuous improvement –
school, LEA SIG implementation,
monitoring Other . . .
Varying Regulatory Environments, State Contexts !!
“Keep it simple. When you get too complex you forget
the obvious.” Al Maguire
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SEA Sponsors of Coaching
Some State sponsors of coaching for school improvement – Virginia Illinois New Hampshire Idaho North Dakota Vermont
Coaching within/ beyond Indistar
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SEA Role: Providing Guidance
Essential competenciesPersonal/ interpersonal,
professionalKnowledge, skills
Performance Expectations Advice on recruiting coaches Advice on contracting for
coaching services
"Good teams become great ones when the members
trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We."
Phil Jackson
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PACESETTER SEA SHAREWhat are some examples of
guidance offered by Pacesetter (and other) states
around the qualities and competencies of school improvement coaches?
Finding good players is easy. Getting them to
play as a team is another story.
Casey Stengel
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SEA Role: Communicating Expectations
Consider Doug Reeves’ advice:“Effective coaching focuses on changing performance. Therefore, the first requirement of any coaching relationship is that the person receiving the
coaching must agree that a change in performance will be useful. Throwing coaches at teachers and principals who have not first agreed that improved
student performance is essential will be a waste of time and money.” (Reeves, 2009, p. 75)
SEA Expectations = (a) tasks (EASY !!) (b) purpose/ reason (HARD!!)Task expectations – checklists (Guide, pp. 44, 51, 52) Purpose expectations – How can the SEA communicate the need for “a change in performance”?
Typical – Federal and/or state accountability sanctionsOptimal – Inspire pursuit of excellence
“You get the best effort from others not by lighting a
fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.”
Bob Nelson, Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders.
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PACESETTER SEA SHARE
What are some ways SEAs are communicating
expectations – for both school improvement
tasks and the need for a change in performance?
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to
do better.
Pat Riley, NBA Coach
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SEA Role: Monitoring Effectiveness
*What Gets Monitored Gets Done*
Monitoring Compliance measures – checklists, self-reportsIndistar® coaching comments – quality, frequency
Monitoring ImpactIntended outcomes/ audienceTrustworthy measures
Instructional practicesOrganizational structuresProfessional learning
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PACESETTER SEA SHARE
What are some ways SEAs are monitoring coaching, both for compliance and for impact?
“Look for players with character and ability.
But remember, character comes first."
Joe Gibb, NFL Redskins
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Coaching Tools and Resources
Coaching for School Improvement: A Guide for Coaches and their Supervisors www.centerii.org -- Coaching for School Improvement-- Coaching with Indicators-- Selecting and Supporting School Improvement Coaches-- Monitoring Coaching
Indistar® Blog http://indistar.blogspot.com/ Share your stories, strategies and coaching successes and challenges
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Feedback and Next Steps
Send comments, suggestions to Karen [email protected]/or Marilyn [email protected]
“I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of
adjustments.”
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke basketball