Coaching Plan

  1. Rationale for coaching support(provide a brief description of why you are implementing coaching in your district)
  1. Goals ofcoaching support(In this section provide a brief description of the purpose/goals of coaching)
  1. Content area(s), program, practices to be coached
  1. Coaching Process(Description of the coaching process and potential methods/strategies that might be used; description of initiation of coaching process (who initiates and how, how will coaching supports be accessed, what data will be used to begin coaching))
  1. Roles in the coaching process
  2. Coach’s role(describe activities will the coach be engaging in; provide a brief description of the responsibilities of the coach including a job description; discuss tasks that are not part of the coaches role)
  3. Administrator role (describe activities will the administrator will be engaging in related to coaching)
  4. Teacher role (describe activities will the teacher will be engaging in related to coaching)
  1. Selection of coaches(describe criteria for selecting coaches and the selection process (include “unteachable” qualities as well as skills & knowledge); who selects the coaches)
  1. Planning for coach time (describe expectations for time in classrooms and coaching meetings; description of when the coach is going to be available/assignment to buildings based on need (if not full-time in your building), describe how coaching time will be protected; Description of when/how outside class coaching meetings will occur)
  1. Professional development support for coaching(Description of the professional development and ongoing support that will be provided to build the capacity of the coachand administrator)
  2. Identify skills/knowledge coaches need (include items related to program content, delivery, assessment, provision of feedback, specific coaching methods, etc.) and plan for support
  3. Plan for observation/support of coaches
  4. Identify skills/knowledge administrators need related to the coaching process and plan for support
  1. Monitoring and evaluating the coaching process(Process for evaluating the effectiveness of the coaching plan and making adjustments as needed; how will you know coaching is effective; What types of data will be collected? Who is responsible for collecting the data? How will you document provision of coaching support? How will you know the coaching plan is carried out as planned?)
  1. Communication plan:(How will the coach role be communicated, by whom, when?How will the coaching process (collection and use of instructional data and the types of coaching support to be provided) be communicated, by whom, when? How will instructional data be shared with staff, by whom, when?How will progress with coaching be communicated?)