“Current systems support current practices, which yield current outcomes. Revised systems are needed to support new practices to generate improved outcomes.” Dean Fixsen

Text Rendering Silently read the introduction to the article, “Teaching the Teachers” With a partner, consider and discuss the following question With the shifts of the Common Core, how is your district responding to the idea that, “quality, effective professional development is the lynchpin to reform.”

© Fixsen & Blase, 2007 Integrated & Compensatory Performance Assessment (Fidelity) Coaching Training Selection Staff Competence Systems Intervention Facilitative Administration Decision Support Data System Organization Supports Technical Leadership Adaptive Reliable Benefits for Students Consistent uses of Innovations

Know HOW EffectiveNOT Effective Effective NOT Effective IMPLEMENTATION INTERVENTION Student Benefits Highly variable, often ineffective, sometimes harmful to students, families, and adults (Institute of Medicine, 2000; 2001; New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003; National Commission on Excellence in Education,1983; Department of Health and Human Services, 1999) Poor Outcomes

OUTCOMES (% of Participants who Demonstrate Knowledge, Demonstrate new Skills in a Training Setting, and Use new Skills in the Classroom) TRAINING COMPONENTS Knowledge Skill Demonstration Use in the Classroom Theory and Discussion 10% 5%0%..+Demonstration in Training 30% 20% 0% …+ Practice & Feedback in Training 60% 5% …+ Coaching in Classroom 95% Joyce and Showers, 2002 Staff Coaching

Know – Do GAP With a partner, discuss how your district has responded (or not) to what we know about Coaching as high quality, effective professional development. Also, discuss the implementation of Coaching in your districts and its impact on student achievement.

Coaching Service Delivery Plan Districts must have a clear, communicated plan for implementing coaching How will we select? How will we train and coach our coaches? What will we expect of all coaches? Teachers? Administrators? How will we know our coaches are effective? How will we communicate with Stakeholders the importance of hiring and maintaining coaches?

David Douglas School District Coaching Service Delivery Plan Purpose: 1.Improve student outcomes by committing to implement evidence based practices through coaching 2.To provide equitable coaching delivery across schools 3.Provide a transparent Coaching Service Delivery plan to all stakeholders, i.e., School Board, Parents, Teacher Union, Administrators, Teachers, and Coaches 4.To ensure that district systems are aligned within and across classrooms, grade levels, and buildings

Role and Responsibilities of Coaches: Role 1.Coaching in David Douglas is a non-evaluative position designed to increase both teacher effectiveness in adopted evidence based practices and student outcomes 2.Coaches will be in classrooms on a consistent basis to support teachers with implementation of evidence based practices 3.Coaches will observe teaching, provide feedback, model lessons, engage in goal setting conversations, assist with peer observations, and collect implementation data to support teachers in the evidence based practices Responsibilities 1.Coaches are expected to be content experts in the innovation in which they are coaching 2.Coaches are expected to increase their effectiveness by participating in district required Coaching Classes 3.Coaches are expected to be experts in data analysis and linking data to instructional improvement within the innovation 4.Coaches are expected to establish feedback loops with teachers on specific goals 5.Coaches are expected to establish feedback loops regarding general implementation status with administrators and district office to inform building and district systems 6.Coaches are expected to train newly hired staff on the innovation they support

With Your Team… Consider the Possibilities… Quick Write: Reasons TO change the system and how CAN we? Discuss Share out Consider the Barriers… Quick Write: Reasons that may get in the way of changing the system. Discuss Share out