Chapter 3: Defining the Roles for Coaches and Principals
Chapter 4: School Culture and Coaching
DeKalb County School District
100

This person must clearly define the role of the coach.

Who is the Principal?

100

This person should "stay in their lane" to help the school stay on course.

What is the Principal?

100

Region VI Academic Coach Coordinator.

Who is Marchetta Kimmons? 

200

A coach's role is defined in three categories.

What is vision, duties and responsibilities?
200

Let coaches do their work.

What is Leadership Move #2: Build collective Efficacy by Letting Coaches Do Their Job?

200

Completed with coaching actions and next steps. Due every Friday.

Coaching Tool

300

A person who serves as a coach and administrator.

What is Leadership Move #3: Beware of the Quasi- Administrator?

300

Capacity Building will be hindered if coaches are always in the leadership role. 

What is Leadership Move #3: Avoid Having Coaches Do All the Heavy Lifting For Teams?

300

Drives all local school instructional decision- making.

What is the Consolidated School Improvement Plan (CSIP)?

400

Set expectations for teacher's participation in coaching.

What is Leadership Move #4: Broadly Communicate the Coach's Role?

400

Coaches are not the implementation police, principals need to be in the classrooms on a daily basis monitoring teaching and learning. 

What is Leadership Move #5: Recognize and Address Conflict?

400

Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4.

What is the DCSD Academic Coach Tiered System of Support?

500

Schedule coaching cycles and make your schedule public.

What is the Coach's Role?

500

Avoid trying to fit in both groups (teachers and administrators) engaging in unproductive behavior. 

What is The Coach's Role?

500

Goal Setting, Plan of Support and Progress Monitoring.

What is the DCSD Academic Coaching Cycle?