Leading Student-Centered Coaching

Diane Sweeney has been an author and educational consultant since 1999. The author of Moves for Launching a New Year of Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2022), Student-Centered Coaching from a Distance (Corwin, 2021), The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2020), Leading Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2018), and Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves (Corwin, 2016), Diane holds a longstanding interest in how adult learning translates to learning in the classroom. Diane holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Denver and a Master's in Bilingual and Multicultural Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder. After teaching and coaching in the Denver Public Schools, Diane served as a program officer at the Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC) in Denver. Since then, she has become a respected voice in the field of coaching and professional development. Ann Mausbach, co-author of Leading Student-Centered Coaching: Building Principal and Coach Partnerships (Corwin, 2018), School Leadership through the Seasons: A Guide to Staying Focused and Getting Results All Year (Routledge Eye on Education, 2016) and Align the Design: A Blueprint for School Improvement (ASCD, 2008) has been an educator for over 30 years. Ann's belief that the greatest investment a leader can make is in people not programs has focused her work on supporting principals and teacher leaders with the tools they need to align purpose with action. Her administrative experience includes serving as a Coordinator of Staff Development, Director of Curriculum, Director of Elementary Education and an Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. She currently works as an Associate Professor for Educational Leadership at Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1: An Introduction to Student-Centered Coaching Chapter 2: Connecting School Improvement to Coaching Chapter 3: Defining Roles for Coaches and Principals Chapter 4: School Culture and Coaching Chapter 5: Setting Expectations for Authentic Participation in Coaching Chapter 6: Driving Toward High Quality Instruction Chapter 7: Separating Coaching From Supervision Chapter 8: Supporting the Development of the Coach In Closing Appendix A: Rubric for Leading Student-Centered Coaching Appendix B: Rubric for Student-Centered Coaching Appendix C: Sample School Improvement Plan Appendix D: Student-Centered Coaching Moves Appendix E: Results-Based Coaching Tool Appendix F: Planner for Sharing Lessons References Index

"Sweeney and Mausbach explore the necessary ingredients to a successful instructional coach partnership between the principal and the coaches...This is a must read for building leadership teams implementing an instructional coach program" -- Timothy S. Grieves, Ph. D., Chief Administrator, Northwest Area Education Agency, Sioux City "Leading Student-Centered Coaching is an extremely beneficial resource that any administrator and coach should have on hand so they can effectively reinforce the ultimate outcome for school - kids learning. The tips and ideas are simple to pull from the book at any time and to authentically enact by both school leaders and coaches in order to promote effective student learning. If we frame coaching as being inclusive, or for all teachers, then we build on the belief that coaching is about partnering to meet the needs of each and every student." -- Amanda Brueggeman, Literacy Coach, Wentzville School District "This book synthesized the work necessary of school leaders when working with the coach... As a principal who was a student centered coach, this book has shown me how I can tweak the skills I learned and apply them with a leadership lens...My leadership team is studying teacher collective efficacy and this book has helped me see how we can align the coaching work, my work as the leader together to build that efficacy!" -- Kelly Neylon, Principal, Meadowview School, Woodridge District 68