Instructional Coaching: Your BTS Checklist
The start of a new school year can set the tone for an instructional coach’s entire year. But a
strong start doesn’t happen by accident. The most effective coaches take time before the year
begins to think through the relationships, routines, systems, and structures that will help coaching
thrive.
In this interactive, full-day virtual workshop, instructional coaches will work through a practical
Back-to-School Checklist designed to help them prepare for the year ahead with greater clarity
and confidence. Together, we’ll explore the essential decisions coaches can make before the first
day of school, from grounding their work in the Partnership Principles and understanding the
Impact Cycle to building a realistic coaching schedule, establishing systems for tracking
coaching, and preparing for conversations with teachers and administrators.
Throughout the day, participants will move from learning to planning. They’ll consider how
much time coaching really requires, prepare for early meetings with their administrator, think
through confidentiality, plan effective coaching conversations, develop strategies for inviting
teachers into coaching, and create practical systems they can use throughout the year.
Rather than waiting for the school year to determine how coaching will unfold, participants will
use the checklist to make intentional choices about how they want to begin.
Coaches will leave with a personalized plan, practical tools, and clear next steps they can use
over the summer and during the opening weeks of school to start the year organized, focused,
and ready to coach.
Key Takeaways
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify and prepare the essential foundations for effective instructional coaching,
including the Partnership Principles, the Impact Cycle, confidentiality, and productive
coaching relationships. - Design practical systems and routines for the year ahead, including a coaching
schedule, time-management plan, coaching documentation, administrator
communication, and preparation for coaching conversations. - Create a personalized back-to-school action plan with concrete steps for launching
coaching, connecting with teachers, and establishing the conditions for a successful year.
The start of a new school year can set the tone for an instructional coach’s entire year. But a
strong start doesn’t happen by accident. The most effective coaches take time before the year
begins to think through the relationships, routines, systems, and structures that will help coaching
thrive.
In this interactive, full-day virtual workshop, instructional coaches will work through a practical
Back-to-School Checklist designed to help them prepare for the year ahead with greater clarity
and confidence. Together, we’ll explore the essential decisions coaches can make before the first
day of school, from grounding their work in the Partnership Principles and understanding the
Impact Cycle to building a realistic coaching schedule, establishing systems for tracking
coaching, and preparing for conversations with teachers and administrators.
Throughout the day, participants will move from learning to planning. They’ll consider how
much time coaching really requires, prepare for early meetings with their administrator, think
through confidentiality, plan effective coaching conversations, develop strategies for inviting
teachers into coaching, and create practical systems they can use throughout the year.
Rather than waiting for the school year to determine how coaching will unfold, participants will
use the checklist to make intentional choices about how they want to begin.
Coaches will leave with a personalized plan, practical tools, and clear next steps they can use
over the summer and during the opening weeks of school to start the year organized, focused,
and ready to coach.
Key Takeaways
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify and prepare the essential foundations for effective instructional coaching,
including the Partnership Principles, the Impact Cycle, confidentiality, and productive
coaching relationships. - Design practical systems and routines for the year ahead, including a coaching
schedule, time-management plan, coaching documentation, administrator
communication, and preparation for coaching conversations. - Create a personalized back-to-school action plan with concrete steps for launching
coaching, connecting with teachers, and establishing the conditions for a successful year.