MCPS TITLE IINSTRUCTIONAL

COACHING

Heather Davis Schmidt, Ed.D.Julie Hainline

Building Capacity

TOP DOWN

BOTTOM UP

MIDDLE OUTMIDDLE OUT

Petti, A. (2010) Circles of leadership. Journal of Staff Development, 55 (6), 52-56.

CoachingLayers

One to One

Small Group (PLCs)

Large Group

Instructional Rounds

Special projects

Curriculum/ Assessment

Allen, J. (2009) Layered coaching, Portland, ME: Choice Literacy, Stenhouse Publishers.

Large Group

District-level Curriculum

Development

District and Building-level Data Analysis

District and building-level

PIR and Early Out

SMALL GROUP(Professional Learning Communities)

Content area and grade-level team planning and

data meetings

Study Groups4 eight-week sessions per year (6-8 teachers

per group)

New Teacher CohortsMeet half-day every other

month, group observations and

reflection; meet 2 hours every other month as district-wide cohort

New Teacher Cohorts

•1st and 2nd year support•3rd year support if neededNew to

teaching•1st and 2nd year support•3rd year support if neededNew to

district

•1st year support•2nd (and 3rd) year support if

needed New to grade-level or content area

One to

One

Team teaching

and planning

Modeling evidence-

based instructional

strategies

Feedback through

non-evaluative observation

and video

Instructional Coach

District (Coordinator)

Principal

InstructionalRounds

Curriculum/ Assessment and Special Projects

SeenaDemmons

RobynNuttall

MelanieCharlson

CristaAnderson

Read 180 Implementation

Middle school advanced math

DMI Moodle development

DIBELS Next Pilot

DLI course development

High school DMI development

iPod Touch Pilot at Lowell

SuccessMaker implementation

21C Innovation workgroup leader

21C Innovation workgroup leader

21C Professionalism workgroup

21C Communications workgroup

MCPS Online Implementation

MCPS Online Implementation

MCPS Online Implementation

MCPS Online Implementation

Assessment Institute

Assessment Institute

Assessment Institute

Assessment Institute

This is a sample list, not all inclusive.

2011-2012 Instructional Coaching Team Assignments

Seena Demmons Melanie Charlson(HEATHER DAVIS SCHMIDT)

Hellgate High SchoolSeeley-Swan HSRussell ElementaryLowell Elementary

1Robyn NuttallCrista Anderson(JULIE HAINLINE)

Big Sky High SchoolCS Porter M.S.Franklin ElementaryHawthorne Elem

2

  SEP OCTNOV DEC JAN FEB

MAR APR MAY JUN

STUDY GROUPS

STUDY GROUPSESSION 1Learning 

Environment

STUDY GROUPSESSION 2Instructional Practice

STUDY GROUPSESSION 3

Curriculum & Assessment

STUDY GROUPSESSION 4Team Choice

Title I team retreat

, specific, 

targeted 

professional learnin

g centered 

around 

coaching

NEW TEACHER COHORTS (TITLE I BLDG GROUPS)

HALF-DAY  

HALF-DAY  

HALF-DAY  

HALF-DAY  

HALF-DAY

NEW TEACHER COHORTS(FOR ALL K-12 SCHOOLS)

2 HOUR MEETING

  

 2 HOUR MEETING

  

Annual Look at Structure

DISTRICT PIRDISTRICT DATA-ANALYSIS

BUILDING PIRBUILDING DATA MEETINGSGRADE-LEVEL TEAM MTGS

CONTENT AREA TEAM MTGSONE TO ONE COACHING

CURRICULUM/ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENTSPECIAL PROJECTS

INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS

Additional Look at Annual Structure:ONGOING THROUGHOUT YEAR

Sample Quarterly Study Group Session Schedule

SESSION 1 (QTR 1)

SESSION 2 (QTR 2)

SESSION 3 (QTR 3)

SESSION 4 (QTR 4)

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE

CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT TEAM CHOICE

• Meets EIGHT times during the nine-week quarter• Voluntary participation, outside of contract hours• Before and after school options rotate each session• Incentive provided through professional learning

continuum• 6-8 participant maximum• New sessions created based on demand

Weekly Look at StructureMONHellgate HS

TUELowell

WEDSeeley-Swan

THUDISTRICT PLC

FRIRussell

7-8am Study Group Study Group

8-9am Work in classrooms or New Teacher Cohort

Work in classrooms or New Teacher Cohort

Work in classrooms or New Teacher Cohort

TITLE I PLCWork in classrooms or New Teacher Cohort

9-10am

10-11am

11-12pm Available for drop-in

Available for drop-in

Available for drop-in LUNCH Available for

drop-in

12-1pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH Prep for Early Out &

Special Projects

LUNCH

1-2pmWork in classrooms

Work in classrooms

Work in classrooms Work in

classrooms

2-3pm

Prep for teacher collaboration and special projects

Prep for teacher collaboration and special projects

Prep for teacher collaboration and special projects

Early Out

Prep for teacher collaboration and special projects

3-4pm Study Group Study Group

Training for coaches Molly Blakely

June 2011 (also includes intervention specialists) half-day on-site consultations 4x throughout 2011-2012 (also includes principals)

MCPS Online (wiki) Bootcamp, May 23rd participation in summer CASC work with wiki ELA, School Counseling, Library-Media

Spring coaches meeting analyze structure create plan for evaluating effectiveness read Circles of Leadership (Petti, 2010) for discussion

Fall coaches retreat create google form(s)

Assessment Institute Mary Jo Swartley also includes principal & 4 teachers from each Region 3 building

Off-site, in-depth coaching training Learning Forward Coaches Academy

○ 6 day Intensive Program○ Three, 2 day intensive sessions○ Facilitating teacher-learning teams; supporting teachers role as observer/feedback; dealing with resistance; fierce

conversations; accountability; sustainability Conferences for focused training and research updates:

IRA NCTM ASCD