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,Running Start 2009Ready to Teach on Day 1Participating DistrictsNorth CohortBox ElderWeberOgdenDavisTooeleGraniteSalt LakeMurrayJordanCanyonsWasatchOdyssey Charter SchoolSouth CohortAlpineProvoNebo

PlanningBegan September 2008Weber, Ogden, Davis, Tooele, Salt Lake, Granite, Jordan, Canyons, Alpine, Provo, Washington, and Nebo School districtsMonthly planning meetingsTwo day planning retreat mid-MayWeekly meetings commencing June 2009ContentVital Teaching BehaviorsLesson planning, effective instruction, behavior managementTheory, modeling, guided practice, independent practiceVital Coaching behaviorsRelationship building, modeling, feedback, data collectionCoaches received coach-specific training for addition hour each dayCoaches attended Running Start with their new teacher(s)Formative Assessment of the TrainingBSN TeachersVery high ratings of both the content and conduct of the training.Demonstrable gains from pretest and post-test measures of content knowledge.Mastery achieved by 90% of all BSN teachers on follow-up post-test.Monitoring Coach Behavior: The First 30 Days ProjectCoaches self-reported their coaching activities on a weekly basis using an online reporting system during August and SeptemberFindingsCoaches met frequently/regularly with BSNsProvided emotional supportDid not formally observe very muchDid not modelMore light coaching than heavy coaching

Formative Assessment of TrainingBSN CoachesVery high ratings of conduct of trainingHigh ratings of content of the trainingDemonstrable gains on pretest and post-test measures of content knowledge.Insert teacher observationsInsert coach observationsAdditional Ongoing EvaluationSurveys of Running Start BSNsLinking RS BSN responses to surveys to intensity and quality of coaching behaviorsSurveys of Running Start coachesAdditional qualitative assessments of RS teachers and coaches (e.g., Success Case Method)Additional online monitoring of RS Coaches