Coaching Definitions

• Systems Coaching:  (MiMTSS emphasis): Coaching to develop the capacity to effectively implement a program, practice, or approach to enhance student outcomes (effective innovation)

• Instructional Coaching: “Content / practice-level coaching” to help teachers improve instruction in a discipline using a particular strategy, practice, or program to improve student outcomes

Resources A Practice Guide to Supporting Implementation 

Coaching Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of the school leadership team (SLT).

• Prompt the team to monitor the activities within their implementation plan.

• Provide assistance with installing the structures and tools necessary to implement MTSS components with fidelity and sustainability through modeling, consultation, and feedback.

• Develop the team's fluency around resources, assessment tools, and data use.

• Enhance the team's skills and assist them in adapting the MTSS components to fit the culture and context of the district or school.

• Facilitate team meetings and specific agenda topics with the goal of developing the team's collective capacity to fulfill those functions.

• Remain open to giving and receiving feedback for the purpose of refining coaching skills.