TSC Endorsement

Program Overview:

The purpose of the CSRA RESA Teacher Support and Coaching Endorsement Program is to prepare participants who can function as instructional specialists in member systems and agencies.  Goals for candidates completing the Teacher Support and Coaching Endorsement Program are as follows:

1. Developing knowledge, skills, and dispositions to identify performance criteria

2. Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of performance assessments and analysis of results

3. Developing, maintaining, and implementing an effective coaching plan 

4. Providing feedback to an individual or group of individuals to build capacity and improve performance 

5. Communicating effectively with the protégé

6. Effectively establish the relationship of trust with all stakeholders in the coaching process 

Program Handbook (includes program assignments, responsibilities, and policies) 

Please Note: All rights and ownership of materials or products, tangible or intangible, of this endorsement program are the property of CSRA RESA and may not be used or reproduced without written approval from our agency.

Eligibility:

1. A valid, level 4 or higher Professional, Advanced Professional, or Lead Professional teaching certificate, leadership certificate, Life certificate, or service certificate with a recommendation to serve as a TSC from a local unit of administration or school administrator is required for program admission. Educators admitted to the program holding leadership, Life, or service certificates must have held a Professional teaching certificate. 

2. Currently employed by a Georgia school system

3. Recommendation from a building-level and district administrator

Endorsement Details: 

When:   

• 2024-25 Regional  TSC Cohort Schedule

If your school or district is interested in hosting a cohort within your system, please click here for more information. 

Cost:

• Member: $900 per person 

• Non-Member: $1100 per person

• District Cohort: Districts wishing to host a cohort of an endorsement program within their school system will receive a discounted rate.  Please click here for more information.

Courses:

The TSC Endorsement is comprised of two 50-hour courses that must be completed in sequence:

1. Defining Teacher Support and Coaching Skills – 50 Hours Defining Teacher Support and Coaching Skills is the first course of an endorsement program that prepares educators to supervise individuals to mentor/coach protégés in the Induction and Professional phases of their careers, and supplements requirements in Rule 505-3-.01, REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR APPROVING EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROVIDERS AND EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. The TSC Endorsement is a two-course program, which endeavors for candidates to master the 505-3-.105 TEACHER SUPPORT AND COACHING (TSC) ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM Rule. This course builds the knowledge and skills of a teacher leader in working with a protégé teacher and guides the candidate to understanding how to work with a protégé’s performance criteria, organization’s performance criteria, effective coaching plans, and communication skills. 

2. Implementing Teacher Support and the Coaching Processes – 50 Hours Implementing the Coaching Process is the second course of an endorsement program that prepares educators to supervise individuals to mentor/coach protégés in the Induction and Professional phases of their careers, and supplements requirements in Rule 505‐3‐.01, REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR APPROVING EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROVIDERS AND EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. This course provides opportunities for the candidate to apply the knowledge and skills learned in course one in working with a protégé teacher. The course further reinforces the candidate’s skills to work with a protégé’s performance criteria and organization’s performance criteria, guide coaching plans, guide the process for analyzing student work and data, and utilize effective communication skills.  

Program Textbooks: 

Books and materials are included in regional cohorts.  School Systems hosting in-district cohorts will be responsible for purchasing books and materials.

• Coaching Conversations Transforming Your School on Conversation at a Time, Cheliotes, L. and Reilly, M.

• Taking the Lead:  New Roles for Teachers and School‐based coaches, Killion, J. and Harrison, C.

• Coaching Approaches & Perspectives, Knight, J., Killion, J., Toll, C., Ellison, J., Hayes, C., Reinke, W., Sprick, R., West, L., Kise, J., Reiss, K. and Cornett, J. 

• Instructional Coaching, Knight, J. (Optional Resource – not required)