Donna Spangler, a past chair of district level coaches, describes the need for coaches to develop strategies to gather input that assesses the effectiveness of their coaching program. The collection of calendar and activity records tend to record activity; not impact. How does coaching enhance teacher professional growth, positive organizational change and most importantly student success?

Find Donna’s recommendations here:
Coaching for Impact Report.
Jim Knight’s, “Evaluating Instructional Coaching: People, Programs, and Partnership.”
Contact Donna: donnaspangler@comcast.net or donnas@sibme.com
Twitter: @spanglerdonna1

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