“Successful coaching is the result of an interdependent relationship between the principal and the coaches,” stated Les Foltos in a Learning Forward article titled, “Principals Boost Coaching’s Impact.” The principal […]

How are the expectations of an instructional coaching program shared with staff? This is an important question when implementing an instructional coaching program and an important element to address as […]

In this week’s episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve ponders “Instructional Coach & Principal as Partners.”   Listen as Steve examines the importance of building a […]

I am currently facilitating leadership teams at the central office and building level in several districts. As I researched for this work the critical importance of school based leaders was […]

I was visiting a friend who is a principal and found myself frequently alone as another “usual” school issue arose. As I often do, I began pursuing the bookshelf for […]

In earlier postings, I have discussed the important partnership of principal and coach to build continuous teacher growth. One critical element of that partnership is identifying teachers’ current (individual) development […]