MiBLSi Coach Support

Coaching Rationale

If school leadership teams are to be successful, structures and routines must be in place to assist, prompt, encourage, and monitor their progress as they develop, implement, and evaluate their schoolwide MiBLSi system.

Definition of Coaching Capacity

Coaching, or facilitation, capacity refers to the system's ability to organize personnel and resources for supporting local school training and implementation efforts. An emphasis is placed on coaching roles, responsibilities, and activities. Efficiencies are achieved by integrating the coaching functions into job descriptions of existing school personnel (e.g., school psychologist, behavior specialist, social worker, school counselor, reading specialist, and teacher consultant).

Main Ideas

• Not person/position, but functions
• School personnel who have:
  • Fluency with Reading/Behavior systems and practices
  • Capacity to deliver high-level technical assistance
  • Capacity to sustain teams in efforts to implement systems and practices
• “Positive” nag
• Conceptual Feedback

Coaching Expectations

• Attend and participate in team training
• Meet with team(s) at least monthly
• Provide technical assistance as needed
• Monitor and report on team efforts
• Assist district to build capacity for sustained implementation (redefine your role over time)

	Coaches Self-Assessment		Data Tracking Form
	Coaches Introduction Form		School Support Plan
	Data Collection Plan		Coach Manual
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Coaching Videos

The following video clips are provided by coaches who share their experience working with building leadership teams.

	Coaching and Celebrating Success
	Coaching with Questions
	Coaching to Encourage Accuracy of Data
	Coaching as a "Positive Nag"
	"Role Play" Demonstration of Coaching on Fidelity of Implementation