Empowering

Leadership
Jennifer Amato

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Agenda
Selecting Potential Leaders

The Coaching Cycle and its

Purpose

Feedback

Coaching Examples

Questions and Survey

Selecting Leaders
Criteria and Process

• Skills and Attributes

• Interest and Ambition
• Team Decision
Our Mission and
Vision

Mission
•We ensure equity for all through high expectations
•We cultivate an inclusive and safe environment of resilient learners who take risks and persevere
•We value and nurture collaboration and respect the diversity of all members of our community
•We set goals, self-reflect, and celebrate successes

Vision
•We foster a community of ownership, motivation, and self-advocacy in order to become actively engaged in
our stories
The Coaching
Cycle Reflect on
Data

t i on k Le
e r va ba c a
an rn
s d Pl d
Ob Fee an
d
an

Implement
and
Monitor
Feedback
- Actionable

- Constructive

- Fact-Based

- Supports Goals
Examples of Coaching in Action
Teacher A is working on including more student discourse in his classroom. His coaching cycle may look
something like this:

1) Discuss need for a new strategy

2) Learn about the new strategy and implementation

3) Implementation and Progress Monitoring

4) Observation and Feedback

Examples of Coaching in Action
Support staff member A is working on increasing meaningful family involvement at school.

1) Review data

2) Review trends and research

Data
3) Implement the strategy
Feedback
Sounding Board 4) Observe and Collect Data
“Coaching is
unlocking a person’s
potential to maximize
their growth. It is
helping them to learn
rather than teaching
them.”
John Whitmore
References
Aurorak12.org. (2023). Retrieved from Jewell Elementary School: https://jewell.aurorak12.org/
Lathan, J. (2024). 10 Traits of Successful School Leaders. Retrieved from University of San Diego :
https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/effective-educational-leadership/
Levin, B. B., & Schrum, L. (2017). Every Teacher a Leader: Developing the Needed Dispositions,
Knowledge, and Skills for Teacher Leadership. Thousands Oaks, CA: Corwin.
National Center for Systemic Improvement. (2015). Effective Coaching: Improving Teacher Practice and
Outcomes for All Learners. Retrieved from American Institutes for Research:
https://www.air.org/sites/default/files/NCSI_Effective-Coaching-Brief-508.pdf
Porter, J. (2017, October 27). How to give feedback people can actually use. Retrieved from Harvard
Business Review: https://hbr.org/2017/10/how-to-give-feedback-people-can-actually-use
Whitmore, J. (2024). Top 15 John Whitmore Quotes . Retrieved from Quotefancy:
https://quotefancy.com/john-whitmore-quotes

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