IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC AND DIFFERENTATED COACHING PLAN

Why Develop a Growth Goal Plan? (Aguilar, 2013) (Marzano, & Simms, 2013).

  • It provides a road map toward goals
  • It is a structure that holds the vision, goals, action steps, evidence, and outcomes
  • It enables the coach and teacher to stay focused on intended practices and outcomes
  • It can serve as a communication tool

Who Needs a Plan?

Teachers/Teams need a plan because it

  • gives them a vision and roadmap of the work ahead,
  • engages them in the process, and
  • serves as a reflection tool and archive of progress.

Coaches need a plan because it

  • specifies support needed to meet each teacher’s needs;
  • defines coaching actions and resources needed; and
  • provides a record of indicators of progress and outcomes.

UNPACKING Growth Plans

Creating a Growth Goal Plan

Download a blank Growth Goal Template

  1. The plan should be developed jointly by the coach and the person or team being coached.
  2. Focus the plan around effective educational practices (EEP). For more information/resources on EEPs see the Professional Learning Materials page.
  3. Identify Growth Goals. For individuals/teams who are part of District Continuous Improvement (DCI), begin by using information from a Practice Profile or data from the Self-Assessment Practice Profile (SAPP) to identify areas of growth. Select specific criteria/essential functions you would like to increase.
  4. Map out a plan to achieve your goal.
  5. Select indicators of progress (data and evidence) that can be observed and collected.
  6. Use a progress monitoring document to list who/how/when data was collected and as a record of progress.

Coaching Plans Should

  • be a tool focused on outcomes and indicators of success;
  • be focused and have a limited number of goals;
  • be flexible;
  • be dynamic – they are not linear and/or sequential;
  • change as coaching develops; and
  • be a record of reflections and accomplishments.

What elements of a Growth Goal Plan do you believe would be especially important to coaching success? Why?

Why should the coach and person being coached develop the Growth Goal Plan together?

How would a Growth Goal Plan help you meet your goals?