Coaching Support Teams

Upper East

Lower East

Lea Hickerson

Kelli Wilson

Upper West

Valerie Pierce

Lower West

Sheryl Cochran

Shanna Hight

Implementation Specialist

Jeff Freeland

Coaching Support Teams (CSTs) provide ongoing contact and support to DCI districts. The partnership between the CST and DCI districts involves the following.

Supporting district leadership in developing for a cohesive, integrated district plan of Professional Development to deepen implementation of evidence-based educational practices
Assisting with identifying ways of embedding evidence-based educational practices within district need and context
Creating, identifying, and providing coaching on DCI Practices

A CST Facilitator provides leadership for the cadre and the Coaching Support Team. In addition to the relationship with the CST Facilitator, each district in the cadre will be assigned a mini-team of consultants. This mini-team is chosen based on the unique needs of a district and provides consistency of relationships from previous years (when possible) and the necessary expertise for a given district. Make-up of these teams can be adjusted as a district evolves and their focus changes.