Empowering Today's Leaders: Coaching for Sustainable Leadership and Success

Outline

Introduction (10 minutes)
- Welcome and framing of the session.
- Overview of the importance of coaching in the success of school leaders.
- Quick icebreaker activity: Participants share one word that comes to mind when they think of effective principal coaching.

Core Coaching Practices (15 minutes)
- Presentation on the principles of coaching for support, service, and success.
- Discuss the role of the coach in fostering trust, setting goals, and providing continuous feedback.
- Interactive discussion on the challenges faced by new principals and how coaching can address these issues.

Interactive Group Activity (15 minutes)
- Breakout groups or pair discussions: Participants role-play common coaching scenarios, focusing on key coaching skills like active listening, asking powerful questions, and providing constructive feedback.
- Groups will share their reflections on the coaching approaches and adjustments they made during the role-play.

Building Sustainable Systems (10 minutes)
- Strategies for helping principals create systems that promote collaboration and long-term success.
- Examples of tools and resources that can support principals in managing their time, team, and vision effectively.

Wrap-up and Q&A (10 minutes)
- Review key takeaways and encourage participants to share action steps they plan to implement in their coaching practice.
- Open the floor for final questions, reflections, and feedback.

Supporting research

The Principal Pipeline Initiative" (PPI) - Wallace Foundation
- This research highlights how building a strategic system to develop effective school leaders results in better student outcomes.
- Resource [Principal Pipeline Research (https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/pages/key-findings-from-the-principal-pipeline-initiative.aspx)

Coaching for Equity by Elena Aguilar
- This book emphasizes coaching strategies that develop culturally responsive leadership and encourage new leaders to address diversity, equity, and inclusion within their schools.
- Resource: Coaching for Equity Book (https://brightmorningteam.com/coaching-for-equity/)

Leadership Matters: How Leaders at All Levels Can Create Great Schools by Andy Buck
- This resource explores how effective leadership can transform school culture, improve teaching, and enhance student learning.
- Resource: Leadership Matters (https://www.johncattbookshop.com/leadership-matters)

Sustainable Leadership by Andy Hargreaves & Dean Fink
- The book discusses how leaders can foster sustainable growth in schools by creating collaborative cultures and long-lasting systems.
- Resource: Sustainable Leadership Book (https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/sustainable-leadership/book226087)