What A Question Can Accomplish

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What A Question Can Accomplish

Asking the right questions can build principals' problem-solving skills

Vol. 38 No. 3

It was the third day of the LEAD Connecticut Summer Institute for Turnaround Principals, a two-week workshop for new principals of low-achieving schools. One of the participants, Kenneasha Sloley, came in late, not exactly flustered but not looking very happy. When there was a break, her coach asked her how things were going, and she talked about how frustrated she was. Summer school was going on in her building, and she had made a promise to herself that she was going to check in with all the teachers every morning to let them know that she was supporting them, even though she was going to be at the workshop most days. But this morning, other administrative trivia had gotten in the way, and not only

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Authors

Isobel Stevenson

Isobel Stevenson (istevenson@ctschoolchange.org) is the program coordinator at the Connecticut Center for School Change.

References

Birkeland, S., Kent, O., & Sherer, D. (2015). What do the coaches do? What is the value of what they do? Findings from a study of LEAD Connecticut’s Executive Coaching. Newtown, MA: Helix Learning Partners.