Build A Strategic Approach To Leadership Coaching

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5 guiding questions build a strategic approach to leadership coaching

By Sarah Birkeland, Richard Lemons, Isobel Stevenson and Robert Villanova

Categories: Coaching, Facilitation, Leadership, School leadership, System leadership

April 2022

Leadership matters. In fact, research identifies leadership as second only to teaching in school-related factors influencing student achievement (Louis et al., 2010). As districts seek ways to improve the quality of school leadership, they often turn to coaching. And coaching can improve leaders’ effectiveness — under the right conditions (Grant et al., 2009). Without the right conditions, coaching may offer advice or emotional support, but do little to effect change in teaching and student learning. To guarantee a return on the sizable investment entailed in coaching, district leaders must articulate how it will serve the overall improvement strategy and design the intervention accordingly. We have researched, designed, and engaged in leadership coaching for many years, from many angles and across many district contexts. We have

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