RNNE School Leader Team Launcher
Weekly Coaching Focus Areas: 1/19-1/22
Observing with Data in Hand
What does data in hand mean?
Entering a classroom with some form of data wall (STEP wall, Cumulative assessment data wall, NWEA quartile wall, etc.)
Make a tally mark of the students who are being called on to answer in class and the quartile buckets being called on the most.
Always observe with the teacher-facing lesson plans in your hand as well so that you have an accurate picture of what to focus on with teachers.
Observation Form
This week's form aligns with the video protocol they will complete on Wednesday.
In the Moment Coaching
For this week, you can focus your in-the-moment coaching on "Do It Again" opportunities for teachers.
However, remember that in the moment coaching is just as effective and should be used to coach teachers academically/content-wise in the moment.
Capturing Video
Prioritize capturing videos on Tuesday and Wednesday/Thursday for their video reflections on Wednesday and Friday.
Every teacher must have a video by CoB Tuesday to prepare for their video analysis on Wednesday and Friday.
Please follow up with your teams about their CPT/prep outcomes for this week:
Wednesday: I do/Lesson Opening Video Analysis - due by CoB on Wednesday.
Friday: Types of Talk Video Analysis - due by CoB on Friday.
Share me on/with me their video reflection docs.
Lesson Plan Review
Please plan to meet in my office at 4:15 on Wednesday. I sent an invite on Saturday.
School Leader 1:1s with CT
I will send your customized template out to you before/at the beginning of your 1:1 with me.
This is the form that I will use for all school leaders and will customize it for your 1;1 based on your role: AP, BOM, OM.
APs + April: Master Coaching Deck
I have created a simplified Master Coaching Deck to update the action steps for each teacher/staff member each week.
Having this updated will allow you to identify trends across your cohort of teachers as well as allow me to identify trends/PD needs for the entire school.
The Master Coaching Deck is the only pre-work for your 1:1 with me this week. Just update it beginning with teacher observations/1:1s this week. Don't worry about backlogging.
You need to make a copy of the deck, rename/duplicate tabs for each of your teachers and share the deck with me.
Action Items to cover with grade levels:
February 2nd - 3rd and 4th grade
- 3rd grade: 9:00am-10:00am
- 4th grade: 10:00am-11:00am
February 3rd:
- Kindergarten: 9:00-10:00am
- 1st Grade: 10:15-11:15am
- 2nd Grade: 11:15-12:15pm
Awards Document - due EoD Wednesday
Follow up on Launcher topics
Parent Teacher Conference scheduling - check on progress with this
Firming up upcoming field trip/grade level events logistics
Report Cards
School-wide Shout Outs!
It helps to invest teachers in school-wide focus areas as well as work towards building an authentic team.
Our four main focus areas:
Sticky Key Points
Enduring Skills
Types of Talk
Do It Again* - let's be sure to continue to highlight this so that teachers can feel the importance and relevancy of having students "do it again" not just in the first week back from break, but that it is something that effective teachers all of the time. I used Do It Again pretty much every single day in my classroom.
School Leadership Team Meeting: Friday, January 22nd
During the meeting, she will share several effective ways to organize our time and weeks as as school leaders.
She will be available to meet with school leaders after the meeting from 9:30-11am. If you are interested in meeting with Kelly one-on-one, let me know so that I schedule time with her.
School Leadership Team: Weekly Planning Meeting
This Friday, I will be meeting with Kelly during this time, but please plan to meet as a team to go through this weekly planning protocol. *I've sent it to Kelly for feedback, so it may be revised by Friday.
Launch on Wednesday
Thanks,
Christa