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Instructional Coaching Roles & Responsibilities

Instructional Coaches are responsible for supporting Canyons School District schools’ implementation of CSD’s Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) Framework. Coaches work collaboratively to develop teachers’ evidence-based practices and digital teaching and learning skills, implementation of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), increase the commitment of a culture of public practice, and analyze and interpret school and district data to inform data-based decision making. Placement in schools is determined by the instructional supports department based on school needs and goals. 

Partnership with Principals

  • Discuss and commit to roles
  • Develop yearly coaching plan
  • Check-in with administrator regularly

New Teacher Support

  • Meet or check-in weekly
  • Monthly New Teacher Meetings
  • PEAKS support
  • CTESS support
  • Technology support

Customizing Goals

  • Help administrators with school plans
  • Help administrators with goal setting:
    • Team goals
    • Department goals
    • Individual teacher goals

Team & PLC Support

  • Attend meetings as assigned
  • Provide feedback and support
  • Encourage use of system supports including agendas, problem solving protocol, interventions, PLC forms, etc.
  • Support peer coaching teams

BLT Support

  • Attend school and district BLT meetings
  • Ask questions to open learning conversations
  • If requested, support development of meeting agendas
  • Refer to BLT manual as needed

Assessment & Data Support

  • Support universal assessments with school assessment team
  • Data support for teams and administration
  • Technology support

Professional Learning

  • Design and/or deliver professional development based on school TSSP
  • Support late-start and other PL configurations
  • Track implementation and adjust as needed
  • Utilize CSD PD Protocol

Be a Teacher

  • Model and co-teach
  • Request feedback from teachers
  • Model lesson planning with formative assessments
  • Analyze data or instructional decision making

Public Practice

  • Implement CSD Coaching Model
  • Conduct observations and walkthroughs
  • Use data to set goals
  • Conduct informal IPOPs as requested
  • Support peer observations, video observations, lesson study, etc.

Coaching Community

  • Attend school coaching meetings
  • Collaborate with coaching colleagues
  • Attend Coaching Academy, virtual meetings, peer coaching meetings

Instructional Coaching Roles & Responsibilities