Workshop

Working Together: Strengthen Science-aligned Instruction through the Principal-Coach Partnership

$430 per seat (must attend both days)

This two-day workshop is centered on building a strong, collaborative partnership between coaches and principals to drive literacy success. Coaches and principals will define clear roles and establish a unified approach to literacy instructional practices by aligning their efforts around shared literacy goals and expectations.

The service will include dedicated time to create a meeting schedule, set communication protocols, and outline expectations for ongoing collaboration. Through this strengthened partnership, both coaches and principals will work together to implement sustainable literacy improvements, ensuring the successful integration of Act 20 requirements and fostering long-term growth in literacy instructional practices across the school.

Benefits

This service provides valuable benefits by building internal expertise and capacity to strengthen literacy practices and drive student success. We will help you narrow the focus to align efforts with Act 20-aligned structured literacy instruction by fostering a focused partnership between coaches and principals. By developing clear roles, shared goals, and a unified approach to literacy practices, coaches and principals can work together more effectively to support literacy improvement.

The service also empowers leaders to use data-driven strategies to raise student scores, creating a framework for sustainable growth and consistent progress. With this partnership, schools are equipped to implement targeted practices that result in long-term, measurable improvements in literacy achievement.

Delivers a range of professional learning sessions that foster continuous development.
Introduces innovative and evidence-based teaching strategies for literacy.

Who might benefit from participating?

Elementary Principals
Literacy Coaches/Instructional Coaches
Reading Specialists

Structure/Schedule

2-Day Workshop w/optional add-on coaching

Outcomes:

Build internal expertise & capacity for growing strong literacy practices within schools
- Identify practice changes that the school is focusing on around SOR.
- Determine appropriate checkpoints for practice changes and identify the responsible individual(s).
- Determine what tools help measure the instructional impact of literacy practices during walkthroughs.

Opportunity to build partnership between coach and principal and gain alignment around literacy practices and expectations
- Identify expectations for coach and principal partnerships.
- Build alignment amongst the team to ensure common expectations around literacy practices.
- Time to build meeting schedule, meeting expectations, and communication expectations.