According to the article "Coaching: The New Leadership Skill" by Michael Fullan and Jim Knight "Next to the principal, coaches are the most crucial change agent in a school." I strongly agree with this statement. Coaches are the guidance all teachers need in order to stay connected with the goals of the district. Looking over data, preparing materials for lessons and deciding which skill the district, as a whole, should focus on will help with the educational reform.
"School improvement will fail if the work of coaches remains at the one-to-one level. Coaches are system leaders." (Fullen and Knight, 2011)
I believe coaches should vary from one-to-one and building team learning. PLCs and professional developments help coaches get the information out there to teachers but if you want them to fully understand and implement those strategies coaches should offer one-to-one. My current Literacy Coach meets with our PLC once a month and offers to team-teach for further instructional details. Personally I find that to be effective for teachers.
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