wow!! It sounds like your coaches actually did what they were supposed to for a while! We have 2 coaches who I have never seen go into a classroom to help teachers. All they do is admin work. We think of them as part of the admin team since they do jobs delegated from the principal. In our county last month, we had over 500 teachers lose their jobs. In our school, 13 teachers are gone. Some of these are great teachers! And yet our coaches still have their job??????
--- On Mon, 5/31/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new job as a Literacy Coach To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, May 31, 2010, 3:43 PM I'm a classroom teacher (and happy to be one); we've had coaches in our district for about 9 years. In my district, the coach's job is to work with teachers to improve student accomplishment. Each grade level meets with the coach twice per month for 2-3 hours. We write a cycle of inquiry then read, work, discuss, assess. When the coaches aren't working with teachers (which is a lot of time) they are supposed to be supporting teachers with demonstrations, observations, etc. Unfortunately, it is my belief that the coaches actually do administrative work. In the beginning of our collaborative work, I appreciated the guidance of the coach. Now I believe most of us have grown beyond the coaches (who have had no classroom experience for 6-9 years). You might need some background: in California, due to budget woes, most of our newer teachers were pink-slipped and class size grew; therefore most of our newest teachers still have 4-5 years experience. They are growing beyond the coaches, too. Judy _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
