Last post I asserted that the more schools focus on coaching teachers rather than evaluating them, the more student learning improves. And now some great news to back up this assertion: Two urban schools, Esperanza Academy and Freire Charter, where I've coached math teachers are among the top 12 performing high schools in Pennsylvania (out of 682) based on 2012 student achievement growth in mathematics. (I've also coached English teachers at Esperanza, and their growth in reading ranks 46th out of 682.)
Both schools have strong leaders and dedicated staffs who were doing great work before I started supporting them. Still, Esperanza's Director of Curriculum Lori Walinsky says coaching has led to "higher levels of efficacy for our teachers and higher levels of proficiency for our students." Freire's Head of School Kelly Davenport also says student learning has improved as a result of teacher coaching.
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