KCM Coaching Program

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KCM Coaching Program

• A State-wide Commitment to Improving Mathematics
  Professional Development

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Specific Benefits

• Coaching gives schools the ability to share,
  every day, the skills of a highly qualified peer
  with an entire elementary school or mathematics
  department.
• The coach serves as a catalyst for building
  collaborative and reflective teachers of
  mathematics.
• Training becomes personalized since the coach
  derives goals from the teachers work with their
  students.

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Specific Benefits continued

• Coaching builds on a decade of research that
  suggests school-based, job-embedded training is
  the best way to sharpen teacher skills and raise
  student achievement. (Making Our Own Road,
  Richard, 2003)
• Professional development for teachers is ongoing
  which ensures ideas become actions.
• Flexibility allows coaching strategies to be
  aligned with schools instructional goals and
  Kentuckys core content.

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Coaching Support

• Summer Training
• Two weeks of training specific to Kentucky
  Standards, coaching skills and instructional
  strategies
• Follow-up Training
• Three 2-day training sessions are planned during
  the 06-07 school year where teachers will
  further refine their coaching skills
• Affinity Groups
• Weekly conferences via the internet where coaches
  can network, share ideas and discuss strategies
  with other coaches
• The Kentucky Center for Mathematics
• Established in February 2006 at Northern Kentucky
  University to support all facets of mathematics
  education in Kentucky

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Staffing Options

• The best case is for a mathematics coach to
  support one or possibly two schools (buildings)
  with time split equally between teaching and
  coaching.
• This may create a need for a ½ time mathematics
  teacher to fill the reassigned time given to the
  coach.

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Staffing Options

• Many interested school districts are finding it
  difficult to work around budget and staffing
  constraints.
• The following options have been suggested as
  possibilities by schools as part of a schoolwide
  coaching plan. These are offered to encourage you
  to consider creative ways to take advantage of
  coaching next year.

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Staffing Options That Might be Considered if Part
of a Viable Schoolwide Plan

• Working around budget and scheduling issues
• Have the mathematics coach split his/her time
  between teaching and coaching as suggested. Fill
  the half-time math opening with a retired teacher
  on a 100-day contract.
• A school might also hire a retired teacher on a
  100-day contract to serve as the mathematics
  coach if this is part of a well-constructed
  school coaching plan .

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Staffing Options That Might be Considered if Part
of a Viable Schoolwide Plan

• Working around budget and scheduling issues
• Use a curriculum specialist or an instructional
  supervisor, instead of a teacher, as a
  mathematics coach. This might be a fulltime role
  rather than a half-time coach/half-time teacher.
  This person should have half time to devote to
  mathematics coaching and might team teach and
  give demonstration lessons in the other teachers
  mathematics classrooms.
• If this option is chosen, make sure that teacher
  evaluations are not even remotely part of this
  persons responsibilities.

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Staffing Options That Might be Considered if Part
of a Viable Schoolwide Plan

• Working around budget and scheduling issues
• Use a team of two or three teachers who would
  share coaching duties.
• Pay extra attention to the plan for this option.
  Integration will need to be carefully thought
  through and all teachers on the team would need
  to be given time to coach.

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Staffing Options That Might be Considered if Part
of a Viable Schoolwide Plan

• Working around budget and scheduling issues
• Partner up with local co-ops or schools to help
  fund a coach. Investigate Title I or II monies.
• Small districts could benefit from collaboration,
  but schools must ensure that a coach has ample
  time to impact all teachers involved.

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Staffing Options

• Please call or email Gary Palmer to discuss
  alternative plans for establishing a coaching
  model in your school. Creative coaching
  structures that capture the intent of the program
  and are carefully weaved into school improvement
  plans will be considered.
• Preference will be given to schools who release
  teachers for ½ time to coach.

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Funding

• The KCM pays for
• Training
• Two-week session in the summer three 2-day
  follow-up sessions
• Travel, Meals, Lodging
• Stipend - 100 per day for the summer training
• Substitute pay for follow-up training
• Coaching Materials
• Conferencing equipment
• Web camera, Electronic notepad, headset

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Training Dates

• Principal Training (2 days)
• 1) Summer Training (choose one attend with
  coach)
• Monday June 12 NKU
• Monday June 19 Morehead
• Monday July 24 WKU
• 2) Follow-up Training (choose one attend with
  coach)
• Monday October 23 WKU
• Thursday October 26 Morehead
• Thursday November 2 NKU

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Training Dates

• Coach Training (10 days 8 days follow-up)
• 1) Summer Training
• June 5 16 at Northern Kentucky University
• June 19 30 at Morehead State University
• July 17 28 at Western Kentucky University
• 2) Follow-up Training
• Check KCM Website

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Applications

• Applications are due May 5
• Visit the KCM Website for more details
• www.kentuckymathematics.org
• Please let KCM know today if you plan on
  submitting an application. Contact Gary Palmer
• palmerg_at_nku.edu
• 859-630-1846

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We Hope To Hear From You