Measuring the Effectiveness of Improvement Coaching in Addressing Literacy and Systemic Inequities

75-min | In-Person
Focus Areas: Educator Development; Improvement Capability; Instruction and Assessment; Transformational Secondary School Learning; Data and Measurement

The Fresno County Superintendent of Schools’ Differentiated Assistance team and Tulare County Office of Education’s Readership Grant co-leads share their improvement science journeys in districts addressing system inequities and literacy gaps. Participants will hear how these two teams measure the effectiveness of improvement coaching across school districts and literacy classrooms using PDSA Cycles. The session will dive into the challenges and successes of using process measures and data to gain standardized feedback on improvement coaching. The presentation draws on  20+ unique improvement journeys in multiple school districts as well as microsteps taken in secondary school teams to shift reading achievement by increasing motivation and volume.

Presenters

Tammy Milligan, Staff Development and Curriculum Specialist; Co-Lead for CLSD Readership, Tulare County Office of Education
Jenean Bray, Staff Development and Curriculum Specialist; Co-Lead for CLSD Readership, Tulare County Office of Education
Annie Sharp, Director of Differentiated Assistance, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Jacob Pence, Data and Analytics Specialist, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools,
Abby Petropulos, Executive Leadership Coach, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Theresa Blanchard, Executive Leadership Coach, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools