Building Capacity of School Principals Through Leadership Coaching

• In Event: Roundtable Session 73
  In Roundtable Session: Mentoring School Principals

Abstract

This investigation explored how leadership coaching impacted the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of K-12 public school administrators regarding leadership and management in schools and measured student achievement growth during the time of coaching. A mixed methods approach included analysis of a survey of principals’ perceptions about changes in their leadership behaviors, student achievement growth on standardized tests during the time of coaching, and participants’ and coaches’ perceptions of their experience in the program from interviews and coaches' logs. Results reveal significantly increased principal capacity in nine leadership responsibilities and positive student achievement gains after coaching. This information will assist professional developers, university professors, and school personnel as they structure and implement programs to support K-12 school administrators.

Authors

• Susan R. Warren, Azusa Pacific University

• Patricia Mark, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

• Beth Brigante Higbee, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

• Ying Hong Jiang, Azusa Pacific University

• Virginia Elizabeth Kelsen, Claremont Graduate University