Transformational Leadership Coaching for School and District Improvement

WestEd engages education leaders in training and coaching grounded in the national Professional Standards for Educational Leaders and the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement. 

Through Transformational Leadership Coaching, participants engage in the design and implementation of systems change processes aimed at strengthening the culture and capacity of schools and districts to improve student outcomes. 

How We Help

We provide ongoing opportunities to engage with experts in ways that build on your team’s existing knowledge to become more effective at creating and implementing student-centered improvement plans.  

Our services include delivering district and school staff surveys from which school and district improvement leadership goals and services are identified and prioritized into action plans.  

Leaders will also receive training and coaching in how to accomplish the following: 

• develop a comprehensive approach to school improvement in which research- and evidence-based strategies are identified and implemented 
• engage leaders, teachers, parents, media, and community in comprehensive school improvement planning 
• engage in a data-driven cycle of continuous improvement for monitoring short- and long-term goals 
• establish school improvement policies and procedures for identifying, selecting, retaining, and sustaining leaders 
• implement systemwide support of standards-based instructional practice grounded in research-based pedagogical approaches 
• prioritize and align people, time, and resources to drive instructional improvement 

Service Delivery

• Onsite

Who Will Benefit

• Principals 
• District leaders 
• District administrators and leaders 

Connecting Research With Practice

Research shows that systems are strengthened when schools and districts collectively implement practices identified in the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement. Our process, which is informed by this framework, ensures tailored recommendations that help leaders initiate school improvement plans that result in better outcomes for all schools and all students. We work collaboratively with principals and other leaders to identify and prioritize leadership needs, customizing areas of coaching focus and time based on current leader competencies, leadership practices, and priority areas for school improvement. 

WestEd provides unparalleled expertise and a research-based foundation for school improvement through the Center for School Turnaround and Improvement (CSTI).